# 2017 South Lanarkshire Council election

Elections to South Lanarkshire Council took place on 4 May 2017 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. As with other Scottish council elections, it was held using single transferable vote (STV) – a form of proportional representation – in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference.
For the first time in a South Lanarkshire election, the Scottish National Party (SNP) were returned with the most seats at 27 despite losing one seat from the previous election. Labour lost significant ground as they lost one-third of their seats and fell from the largest party – one seat away from an overall majority – to second with 22 councillors. The Conservatives recorded their best-ever result in a South Lanarkshire election as they won 14 seats – up from just three in 2017. The remaining seat was won by the Liberal Democrats.
Following the election, the SNP attempted to form a coalition with Labour and the Liberal Democrats but were unsuccessful. The SNP then formed a minority administration.

## Result

2017 South Lanarkshire Council election result :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | SNP | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42.2 | 35.7 | 40,786 | 0.7 |
| | Labour | 22 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 34.4 | 29.0 | 33,154 | 14.2 |
| | Conservative | 14 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 21.9 | 23.9 | 27,369 | 13.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1.6 | 5.1 | 5,873 | 2.4 |
| | Scottish Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3,372 | 1.5 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2,844 | 0.5 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.4 | 457 | 0.2 |
| | Solidarity | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 308 | 0.1 |
| | Scottish Unionist | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 129 | 0.2 |
| | Scottish Socialist | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.04 | 48 | New |
| Total | Total | 64 | | | | | | 114,340 | |
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Notes:
* "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2012. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.
* Due to boundary changes, the total number of seats was reduced from 67 to 64.

## Ward results
### Clydesdale West

Labour held both the seats they had won at the previous election while the SNP held one of their two seats and the Conservatives gained one seat
Clydesdale West - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Conservative | Poppy Corbett | 31.2 | 2,264 | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | David Shearer (incumbent) | 22.2 | 1,611 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Eileen Logan (incumbent) | 21.6 | 1,566 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Lynsey Hamilton (incumbent) | 11.6 | 839 | 1,049 | 1,055 | 1,133 | 1,160 | 1,192 | 1,322 | 1,616 |
| | SNP | Chris Travis | 8.4 | 610 | 627 | 763 | 770 | 784 | 831 | 867 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Charles Meehan | 2.0 | 148 | 314 | 316 | 323 | 335 | 372 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Mandy Meikle | 1.6 | 118 | 147 | 152 | 154 | 172 | | | |
| | Solidarity | Pat Lee (incumbent) | 1.2 | 90 | 107 | 110 | 112 | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,183 Valid: 7,246 Spoilt: 133 Quota: 1,450 Turnout: 48.6% ||||||||||||
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### Clydesdale North

Labour and the SNP held the seats they had won at the previous election while the Conservatives gained a seat from independent Ed Archer.
Clydesdale North - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Conservative | Richard Eliott-Lockhart | 28.2 | 1,725 |
| | SNP | Julia Marrs | 26.9 | 1,643 |
| | Labour | Catherine McClymont (incumbent) | 26.8 | 1,638 |
| | Independent | Ed Archer (incumbent) | 11.1 | 678 |
| | Independent | Ronald Logan | 3.6 | 221 |
| | Scottish Green | Ryan Doherty | 2.0 | 119 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Mills | 1.5 | 91 |
| Electorate: 12,002 Valid: 6,115 Spoilt: 54 Quota: 1,529 Turnout: 51.4% |||||
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### Clydesdale East

The SNP held the seat they had won at the previous election while the Conservatives held one seat and gained one seat from Labour.
Clydesdale East - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Conservative | Alex Allison | 35.5 | 1,927 | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Ian Donald McAllan | 25.7 | 1,393 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | George Hannah | 10.9 | 592 | 609 | 613 | 634 | 678 | 802 | 984 | |
| | Conservative | Eric Holford | 9.7 | 526 | 959 | 960 | 967 | 992 | 1,021 | 1,136 | 1,386 |
| | Independent | Rev. Bev Gauld (incumbent) | 8.6 | 469 | 508 | 511 | 539 | 560 | 617 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Janet Moxley | 4.9 | 268 | 277 | 293 | 324 | 376 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Gordon | 2.7 | 144 | 160 | 162 | 170 | | | | |
| | Independent | Andrew McCallum | 2.1 | 112 | 121 | 123 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,165 Valid: 5,431 Spoilt: 109 Quota: 1,358 Turnout: 54.5% ||||||||||||
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### Clydesdale South

The SNP held the seat they had won at the previous election while Labour held one of their two seats and lost one to the Conservatives.
Clydesdale South - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Conservative | Colin McGavigan | 22.0 | 1,198 | 1,221 | 1,243 | 1,260 | 1,314 | 1,324 | 1,333 | 1,411 |
| | Labour | George Greenshields (incumbent) | 18.9 | 1,031 | 1,038 | 1,050 | 1,076 | 1,206 | 1,229 | 1,280 | 1,992 |
| | SNP | Mark Horsham | 16.0 | 874 | 875 | 884 | 915 | 948 | 1,652 | | |
| | Labour | Gordon Muir (incumbent) | 15.9 | 866 | 868 | 880 | 898 | 983 | 1,022 | 1,053 | |
| | SNP | Sandra Mills | 13.9 | 757 | 759 | 761 | 801 | 835 | | | |
| | Independent | Danny Meikle | 7.8 | 425 | 428 | 434 | 443 | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Craig Dalzell | 2.6 | 139 | 148 | 174 | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kaitey Blair | 1.8 | 97 | 101 | | | | | | |
| | UKIP | Janice MacKay | 1.2 | 65 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,568 Valid: 5,452 Spoilt: 89 Quota: 1,364 Turnout: 47.9% ||||||||||||
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### Avondale and Stonehouse

Following the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements, Avondale and Stonehouse was reduced in size from a four-member ward to a three-member ward. The SNP retained one of the two seats they had won at the previous election while Labour retained their only seat. Incumbent and former independent councillor Graeme Campbell held his seat but was elected as a Conservative councillor.
Avondale and Stonehouse - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Conservative | Graeme Campbell (incumbent) | 31.5 | 2,062 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Margaret Cooper (incumbent) | 23.5 | 1,540 | 1,656 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Isobel Dorman (incumbent) | 17.1 | 1,121 | 1,131 | 1,134 | 1,137 | 1,147 | 1,187 | 1,309 | 2,279 |
| | SNP | Mairi Tulbure | 13.4 | 877 | 882 | 883 | 884 | 893 | 967 | 1,111 | |
| | Independent | Alister Hendry | 8.9 | 580 | 665 | 669 | 695 | 739 | 801 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Erica Young | 3.0 | 193 | 203 | 204 | 211 | 273 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel O'Malley | 1.9 | 122 | 170 | 173 | 181 | | | | |
| | UKIP | Laura Murray | 0.8 | 51 | 82 | 83 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,114 Valid: 6,546 Spoilt: 90 Quota: 1,637 Turnout: 50.6% ||||||||||||
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### East Kilbride South

The SNP (2) and Labour (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
East Kilbride South - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | Archie Buchanan (incumbent) | 40.5 | 2,119 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Fiona Dryburgh | 19.7 | 1,030 | 1,104 | 1,109 | 1,122 | 1,145 | 1,303 | 1,327 |
| | Conservative | Alexandra Herdman | 14.8 | 773 | 779 | 801 | 806 | 812 | 949 | 952 |
| | SNP | Geri Gray | 10.9 | 572 | 1,196 | 1,205 | 1,233 | 1,293 | 1,380 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul McGarry | 9.7 | 506 | 526 | 531 | 540 | 552 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Ruth Thomas | 2.0 | 104 | 127 | 129 | 145 | | | |
| | Solidarity | John Park | 1.4 | 73 | 82 | 86 | | | | |
| | UKIP | Conner Campbell | 1.0 | 50 | 59 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,335 Valid: 5,227 Spoilt: 114 Quota: 1,307 Turnout: 43.3% |||||||||||
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### East Kilbride Central South

The SNP held the seat they had won at the previous election and gained one from Labour while Labour held one of their two seats.
East Kilbride Central South - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | John Anderson (incumbent) | 31.4 | 1,705 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Gerry Convery (incumbent) | 26.2 | 1,425 | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Willie Chalmers | 15.2 | 825 | 832 | 835 | 863 | 888 | 988 | |
| | SNP | Collette Stevenson | 14.5 | 790 | 1,067 | 1,070 | 1,074 | 1,180 | 1,254 | 1,394 |
| | Labour | Susan Kerr (incumbent) | 6.9 | 376 | 392 | 441 | 468 | 514 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Iain Hughes | 4.0 | 220 | 241 | 243 | 264 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Watson | 1.8 | 98 | 101 | 102 | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,273 Valid: 5,439 Spoilt: 145 Quota: 1360 Turnout: 45.5% |||||||||||
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### East Kilbride Central North

Following the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements, East Kilbride Central North was reduced in size from a four-member ward to a three-member ward. The SNP retained both of the seats they had won at the previous election while Labour retained one of their two seats.
East Kilbride Central North - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | Hugh MacDonald | 22.2 | 1,374 | 1,389 | 1,398 | 1,452 | 1,488 | 1,519 | 1,618 |
| | SNP | Sheena Wardhaugh (incumbent) | 20.1 | 1,243 | 1,249 | 1,261 | 1,351 | 1,390 | 1,420 | 1,482 |
| | Labour | Joe Fagan | 18.8 | 1,163 | 1,173 | 1,198 | 1,229 | 1,873 | | |
| | Conservative | Darren Clyde | 18.8 | 1,163 | 1,165 | 1,188 | 1,209 | 1,258 | 1,319 | |
| | Labour | Alice Marie Mitchell (incumbent) | 12.8 | 795 | 799 | 827 | 854 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | James Thornbury | 3.9 | 239 | 254 | 294 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Rintoul | 2.5 | 153 | 157 | | | | | |
| | Solidarity | Stuart McLean | 1.1 | 69 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,113 Valid: 6,199 Spoilt: 174 Quota: 1,550 Turnout: 48.6% |||||||||||
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### East Kilbride West

The Conservatives, Labour and the SNP held the seats they had won at the previous election.
East Kilbride West - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Conservative | Ian Harrow | 37.3 | 2,363 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Monique McAdams | 20.7 | 1,315 | 1,529 | 1,571 | 1,612 | | | |
| | SNP | David Watson (incumbent) | 20.5 | 1,298 | 1,319 | 1,322 | 1,370 | 1,373 | 1,427 | 2,389 |
| | SNP | Ali Salamati | 14.2 | 900 | 914 | 917 | 986 | 988 | 1,065 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ewan McRobert | 3.5 | 223 | 374 | 397 | 447 | 458 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Billy McLean | 3.1 | 194 | 216 | 229 | | | | |
| | UKIP | David Mackay | 0.8 | 49 | 140 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,151 Valid: 6,342 Spoilt: 74 Quota: 1,586 Turnout: 52.8% |||||||||||
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### East Kilbride East

The SNP (2) and Labour (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
East Kilbride East - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | SNP | Gladys Miller (incumbent) | 27.1 | 1,374 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Graham Scott | 25.9 | 1,314 | | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Isabel Perratt | 18.0 | 911 | 912 | 920 | 939 | 981 | 1,030 | 1,078 | |
| | SNP | Jim Wardhaugh (incumbent) | 15.3 | 773 | 857 | 862 | 867 | 873 | 902 | 1,101 | 1,306 |
| | Scottish Green | Kirsten Robb | 7.2 | 366 | 378 | 384 | 392 | 418 | 464 | | |
| | Independent | John Cairney (incumbent) | 3.3 | 166 | 167 | 172 | 179 | 193 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorna Gall | 2.2 | 109 | 111 | 117 | 122 | | | | |
| | UKIP | Brian Doolan | 1.1 | 55 | 55 | 56 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,025 Valid: 5,068 Spoilt: 81 Quota: 1,268 Turnout: 46.7% ||||||||||||
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### Rutherglen South

The SNP, the Liberal Democrats and Labour retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
Rutherglen South - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SNP | Carol Nugent | 31.0 | 1,803 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Brown (incumbent) | 31.0 | 1,798 | | | | |
| | Labour | Margaret Cowie | 19.7 | 1,142 | 1,220 | 1,333 | 1,343 | 1,522 |
| | Conservative | Taylor Muir | 14.7 | 854 | 861 | 950 | 976 | 1,009 |
| | Scottish Green | Brian Finlay | 2.6 | 152 | 324 | 364 | 383 | |
| | UKIP | Jack Sinclair | 1.0 | 57 | 65 | 71 | | |
| Electorate: 11,557 Valid: 5,806 Spoilt: 65 Quota: 1,452 Turnout: 50.8% |||||||||
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### Rutherglen Central and North

The SNP held the seat they had won at the previous election while Labour held one of their two seats and the Conservatives gained one seat from Labour.
Rutherglen Central and North - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | Janine Calikes | 29.0 | 1,492 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Gerard Killen (incumbent) | 25.5 | 1,313 | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Jared Wark | 16.2 | 835 | 836 | 836 | 847 | 876 | 1,083 | 1,338 |
| | SNP | Gordon Clark (incumbent) | 10.5 | 538 | 719 | 720 | 828 | 881 | 968 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Keenan | 9.3 | 478 | 482 | 483 | 524 | 603 | | |
| | Labour | Martin Lennon | 5.4 | 279 | 282 | 304 | 330 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Raymond Burke | 4.0 | 206 | 217 | 217 | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,849 Valid: 5,141 Spoilt: 144 Quota: 1,286 Turnout: 44.6% |||||||||||
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### Cambuslang West

The SNP held the seat they had won at the previous election while Labour held one of their two seats and the Conservatives gained one seat from Labour.
Cambuslang West - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Labour | Margaret Walker | 24.2 | 1,336 | 1,346 | 1,369 | 1,397 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Ann Le Blond | 21.1 | 1,167 | 1,178 | 1,201 | 1,210 | 1,212 | 1,499 | | |
| | SNP | John Bradley | 19.9 | 1,099 | 1,104 | 1,110 | 1,149 | 1,150 | 1,214 | 1,220 | 2,170 |
| | SNP | Clare McColl (incumbent) | 17.4 | 962 | 965 | 976 | 1,033 | 1,035 | 1,120 | 1,128 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Rae | 11.7 | 648 | 651 | 672 | 696 | 700 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | David McClemont | 2.9 | 161 | 165 | 176 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Don Ferguson | 1.9 | 106 | 112 | | | | | | |
| | UKIP | Kieran Kiely | 0.9 | 50 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,118 Valid: 5,529 Spoilt: 106 Quota: 1,383 Turnout: 46.5% ||||||||||||
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### Cambuslang East

The SNP held the seat they had won at the previous election and gained a second seat from Labour while Labour held one of their two seats.
Cambuslang East - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Labour | Walter Brogan (incumbent) | 32.8 | 1,553 | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Katy Loudon | 23.7 | 1,123 | 1,139 | 1,145 | 1,154 | 1,225 | | | |
| | SNP | Alistair Fulton | 18.1 | 857 | 876 | 879 | 896 | 923 | 958 | 1,019 | 1,140 |
| | Conservative | Gavin Douglas | 14.1 | 668 | 690 | 762 | 792 | 810 | 811 | 902 | |
| | Scottish Green | Laura Martin | 3.1 | 147 | 155 | 162 | 199 | | | | |
| | Labour | Stuart Gallacher | 2.8 | 134 | 378 | 394 | 427 | 452 | 453 | | |
| | Scottish Unionist | James Moore | 2.7 | 129 | 137 | | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ellen Bryson | 2.6 | 125 | 141 | 150 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,505 Valid: 4,736 Spoilt: 108 Quota: 1,185 Turnout: 42.1% ||||||||||||
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### Blantyre

Following the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements, Blantyre was reduced in size from a four-member ward to a three-member ward. Labour retained two of the three seats they had won at the previous election while the SNP retained their only seat.
Blantyre - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Labour | Mo Razzaq (incumbent) | 31.0 | 1,663 | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Maureen Chalmers | 25.3 | 1,354 | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Michael McGlynn | 14.8 | 797 | 815 | 827 | 838 | 860 | 879 | 902 | |
| | Labour | Bert Thomson (incumbent) | 13.6 | 731 | 980 | 980 | 988 | 1,013 | 1,051 | 1,278 | 1,533 |
| | Conservative | Alan Fraser | 11.1 | 593 | 601 | 601 | 603 | 607 | 635 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Reid | 1.9 | 100 | 109 | 109 | 112 | 125 | | | |
| | Solidarity | Ashley Hubbard | 1.4 | 76 | 80 | 81 | 101 | | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Gerry McMahon | 0.9 | 48 | 51 | 52 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,711 Valid: 5,362 Spoilt: 180 Quota: 1,341 Turnout: 43.6% ||||||||||||
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### Bothwell and Uddingston

The SNP, Labour and the Conservatives held the seats they won at the previous election.
Bothwell and Uddingston - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Conservative | Kenny McCreary | 35.3 | 1,851 | | | | |
| | Labour | Maureen Devlin (incumbent) | 26.0 | 1,362 | | | | |
| | SNP | Jim McGuigan (incumbent) | 21.6 | 1,132 | 1,150 | 1,158 | 1,219 | 1,550 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Robb | 8.6 | 450 | 701 | 718 | 757 | 774 |
| | SNP | Phil Sykes | 6.6 | 347 | 353 | 355 | 369 | |
| | Scottish Green | James Ferguson | 2.0 | 106 | 134 | 140 | | |
| Electorate: 10,351 Valid: 5,248 Spoilt: 52 Quota: 1,313 Turnout: 51.2% |||||||||
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### Hamilton North and East

The SNP retained the seat they had won at the previous election while Labour held one of their two seats and the Conservatives gained one seat from Labour.
Hamilton North and East - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Conservative | Martin Hose | 26.5 | 1,268 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Stephanie Callaghan (incumbent) | 25.1 | 1,201 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Davie McLachlan (incumbent) | 23.6 | 1,128 | 1,144 | 1,144 | 1,158 | 1,180 | 1,239 |
| | SNP | Jason Douglas | 10.9 | 521 | 522 | 525 | 541 | 603 | 633 |
| | Labour | Nina Reeves | 6.2 | 296 | 301 | 301 | 305 | 320 | 343 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Bennie | 2.9 | 137 | 152 | 152 | 177 | 207 | |
| | Scottish Green | Steven Hannigan | 3.2 | 152 | 154 | 154 | 165 | | |
| | Independent | Balarabe Baba | 1.8 | 87 | 94 | 94 | | | |
| Electorate: 11,600 Valid: 4,790 Spoilt: 94 Quota: 1,198 Turnout: 42.1% ||||||||||
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### Hamilton West and Earnock

The SNP held both of their seats while Labour held one of their two seats and the Conservatives gained one seat from Labour.
Hamilton West and Earnock - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Mary Donnelly | 25.7 | 1,377 | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Mark McGeever | 22.7 | 1,215 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Allan Falconer (incumbent) | 20.4 | 1,092 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Graeme Horne (incumbent) | 14.1 | 752 | 1,019 | 1,025 | 1,026 | 1,069 | 1,111 |
| | Labour | Jean McKeown (incumbent) | 12.5 | 671 | 681 | 720 | 737 | 757 | 830 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Ruston | 2.5 | 134 | 138 | 176 | 176 | 208 | |
| | Scottish Green | Christine Wright | 2.1 | 111 | 119 | 126 | 127 | | |
| Electorate: 14,110 Valid: 5,352 Spoilt: 151 Quota: 1,071 Turnout: 39.0% ||||||||||
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### Hamilton South

The SNP held both of their seats while Labour held one of their two seats and the Conservatives gained one seat from Labour.
Hamilton South - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | John Ross (incumbent) | 30.6 | 2,167 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Joe Lowe (incumbent) | 25.7 | 1,818 | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Lynne Nailon | 21.8 | 1,544 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Brian McCaig (incumbent) | 9.1 | 643 | 669 | 991 | 1,020 | 1,055 | 1,177 | |
| | SNP | Josh Wilson | 6.7 | 475 | 1,105 | 1,112 | 1,115 | 1,209 | 1,245 | 1,485 |
| | Scottish Green | John Kane | 3.0 | 216 | 249 | 257 | 265 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanne Ferguson | 3.0 | 210 | 228 | 244 | 282 | 345 | | |
| Electorate: 16,328 Valid: 7,073 Spoilt: 177 Quota: 1,415 Turnout: 44.4% |||||||||||
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### Larkhall

Labour held both of their seats while the SNP held one of their two seats and the Conservatives gained one seat from the SNP.
Larkhall - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Conservative | Richard Nelson | 26.34 | 1,645 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Andy Carmichael (incumbent) | 17.71 | 1,106 | 1,150 | 1,161 | 1,179 | 1,202 | 1,483 | | | |
| | SNP | Peter Craig (incumbent) | 16.83 | 1,051 | 1,056 | 1,060 | 1,067 | 1,120 | 1,153 | 1,175 | 1,176 | 1,880 |
| | Labour | Jackie Burns (incumbent) | 15.8 | 987 | 1,027 | 1,040 | 1,054 | 1,083 | 1,175 | 1,255 | | |
| | SNP | Donald MacLeod | 11.27 | 704 | 709 | 714 | 720 | 761 | 790 | 801 | 802 | |
| | Labour | Lesley McDonald (incumbent) | 6.56 | 410 | 447 | 457 | 488 | 512 | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Bobby Bulloch | 2.58 | 161 | 177 | 192 | 232 | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lindsay Watt | 1.63 | 102 | 160 | 180 | | | | | | |
| | UKIP | Donald Murdo MacKay | 1.28 | 80 | 143 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,478 Valid: 6,246 Spoilt: 168 Quota: 1,250 Turnout: 44.3% |||||||||||||
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## By-elections
### Rutherglen Central and North

On 23 June 2017, Labour councillor Gerard Killen resigned his seat having been elected as an MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West. A by-election was held on 23 November 2017 and was won by Labour's Martin Lennon.
Rutherglen Central and North by-election (23 November 2017) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Labour | Martin Lennon | 38.5 | 1,173 | 1,176 | 1,203 | 1,270 | 1,541 |
| | SNP | David Innes | 27.4 | 836 | 838 | 870 | 884 | 989 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ellen Bryson | 18.2 | 554 | 558 | 574 | 711 | |
| | Conservative | Taylor Muir | 12.1 | 368 | 377 | 379 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Brian Finlay | 2.9 | 88 | 93 | | | |
| | UKIP | Janice MacKay | 0.9 | 28 | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,110 Valid: 3,047 Spoilt: 47 Quota: 1,524 Turnout: 25.5% |||||||||
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### East Kilbride Central North

On 2 June 2019 East Kilbride Central North Independent and former SNP councillor Sheena Wardhaugh died. A by-election was held on 29 August 2019, won by the SNP's Grant Ferguson.
East Kilbride Central North by-election (29 August 2019) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SNP | Grant Ferguson | 46.5 | 1,582 | 1,582 | 1,588 | 1,650 | 1,743 |
| | Labour | Kirsty Williams | 20.3 | 690 | 692 | 695 | 715 | 837 |
| | Conservative | Graham Fisher | 14.6 | 498 | 499 | 513 | 519 | 606 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul McGarry | 12.4 | 422 | 424 | 428 | 456 | |
| | Scottish Green | Antony Lee | 4.5 | 153 | 154 | 159 | | |
| | UKIP | David MacKay | 1.4 | 48 | 50 | | | |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Stephen McNamara | 0.4 | 12 | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,960 Valid: 3,405 Spoilt: 51 Quota: 1,703 Turnout: 26.7% |||||||||
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