Elections to North Lanarkshire Council were held on Thursday 4 May 2017, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election utilised the twenty-one wards created under the Local Governance Act 2004, with 77 Councillors being elected. This represented an increase of 7 seats and 1 additional ward when compared to 2012. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system. The election saw the Scottish National Party overtake Labour as the largest party on the council. Despite The SNP winning the most seats and most votes, North Lanarkshire is run by a minority Labour administration. Labour leader Jim Logue was appointed Leader of the Council with the support of Conservative and Independent councillors.
Election result
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.
Ward results
Kilsyth
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2012-2017: No change
Cumbernauld North
2012: 2xLab; 1xCICA; 1xSNP;
2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
2012-2017 Change: SNP gain 1 seat from CICA; Con gain 1 seat from Lab
Cumbernauld South
2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
2017: 3xSNP; 1xLab
2012-2017 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lab
Cumbernauld East
2017: 3xSNP; 1xLab
2012-2017 Change: New ward
= Sitting Councillors for Abronhill, Kildrum and the Village Ward.
+ = Sitting Councillor for Cumbernauld South Ward.
Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead
2017: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
2012-2017 Change: New ward
= Sitting Councillors for Strathkelvin Ward.
Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn
2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2012-2017 Change: New ward
= Sitting Councillor for Coatbridge North and Glenboig Ward.
Coatbridge North
2017: 2xSNP; 2xLab
2007-2012 Change: New ward
= Sitting Councillors for Coatbridge North and Glenboig Ward.
Airdrie North
2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab
2017: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xInd; 1xCon
2012-2017 Change: Ind gain one seat from SNP; Con gain one seat from Lab
Airdrie Central
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
2012-2017 Change: 1 extra seat compared to 2012. Con gain one seat from Lab
2012-2017 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lab; Con gain one seat from Lab
Murdostoun
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
2017: 1xIndependent; 1xSNP; 2xLab
2012-2017 Change: No change
Wishaw
2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
2012-2017 Change: Conservative gain one seat from Lab
Changes since 2017
† Fortissat Conservative candidate, Sandy Thornton refused to sign his acceptance of office, resulting in the seat becoming vacant on 28 June 2017. A by-election took place on 7 September 2017 and was won by Clare Quigley of the Scottish Labour Party.
†† On 8 May 2018, Councillor Tommy Cochrane resigned from The SNP and became an Independent citing lack of support from The SNP in Fortissat. He resigned his seat on 18 March 2020 saying he was increasingly unable to manage personal and work commitments.
†††† On 19 June 2018, Councillor Paddy Hogg of Cumbernauld East resigned from The SNP. He described the SNP group as ‘toxic’. He now sits as an Independent.
††††† On 10 July 2018, Councillor David Baird of Holytown & Mossend was suspended from The SNP for 'breaking procedure'. He now sits as an Independent. He re-joined the party in 2018.
†††††† On 13 August 2018, Coatbridge South Labour Councillor Gordon Encinias died, having been unwell for some time. A by-election was held on 25 October and was held by Geraldine Woods of Scottish Labour.
††††††† On 1 Jul 2019, Thorniewood Labour Councillor Hugh Gaffney resigned his seat. He was elected as MP for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill at the 2017 UK Parliament Election. A by-election was held on 19 September 2019 and the seat was retained by Labour.
†††††††† Thorniewood SNP Cllr Steven Bonnar was elected as MP for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill at the 2019 UK Parliament Election. He resigned his Council seat and the by-election was set for May but has now been deferred until 19 November 2020.
