The Glasgow City Council election of 2017 was held on 4 May 2017, the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. The election was the first to use 23 new

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, created as a result of the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland's 5th Review. Each ward elected three or four councillors using the

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system, a form of

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used since the 2007 election and according to the

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. As predicted in the weeks leading up to the election, the

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were replaced by the

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as the largest party in the council, a first for the SNP and ending Labour's 37-year tenure of control, although the SNP were four seats short of an overall majority. The

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gained seven seats, their best result since the

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election. This included some unexpected victories in wards such as

Shettleston Shettleston ( sco, Shuttlestoun, gd, Baile Nighean Sheadna) is a district in the east end of Glasgow in Scotland. Toponymy The origin of the name 'Shettleston' is not clear and, like many place-names of possibly medieval origin, has had a multi ...

and Calton, some of Glasgow's most deprived areas in the east. The

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also made gains to give them their best ever result in Glasgow's local elections, taking seven seats, two more than in 2012, and topping the first-preference vote in

Hillhead Hillhead ( sco, Hullheid, gd, Ceann a' Chnuic) is an area of Glasgow, Scotland. Situated north of Kelvingrove Park and to the south of the River Kelvin, Hillhead is at the heart of Glasgow's fashionable West End, with Byres Road forming the w ...

to the west. The

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lost their only remaining seat, making this council the first without any Liberal representation since

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. On 18 May, the SNP formally took control of the council as a minority administration with SNP members filling the positions of council leader, depute council leader, and Lord Provost.

Election results

Note: "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.

Retiring Councillors

Ward summary

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Govan Govan ( ; Cumbric?: ''Gwovan'?''; Scots: ''Gouan''; Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile a' Ghobhainn'') is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of south-west City of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated west of Glasgow city centre, on the south ba ...

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Pollokshields Pollokshields ( gd, Buthan Phollaig, Scots: ''Powkshiels'') is an area in the Southside of Glasgow, Scotland. Its modern boundaries are largely man-made, being formed by the M77 motorway to the west and northwest with the open land of Pollok C ...

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Langside Langside is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde, and lies east of Shawlands, south of Queens Park, west of Cathcart and north of Newlands. The district is residential and primarily middle-class, ...

, 43.11 , 2 , 26.29 , 1 , 13.57 , 0 , 11.88 , 1 , 3.26 , 0 , 1.89 , 0 , 4 , - , align="left", Southside Central , 43.43 , 2 , 34.75 , 2 , 6.70 , 0 , 11.29 , 0 , 1.43 , 0 , 2.40 , 0 , 4 , - , align="left", Calton , 47.23 , 2 , 27.79 , 1 , 11.43 , 1 , 8.95 , 0 , 1.86 , 0 , 2.74 , 0 , 4 , - , align="left", Anderston/City/Yorkhill , 39.37 , 2 , 28.50 , 1 , 9.88 , 0 , 18.32 , 1 , 2.51 , 0 , 1.41 , 0 , 4 , - , align="left",

, 37.16 , 1 , 21.73 , 1 , 10.14 , 0 , 25.63 , 1 , 4.45 , 0 , 0.89 , 0 , 3 , - , align="left",

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, 36.44 , 1 , 19.97 , 1 , 23.69 , 1 , 13.50 , 0 , 5.78 , 0 , 0.61 , 0 , 3 , - , align="left", Garscadden/Scotstounhill , 44.87 , 2 , 33.75 , 2 , 12.20 , 0 , 5.05 , 0 , 2.20 , 0 , 1.93 , 0 , 4 , - , align="left", Drumchapel/Anniesland , 44.43 , 2 , 37.32 , 2 , 11.59 , 0 , 4.27 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 2.39 , 0 , 4 , - , align="left",

Maryhill Maryhill ( gd, Cnoc Màiri) is an area of the City of Glasgow in Scotland. Maryhill is a former burgh. Maryhill stretches over along Maryhill Road. The far north west of the area is served by Maryhill railway station. History Hew Hill, t ...

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, 37.76 , 2 , 36.71 , 1 , 18.10 , 1 , 2.94 , 0 , 1.09 , 0 , 3.40 , 0 , 4 , - , align="left",

Baillieston Baillieston ( sco, Bailiestoun) is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. It is about east of the city centre. It also gives its name to Ward 20 of Glasgow City Council and forms part of the Glasgow East constituency of the UK Parliament. Geograph ...

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Dennistoun Dennistoun is a mostly residential district in Glasgow, Scotland, located north of the River Clyde and in the city's east end, about east of the city centre. Since 2017 it has formed the core of a Dennistoun ward under Glasgow City Council, ...

, 38.79 , 1 , 31.49 , 1 , 7.78 , 0 , 19.49 , 1 , 2.45 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 3 , - , align="left", Partick East/Kelvindale , 34.30 , 1 , 17.57 , 1 , 22.21 , 1 , 16.42 , 1 , 8.45 , 0 , 1.04 , 0 , 4 , - class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" !align="left", Total !40.96 !39 !30.20 !31 !14.59 !8 !8.70 !7 !2.92 !0 !2.62 !0 !85

Ward results

Ward 1: Linn

* 2012 2 × Lab; 1 × SNP; 1 × Lib Dem * 2017 2 x SNP; 1 x Lab; 1 x Con * 2012–2017 Change SNP and Con gain each one seat from Lab and Lib Dem

Ward 2: Newlands/Auldburn

2012: 2 x Lab; 1 x SNP
2017: 1 x SNP; 1 x Lab; 1 x Con
2012-2017 Change: Con gain one seat from Lab

Ward 3: Greater Pollok

2012: 2 x Lab; 2 x SNP
2017: 2 x SNP; 2 x Lab 2012-2017 Change: No change

Ward 4: Cardonald

* 2017: 2 x SNP; 2 x Lab * 2012-2017 Change: New ward

Ward 5: Govan

2012: 2 x Lab; 1 x SNP; 1 x GlasgowFirst
2017: 2 x SNP; 1 x Lab; 1 x Green
2012-2017 Change: SNP and Green gain each one seat from Lab and GlasgowFirst

Ward 6: Pollokshields

2012: 1 x Lab; 1 x SNP; 1 x Con
2017: 1 x SNP; 1 x Con; 1 x Lab; 1 x Green
2007-2012 Change: 1 additional seat compared to 2012, won by Green

Ward 7: Langside

2012: 1 x SNP; 1 x Lab; 1 x Green
2017: 2 x SNP; 1 x Lab; 1 x Green
2012-2017 Change: 1 additional seat compared to 2012, won by SNP

Ward 8: Southside Central

2012: 2 x Lab; 2 x SNP
2017: 2 x SNP; 2 x Lab
2012-2017 Change: No change

Ward 9: Calton

2012: 2 x Lab; 1 x SNP
2017: 2 x SNP; 1 x Lab; 1 x Con
2007-2012 Change: 1 additional seat compared to 2012, won by Con

Ward 10: Anderston/City/Yorkhill

2012: 2 x Lab; 1 x SNP; 1 x Green
2017: 2 x SNP; 1 x Lab; 1 x Green
2012-2017 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lab

Ward 11: Hillhead

2012: 1 x SNP; 1 x Green; 2 x Lab
2017: 1 x Green; 1 x Lab; 1 x SNP
2012-2017 change: 1 less seat compared to 2012, lost by Lab

Ward 12: Victoria Park

2017: 1 x SNP; 1 x Con; 1 x Lab
2012-2017 change: New ward

Ward 13: Garscadden/Scotstounhill

2012: 3 x Lab; 1 x SNP
2017: 2 x Lab; 2 x SNP
2012-2017 change: SNP gains one seat from Lab

Ward 14: Drumchapel/Anniesland

2007: 3 x Lab; 1 x SNP
2012: 2 x SNP; 2 x Lab
2007-2012 change: SNP gain one seat from Lab

Ward 15: Maryhill

2017: 2 x SNP; 1 x Lab
2012-2017 change: New ward

Ward 16: Canal

2012: 2 x Lab; 1 x SNP; 1 x Green
2017: 2 x SNP; 2 x Lab
2012-2017 change: SNP gain one seat from Green

Ward 17: Springburn/Robroyston

2017: 2 x Lab; 2 x SNP
2012-2017 Change: New ward

Ward 18: East Centre

2012: 3 x Lab; 1 x SNP
2017: 2 x Lab; 2 x SNP
2012-2017 changes: SNP gain one seat from Lab

Ward 19: Shettleston

2007: 3 x Lab; 1 x SNP
2017: 2 x SNP; 1 x Lab; 1 x Con
2012-2017 Change: Con and SNP gain each one seat from Lab

Ward 20: Baillieston

2012: 2 x Lab; 2 x SNP
2017: 1 x SNP; 1 x Lab; 1 x Con
2012-2017 changes: 1 fewer seat than in 2012

Ward 21: North East

2012: 3 x Lab; 1 x SNP
2017: 2 x SNP; 1 x Lab
2012-2017 changes: SNP gain one seat from Lab

Ward 22: Dennistoun

2017: 1 x Lab; 1 x SNP; 1 x Green
2012-2017 changes: New ward

Ward 23: Partick East/Kelvindale

2017: 1 x SNP; 1 x Con; 1 Lab; 1 x Green
2012-2017 change: New ward

Changes since 2017

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ward Labour Cllr Alistair Watson died suddenly on 29 June 2017. A by-election was held on 7 September 2017 and was won by Jim Kavanagh of the Scottish Labour Party. *††

ward SNP Cllr Glenn Elder resigned the party whip on 18 April 2019, claiming that the SNP group in Glasgow has "lost focus" and promotes a "hostile" environment. *††† East Centre ward SNP Cllr Russell Robertson resigned from the party on 26 April 2019, citing concerns over the leadership of the SNP and council leader Susan Aitken. *†††† Drumchapel/Anniesland ward Labour Cllr Anne McTaggart resigned from the party on 1 November 2019, and joined the SNP. *††††† Garscadden/Scotstounhill Cllr Michael Cullen resigned from the SNP on 10 July 2020, after being charged with fraud after wasting police time in connection with a sexual assault allegation. *†††††† Drumchapel/Anniesland Cllr Elspeth Kerr resigned from the SNP on 10 July 2020 after objecting to Cllr Michael Cullen's resignation from the party. *††††††† Partick East/Kelvindale ward Conservative Cllr Tony Curtis resigned from the party in July 2020 in protest for the party's lack of support for the fitness industry. He would sit as independent councillor until his disqualification on 11 January 2021. Curtis was disqualified after not attending council meetings for six months. A by-election for the seat was held on 18 March 2021.

candidate Jill Brown won the by-election. *††††††††

ward Labour Cllr Jim Coleman was disqualified on 28 January 2021 after failing to attend council meetings for six months. A by-election for the seat was held 18 March 2021. SNP candidate and former ward councillor David Turner won the seat. *†††††††††

ward SNP Cllr Michelle Ferns defected to the

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on 29 March 2021. *

ward SNP Cllr John Letford defected to the

on 29 April 2021. * Partick East/Kelvindale ward

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Cllr Martin Bartos resigned his party membership, while remaining as an independent councillor.

By-elections since 2017

References

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