Elections to Midlothian District Council were held in May 1988, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.
Election results[edit]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 14 | 56.1 | 16,930 | ||||||
| Conservative | 1 | 14.7 | 4,418 | ||||||
| SNP | 0 | 0.0 | 22.2 | 6,696 | |||||
| SLD | 0 | 0;0 | 4.5 | 1,349 | |||||
| SDP | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 185 | |||||
| Other parties | 0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 628 | |||||
