Elections to North Lanarkshire Council were held on 4 May 2017, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election utilised twenty-one wards 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 was run by a Labour administration supported by the Scottish Conservatives. 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
Coatbridge West
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2012-2017 Change: No change
Coatbridge South
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2017: 2xLab; 2xSNP
2012-2017 Change: 1 extra seat compared to 2012
Airdrie South
2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
2012-2017 Change: Con gain one seat from Lab
Fortissat
2012: 1xLab; 1xIndependent; 1xSNP
2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
2012-2017 Change: 1 extra seat compared to 2012
Thorniewood
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2012-2017 Change: No change
Bellshill
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
2012-2017 Change: 1 extra seat compared to 2012.