The 1988 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 5 May 1988.[1][2][3] The Conservative government held its ground and remained ahead in the projected popular vote.
These were the first national elections contested by the SLD, which had just been formed as a merger of the SDP and Liberals after several years of an alliance existing between the two parties.
Summary of results
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England
Metropolitan boroughs
All 36 metropolitan borough councils had one third of their seats up for election.