The support for a lithographic printing plate obtained by performing graining treatment including electrochemical graining treatment on an aluminum plate, the aluminum plate is an aluminum plate which contains Fe of 0.02 to 0.29 wt %, Si of 0.03 to 0.15 wt %, Cu of 0.020 to 0.040 wt % and Ti of 0.050 wt % or less and whose remaining portion is composed of Al and unavoidable impurities. In addition, the support for a lithographic printing plate where surface area ratio and steepness obtained from three-dimensional data found with an atomic force microscope (AFM) each satisfies the specified conditions is excellent in printing performance (press life, scum resistance, sensitivity and cleaner press life or the like) and handling property (scratch resistance, fatigue fracture strength or the like) when the lithographic printing plate is prepared.