A by-election for the seat was held on 18 March 2021. Curtis was disqualified after not attending council meetings for six months. He would sit as independent councillor until his disqualification on 11 January 2021. ††††††† 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.†††††† Drumchapel/Anniesland Cllr Elspeth Kerr resigned from the SNP on 10 July 2020 after objecting to Cllr Michael Cullen's resignation from the party.††††† 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 ward Labour Cllr Anne McTaggart resigned from the party on 1 November 2019, and joined the SNP.††† 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.†† Linn 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.
A by-election was held on 7 September 2017 and was won by Jim Kavanagh of the Scottish Labour Party. † Cardonald ward Labour Cllr Alistair Watson died suddenly on 29 June 2017.+ = Sitting Councillor for Maryhill/Kelvin ward.* = Sitting Councillors for Partick West ward.* = Sitting Councillor for the Baillieston ward.Ģ012-2017 Change: Con and SNP gain each one seat from LabĮlectorate: 21,134 Valid: 7,556 Spoilt: 326 Quota: 1,512 Turnout: 37.3% 2012–2017 Change SNP and Con gain each one seat from Lab and Lib DemĮlectorate: 22,310 Valid: 8,800 Spoilt: 259 Quota: 1,761 Turnout: 40.6%.Ward summary Results of the 2017 Glasgow City Council election by ward This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on. Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
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. The Scottish Liberal Democrats lost their only remaining seat, making this council the first without any Liberal representation since 1974. The Scottish Greens 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 to the west. This included some unexpected victories in wards such as Shettleston and Calton, some of Glasgow's most deprived areas in the east. The Scottish Conservatives gained seven seats, their best result since the 1984 election. Each ward elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system, a form of proportional representation used since the 2007 election and according to the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004.Īs predicted in the weeks leading up to the election, the Scottish Labour were replaced by the Scottish National Party 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 election was the first to use 23 new wards, created as a result of the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland's 5th Review. The Glasgow City Council election of 2017 was held on, the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections.