# 2012 South Lanarkshire Council election

Elections to South Lanarkshire Council took place on 3 May 2012 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.
Labour retained their position as the largest party on the council as they gained three seats from 2007 but were one seat short of an overall majority. The Scottish National Party (SNP) also increased their representation and remained in second place on the authority after gaining four seats to hold 28. The Conservatives lost the majority of their seats as they fell from eight to three. One less independent candidate was elected with two returned and the remaining seat was won by the Liberal Democrats who lost one seat.
Labour initially formed a minority administration to run the council before, in February 2013, they took overall control of South Lanarkshire Council after winning a by-election from the SNP.

## Election result

2012 South Lanarkshire local election result :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Labour | 33 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 49.3 | 43.2 | 39,892 | 3.6 |
| | SNP | 28 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 41.7 | 36.4 | 33,596 | 7.2 |
| | Conservative | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4.5 | 10.8 | 10,015 | 2.1 |
| | Independent | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2,734 | 2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2,544 | 4.4 |
| | Scottish Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1,326 | 1.3 |
| | East Kilbride Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.7 | 681 | 0.5 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.6 | 515 | New |
| | Scottish Unionist | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 278 | 0.4 |
| | Scottish Christian | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 230 | 0.2 |
| | CPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 209 | New |
| | Scottish Senior Citizens | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 199 | New |
| | Solidarity | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 166 | |
| Total | Total | 67 | | | | | | 92,385 | |
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Note: Votes are the sum of first preference votes across all council wards. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This is because STV has an element of proportionality which is not present unless multiple seats are being elected. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at the dissolution of Scotland's councils.

## Ward results
### Clydesdale West

The SNP retained both the seats they had won at the previous election while Labour held their only seat and gained one seat from the Conservatives.
Clydesdale West - 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 |
| | Labour | Eileen Logan (incumbent) | 29.1 | 1,687 | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | David Shearer (incumbent) | 19.8 | 1,149 | 1,180 | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Pat Lee | 15.9 | 921 | 944 | 960 | 977 | 989 | 1,000 | 1,023 | 1,094 | 1,248 |
| | Labour | Lynsey Hamilton | 15.1 | 877 | 1,280 | | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Alex Allison (incumbent) | 11.1 | 644 | 653 | 662 | 662 | 674 | 700 | 728 | 799 | |
| | Independent | Duncan McFarlane | 4.3 | 246 | 258 | 269 | 269 | 284 | 317 | 353 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Charles Meehan | 2.2 | 126 | 136 | 143 | 144 | 149 | 150 | | | |
| | UKIP | Neil MacLeod | 1.4 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 96 | | | | |
| | Scottish Christian | Robin Mawhinney | 1.1 | 65 | 69 | 74 | 74 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,923 Valid: 5,793 Spoilt: 92 Quota: 1,159 Turnout: 38.8% |||||||||||||
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### Clydesdale North

Labour and the SNP held the seats they had won at the previous election while independent candidate Ed Archer gained a seat from the Conservatives.
Clydesdale North - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Labour | Catherine McClymont | 27.5 | 1,253 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Vivienne Shaw | 18.1 | 826 | 830 | 886 | 1,318 | | |
| | Conservative | Patrick Ross-Taylor (incumbent) | 17.8 | 813 | 815 | 864 | 905 | 927 | |
| | Independent | Ed Archer | 16.0 | 729 | 734 | 836 | 874 | 933 | 1,406 |
| | SNP | George Sutherland (incumbent) | 11.4 | 520 | 522 | 551 | | | |
| | Labour | Gordon Muir | 9.2 | 418 | 511 | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,747 Valid: 4,559 Spoilt: 92 Quota: 1,140 Turnout: 38.8% ||||||||||
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### Clydesdale East

The SNP held the seat they had won at the previous election while the Conservatives held one of their two seats and Labour gained one seat from the Conservatives.
Clydesdale East - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Bev Gauld (incumbent) | 22.3 | 936 | 981 | 1,013 | 1,070 | | |
| | Conservative | Hamish Stewart (incumbent) | 19.8 | 832 | 882 | 1,453 | | | |
| | SNP | Ian Donald McAllan | 17.7 | 745 | 783 | 810 | 850 | 864 | |
| | Labour | Ralph Barker | 17.3 | 727 | 794 | 824 | 876 | 877 | 1,120 |
| | Conservative | John McLatchie | 16.5 | 692 | 713 | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Janet Moxley | 6.4 | 268 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,815 Valid: 4,200 Spoilt: 65 Quota: 1,051 Turnout: 42.8% ||||||||||
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### Clydesdale South

Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
Clydesdale South - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Archie Manson (incumbent) | 35.0 | 1,625 | | | | | |
| | Labour | George Greenshields | 24.7 | 1,149 | 1,170 | | | | |
| | Labour | Alex McInnes (incumbent) | 18.8 | 875 | 889 | 894 | 921 | 1,044 | 1,251 |
| | Conservative | Colin McGavigan | 10.5 | 487 | 494 | 494 | 562 | | |
| | SNP | Tom McDonald | 6.7 | 313 | 704 | 704 | 736 | 852 | |
| | UKIP | Chris McEwan | 4.3 | 199 | 207 | 207 | | | |
| Electorate: 11,620 Valid: 4,648 Spoilt: 113 Quota: 1,163 Turnout: 40.0% ||||||||||
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### Avondale and Stonehouse

The SNP retained the seat they had won at the previous election and gained a further seat to hold two while Labour held their only seat. Cllr Graeme Campbell, who had been elected as a Conservative in 2007, retained his seat as an independent candidate and the Conservatives lost their only seat. Independent candidate Jim Malloy was elected as a Labour candidate in 2007.
Avondale and Stonehouse - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | SNP | Isobel Dorman | 21.4 | 1,148 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | William Holman (incumbent) | 16.1 | 866 | 923 | 932 | 950 | 993 | 1,061 | 1,163 | | | | |
| | Labour | Margaret Cooper | 12.5 | 670 | 673 | 674 | 685 | 698 | 732 | 759 | 764 | 1,159 | | |
| | Conservative | Allan Finnie | 11.6 | 624 | 625 | 635 | 642 | 650 | 667 | 719 | 725 | 735 | 740 | |
| | Independent | Graeme Campbell (incumbent) | 9.4 | 502 | 503 | 505 | 516 | 525 | 581 | 808 | 824 | 853 | 862 | 1,100 |
| | Labour | John Hamilton | 9.2 | 494 | 495 | 495 | 499 | 522 | 565 | 589 | 597 | | | |
| | Independent | Lynn Filshie (incumbent) | 7.6 | 409 | 412 | 412 | 429 | 460 | 555 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Jim Malloy (incumbent) | 6.3 | 339 | 340 | 340 | 357 | 381 | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Erica Young | 3.4 | 181 | 183 | 185 | 189 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Kenny Weir | 1.8 | 94 | 96 | 99 | | | | | | | | |
| | UKIP | Melvyn Donald Randall | 0.7 | 37 | 37 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,848 Valid: 5,364 Spoilt: 97 Quota: 1,073 Turnout: 41.8% |||||||||||||||
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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 |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SNP | Archie Buchanan (incumbent) | 40.7 | 1,725 | | | | |
| | Labour | Jim Docherty (incumbent) | 28.4 | 1,203 | | | | |
| | SNP | Douglas Edwards (incumbent) | 11.2 | 475 | 1,021 | 1,029 | 1,039 | 1,061 |
| | Labour | Patrick Quigg | 8.0 | 339 | 378 | 489 | 500 | 514 |
| | East Kilbride Alliance | Colin McKay | 4.6 | 193 | 215 | 219 | 226 | 242 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Harrow | 3.4 | 144 | 151 | 154 | 163 | 168 |
| | Solidarity | John Park | 2.7 | 115 | 124 | 126 | 128 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Douglas Herbison | 0.9 | 40 | 46 | 48 | | |
| Electorate: 11,537 Valid: 4,234 Spoilt: 91 Quota: 1,059 Turnout: 36.7% |||||||||
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### East Kilbride Central South

Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
East Kilbride Central South - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | John Anderson (incumbent) | 38.0 | 1,721 | | | | |
| | Labour | Gerry Convery (incumbent) | 35.3 | 1,598 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Susan Kerr | 12.8 | 581 | 614 | 1,012 | 1,044 | 1,108 | 1,306 |
| | SNP | Duncan McLean | 6.8 | 306 | 795 | 804 | 826 | 860 | |
| | Conservative | Isabel Perratt | 4.9 | 223 | 232 | 237 | 254 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alasdair Sutherland | 2.1 | 95 | 106 | 115 | | | |
| Electorate: 10,854 Valid: 4,524 Spoilt: 133 Quota: 1,132 Turnout: 41.7% ||||||||||
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### East Kilbride Central North

The SNP (2) and Labour (2) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
East Kilbride Central North - 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 |
| | SNP | Anne Maggs (incumbent) | 29.3 | 1,733 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Alice Marie Mitchell (incumbent) | 22.8 | 1,348 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Christopher Thompson (incumbent) | 18.0 | 1,065 | 1,101 | 1,231 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Sheena Wardhaugh (incumbent) | 9.3 | 549 | 973 | 978 | 984 | 994 | 1,065 | 1,115 | 1,374 |
| | Scottish Green | Kirsten Robb | 8.7 | 516 | 561 | 571 | 580 | 599 | 715 | 820 | |
| | Conservative | William Chalmers | 6.3 | 374 | 378 | 381 | 383 | 386 | 412 | | |
| | East Kilbride Alliance | Clare Keane | 4.7 | 277 | 287 | 291 | 293 | 303 | | | |
| | Solidarity | Richard Foster | 0.9 | 51 | 53 | 54 | 55 | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,005 Valid: 5,913 Spoilt: 104 Quota: 1,183 Turnout: 42.2% ||||||||||||
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### East Kilbride West

Labour, the SNP and the Conservatives (one each) retained the seats that they had won at the previous election.
East Kilbride West - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Conservative | Graham Simpson (incumbent) | 25.3 | 1,197 | | | | | |
| | SNP | David Watson (incumbent) | 24.2 | 1,148 | 1,150 | 1,188 | | | |
| | Labour | Janice McGinlay | 17.0 | 805 | 806 | 849 | 849 | 975 | 1,741 |
| | Labour | Alan Scott (incumbent) | 16.9 | 800 | 801 | 823 | 823 | 916 | |
| | SNP | John Reilly | 12.2 | 579 | 580 | 605 | 607 | | |
| | East Kilbride Alliance | Brian Jones | 4.5 | 211 | 213 | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,092 Valid: 4,740 Spoilt: 44 Quota: 1,186 Turnout: 39.2% ||||||||||
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### East Kilbride East

The SNP held the seat they had won at the previous election and gained one seat from Labour while Labour held one of their two seats.
East Kilbride East - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Labour | John Cairney (incumbent) | 27.4 | 1,037 | | | | |
| | SNP | Jim Wardhaugh (incumbent) | 22.5 | 853 | 855 | 867 | 913 | 1,031 |
| | SNP | Gladys Miller | 21.0 | 795 | 798 | 819 | 863 | 977 |
| | Labour | Graham Scott (incumbent) | 17.7 | 671 | 746 | 766 | 837 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Harrow | 8.5 | 321 | 323 | 357 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Benzies | 3.0 | 112 | 113 | | | |
| Electorate: 9,622 Valid: 3,789 Spoilt: 72 Quota: 948 Turnout: 39.4% |||||||||
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### Rutherglen South

Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the SNP 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 |
| | Labour | Brian McKenna (incumbent) | 26.0 | 1,244 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Brown | 24.7 | 1,181 | 1,185 | 1,213 | | |
| | SNP | Anne Higgins (incumbent) | 23.9 | 1,141 | 1,143 | 1,151 | 1,156 | 1,199 |
| | Labour | Gerard Killen | 17.8 | 851 | 888 | 914 | 918 | 972 |
| | Conservative | Richard Tawse | 4.9 | 232 | 233 | 269 | 272 | |
| | Scottish Unionist | Michael Haigh | 2.7 | 130 | 131 | | | |
| Electorate: 11,153 Valid: 4,779 Spoilt: 72 Quota: 1,195 Turnout: 42.9% |||||||||
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### Rutherglen Central and North

Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
Rutherglen Central and North - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Labour | Edward McAvoy (incumbent) | 40.8 | 1,571 | | |
| | SNP | Gordon Clark (incumbent) | 23.4 | 902 | 928 | 974 |
| | Labour | Denis McKenna (incumbent) | 20.2 | 777 | 1,300 | |
| | Conservative | Jean Miller | 5.2 | 200 | 205 | 219 |
| | SNP | Michael Hanley | 4.1 | 158 | 163 | 176 |
| | Scottish Unionist | Jim Nixon | 3.8 | 148 | 152 | 166 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tunweer Malik | 2.5 | 97 | 104 | 128 |
| Electorate: 10,280 Valid: 3,853 Spoilt: 113 Quota: 964 Turnout: 37.5% |||||||
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### Cambuslang West

Labour retained the seat they had won at the previous election and gained one seat from the Liberal Democrats while the SNP retained their only seat.
Cambuslang West - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Labour | Russell Clearie (incumbent) | 34.7 | 1,669 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Clare McColl (incumbent) | 26.2 | 1,260 | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Baillie (incumbent) | 14.7 | 707 | 759 | 762 | 836 | 1,048 | |
| | Labour | Richard Tullett | 12.6 | 606 | 950 | 961 | 1,030 | 1,065 | 1,395 |
| | Conservative | James MacKay | 7.2 | 344 | 356 | 358 | 388 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Janice Sharkey | 4.7 | 228 | 245 | 260 | | | |
| Electorate: 11,948 Valid: 4,814 Spoilt: 81 Quota: 1,204 Turnout: 40.3% ||||||||||
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### Cambuslang East

Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
Cambuslang East - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Labour | Walter Brogan (incumbent) | 43.0 | 1,554 | | |
| | SNP | Christine Deanie | 23.4 | 845 | 876 | 925 |
| | Labour | Pam Clearie (incumbent) | 17.5 | 631 | 1,177 | |
| | SNP | Alistair Fulton | 8.6 | 311 | 326 | 340 |
| | Conservative | Alan Fraser | 5.3 | 190 | 195 | 211 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lindsay Watt | 2.2 | 80 | 92 | 118 |
| Electorate: 11,090 Valid: 3,611 Spoilt: 103 Quota: 903 Turnout: 32.6% |||||||
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### Blantyre

Labour retained both of the seats they had won at the previous election and gained one seat while the SNP retained the seat they had won at the previous election. In 2007, Cllr Bert Thomson was elected as an independent candidate. He retained his seat as an SNP candidate.
Blantyre - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Labour | Hugh Dunsmuir (incumbent) | 25.0 | 1,144 | | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Bert Thomson (incumbent) | 20.3 | 929 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Jim Handibode (incumbent) | 16.6 | 756 | 936 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | John McNamee (incumbent) | 12.7 | 579 | 601 | 617 | 617 | 621 | 626 | 639 | 687 | 752 | 844 |
| | SNP | John Mullen | 10.3 | 470 | 472 | 473 | 484 | 486 | 490 | 512 | 542 | 581 | |
| | Independent | Michael Martin | 5.1 | 234 | 238 | 239 | 239 | 241 | 260 | 297 | 348 | | |
| | CPA | Michael McGlynn | 4.6 | 209 | 212 | 213 | 214 | 214 | 217 | 253 | | | |
| | Conservative | Isobel Black | 3.9 | 176 | 179 | 179 | 180 | 188 | 191 | | | | |
| | Independent | Gavin Wallace | 0.9 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 45 | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Watson | 0.7 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,021 Valid: 4,569 Spoilt: 135 Quota: 914 Turnout: 35.1% ||||||||||||||
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### Bothwell and Uddingston

The SNP, Labour and the Conservatives retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
Bothwell and Uddingston - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | SNP | Jim McGuigan (incumbent) | 35.2 | 1,342 | |
| | Labour | Maureen Devlin (incumbent) | 29.5 | 1,124 | |
| | Conservative | Anne Kegg | 23.8 | 906 | 1,001 |
| | Labour | Patrick Morgan | 11.5 | 438 | 551 |
| Electorate: 9,525 Valid: 3,810 Spoilt: 59 Quota: 953 Turnout: 40.0% ||||||
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### Hamilton North and East

Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
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 |
| | Labour | Davie McLachlan (incumbent) | 24.4 | 1,037 | 1,045 | 1,073 | | | |
| | SNP | Lynn Adams | 22.2 | 945 | 964 | 994 | 994 | 1,044 | 1,726 |
| | Labour | Monica Lennon | 18.7 | 794 | 808 | 827 | 834 | 893 | 945 |
| | SNP | Barry Douglas (incumbent) | 18.2 | 776 | 792 | 803 | 803 | 862 | |
| | Conservative | Margaret Murray | 10.1 | 430 | 448 | 471 | 471 | | |
| | Independent | Balarabe Baba | 3.3 | 141 | 170 | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Alasdair Duke | 3.1 | 133 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,361 Valid: 4,256 Spoilt: 112 Quota: 1,065 Turnout: 34.4% ||||||||||
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### Hamilton West and Earnock

Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election while the SNP gained one seat from independent former councillor Tommy Gilligan. Cllr John Menzies was elected following a by-election in 2011 and retained his seat.
Hamilton West and Earnock - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Labour | Allan Falconer (incumbent) | 27.3 | 1,170 | | |
| | SNP | Graeme Horne (incumbent) | 26.9 | 1,153 | | |
| | Labour | Jean McKeown (incumbent) | 20.1 | 861 | | |
| | SNP | John Menzies (incumbent) | 13.8 | 592 | 640 | 888 |
| | Conservative | Connar McBain | 8.6 | 369 | 387 | 396 |
| | Liberal Democrats | McKenzie Gibson | 1.7 | 74 | 102 | 108 |
| | UKIP | Rob Sale | 1.6 | 70 | 95 | 99 |
| Electorate: 13,853 Valid: 4,289 Spoilt: 77 Quota: 858 Turnout: 31.0% |||||||
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### Hamilton South

Labour retained both the seats they had won at the previous election while the SNP retained one seat and gained one seat from the Conservatives.
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 |
| | Labour | Joe Lowe (incumbent) | 36.6 | 1,975 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Angela Crawley | 23.2 | 1,255 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Brian McCaig (incumbent) | 14.8 | 800 | 1,512 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Bobby Lawson (incumbent) | 9.3 | 502 | 537 | 599 | 747 | 773 | 861 | 988 |
| | Conservative | John Murray (incumbent) | 9.2 | 496 | 516 | 542 | 545 | 584 | 654 | |
| | Scottish Senior Citizens | David Holland | 3.7 | 199 | 234 | 314 | 324 | 380 | | |
| | Scottish Christian | Craig Smith | 3.1 | 165 | 176 | 198 | 200 | | | |
| Electorate: 14,383 Valid: 5,392 Spoilt: 134 Quota: 1,079 Turnout: 37.5% |||||||||||
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### Larkhall

Labour (2) and the SNP (2) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.
Larkhall - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Labour | Jackie Burns (incumbent) | 37.4 | 1,965 | | |
| | SNP | Peter Craig (incumbent) | 21.4 | 1,124 | | |
| | SNP | Lesley McDonald (incumbent) | 18.2 | 958 | 1,010 | 1,102 |
| | Labour | Andy Carmichael (incumbent) | 14.3 | 752 | 1,507 | |
| | Conservative | David Murray | 6.11 | 321 | 334 | 363 |
| | UKIP | Donald Murdo MacKay | 2.5 | 131 | 141 | 177 |
| Electorate: 14,510 Valid: 5,251 Spoilt: 106 Quota: 1,051 Turnout: 36.2% |||||||
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## By-elections
### Rutherglen South

SNP councillor Anne Higgins died on 20 November 2012. A by-election was held on 14 February 2013 and was won by Labour's Gerard Killen which gave the party an overall majority on the council.
Rutherglen South by-election (14 February 2013) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Labour | Gerard Killen | 39.9 | 1,352 | 1,358 | 1,370 | 1,376 | 1,396 | 1,616 | 2,090 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Baillie | 29.5 | 999 | 1,004 | 1,016 | 1,035 | 1,104 | 1,278 | |
| | SNP | Margaret Ferrier | 21.0 | 712 | 714 | 730 | 741 | 755 | | |
| | Conservative | Aric Gilinisky | 3.8 | 128 | 133 | 134 | 170 | | | |
| | UKIP | Donald Murdo MacKay | 3.3 | 111 | 115 | 120 | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Susan Martin | 1.7 | 59 | 60 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Craig Smith | 0.9 | 31 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,919 Valid: 3,392 Spoilt: 46 Quota: 1,697 Turnout: 26.6% |||||||||||
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### Hamilton South 2013

SNP councillor Bobby Lawson died on 13 August 2013. A by-election was held on 24 October 2013 and was won by Labour's Stuart Gallacher.
Hamilton South by-election (24 October 2013) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Labour | Stuart Gallacher | 51.7 | 1,781 |
| | SNP | Josh Wilson | 32.5 | 1,120 |
| | Conservative | Lynne Nailon | 9.4 | 322 |
| | Scottish Christian | Craig Martin | 3.9 | 133 |
| | UKIP | Josh Richardson | 2.5 | 86 |
| Electorate: 14,478 Valid: 3,442 Spoilt: 43 Quota: 1,722 Turnout: 24.1% |||||
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### Clydesdale South

SNP councillor Archie Manson resigned on 14 March 2014 on health grounds. A by-election was held on 5 June 2014 and won by Labour's Gordon Muir.
Clydesdale South by-election (5 June 2014) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Labour | Gordon Muir | 40.8 | 1,492 | 1,512 | 1,559 | 1,819 | 2,366 |
| | SNP | George Sneddon | 32.0 | 1,170 | 1,203 | 1,260 | 1,356 | |
| | Conservative | Donna Hood | 18.0 | 659 | 674 | 744 | | |
| | UKIP | Donald MacKay | 6.4 | 233 | 247 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Ruth Thomas | 2.8 | 104 | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,979 Valid: 3,658 Spoilt: 52 Quota: 1,830 Turnout: 31.0% |||||||||
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### Hamilton South 2015

SNP councillor Angela Crawley was elected as MP for Lanark and Hamilton East on 7 May 2015. She resigned her council seat on 22 May 2015. A by-election was held on 6 August 2015 and was won by the SNP's John Ross.
Hamilton South by-election (6 August 2015)- 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | John Ross | 48.0 | 1,881 | 1,883 | 1,888 | 1,905 | 1919 | 1,988 |
| | Labour | Jim Lee | 35.6 | 1,396 | 1,398 | 1,405 | 1,410 | 1,425 | 1,460 |
| | Conservative | Lynne Nailon | 8.9 | 349 | 349 | 354 | 365 | 389 | 394 |
| | Scottish Green | John Kane | 3.2 | 127 | 128 | 132 | 135 | 146 | |
| | Scottish Christian | Craig Smith | 2.0 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 84 | | |
| | UKIP | Donald Murdo MacKay | 1.1 | 43 | 44 | 45 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Cockburn | 0.8 | 32 | 34 | | | | |
| | Pirate | Andrew McCallum | 0.3 | 13 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,811 Valid: 3,918 Spoilt: 52 Quota: 1,960 Turnout: 26.8% ||||||||||
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### Blantyre

Labour councillor Jim Handibode died on 19 September 2015. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 10 December 2015 and was won by Labour's Mo Razzaq.
Blantyre by-election (10 December 2015) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Labour | Mo Razzaq | 47.2 | 1,476 | 1,483 | 1,504 | 1,536 | 1,589 |
| | SNP | Gerry Chambers | 39.6 | 1,236 | 1,246 | 1,259 | 1,314 | 1,327 |
| | Conservative | Taylor Muir | 4.5 | 140 | 156 | 172 | 173 | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Sean Baillie | 3.9 | 122 | 125 | 133 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Reid | 2.9 | 92 | 97 | | | |
| | UKIP | Emma Jay Docherty | 1.9 | 59 | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,745 Valid: 3,125 Spoilt: 45 Quota: 1,563 Turnout: 23.1% |||||||||
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### Hamilton North and East

SNP councillor Lynn Adams died on 21 September 2015. A by-election was held on 21 January 2016 to fill the vacancy, won by the party's Stephanie Callaghan.
Hamilton North and East by-election (21 January 2016) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SNP | Stephanie Callaghan | 42.9 | 1,089 | 1,096 | 1,138 | 1,206 | 1,569 |
| | Labour | Lyndsay Clelland | 33.6 | 855 | 861 | 878 | 1,052 | |
| | Conservative | James MacKay | 18.5 | 469 | 480 | 485 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Steven Hannigan | 3.3 | 83 | 90 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Rae | 1.8 | 45 | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,423 Valid: 2,541 Spoilt: 31 Quota: 1,271 Turnout: 20.2% |||||||||
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