The overall turnout was 46.9% and there were 2,308 rejected ballots. 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 dissolution of Scotland's councils. Elections to South Lanarkshire Council were held on 4 May 2017 on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the twenty wards created under the Local Governance Act 2004, with 64 Councillors being elected, a reduction of 3 members from 2012. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system. Following the 2017 election, the Scottish National Party attempted to form a coalition with Labour and the Liberal Democrats which was unsuccessful. The SNP then formed a minority administration.
Ward results
Clydesdale West
2012: 2 x Labour, 2 x SNP
2017: 2 x Labour, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
2012-2017: 1 x Conservative gain from SNP
Clydesdale North
2012: 1 x Labour, 1 x SNP, 1 x Independent
2017: 1 x Labour, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Independent
Clydesdale East
2012: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Labour
2017: 2 x Conservative, 1 x SNP
2007-2012 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Labour
Clydesdale South
2012: 2 x Labour, 1 x SNP
2017: 1 x Labour, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Labour
Avondale and Stonehouse
2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Labour, 1 x Independent
2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Labour, 1 x Conservative
2007-2012 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Independent and 1 x SNP loss due to there being 1 less seat compared to 2012
2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Labour
Hamilton South
2012: 2 x Labour, 2 x SNP
2017: 2 x SNP, 1 x Labour, 1 x Conservative
2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Labour
Larkhall
2012: 2 x Labour, 2 x SNP
2017: 2 x Labour, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
2012-2017: 1 x Conservative gain from SNP
Changes since 2017
By-elections
On 23 June 2017 Rutherglen Central and North 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, won by Martin Lennon of the Scottish Labour Party. 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.
