Elections to Perth and Kinross Council were held on 4 May 2017, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election covered the twelve wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 40 Councillors being elected, a reduction of 1 member compared to 2012.

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2017 Perth and Kinross Council election

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All 40 seats to Perth and Kinross Council 21 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative SNP Liberal Democrats Seats before 10 18 5 Seats after 17 15 4 Seat change 7 3 1   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Labour Independent Last election 3 seats, 7.3% 0 seats, 0% Seats before 4 3 Seats after 1 3 Seat change 3 0
The 12 multi-member wards
Council Leader before election Ian Miller SNP Council Leader after election Ian Campbell Conservative

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Following the 2012 election a Scottish National Party minority administration took over the running of the Council with the support of the Scottish Conservatives. After this election, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrat groups formed a coalition with independents to run the administration.^[1] The sole Labour councillor, Alasdair Bailey, was initially named as part of the coalition, but soon insisted that he was not.^[2]

In September 2019, the coalition ended as the Conservative group voted to continue in a minority administration.^[3]

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Perth and Kinross Local Election Result 2017^[4]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	17			7	42.50	40.89	24,761	15.71
	SNP	15			3	37.50	31.16	18,871	9.15
	Liberal Democrats	4			1	10.00	12.45	7,539	0.27
	Labour	1			3	2.50	5.19	3,142	6.66
	Independent	3			0	7.50	6.74	4,083	0.55
	Scottish Green	0	-	-	-	0.00	3.44	2,083	2.48
	Other parties	0	-	-	-	0.00	0.13	78	0.83

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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 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

• † On 25 September 2017, Perth City South Conservative Cllr Michael Jamieson resigned his seat having been found to be in possession of indecent images.^[5] A by-election took place on 23 November 2017. The seat was won by the Conservative candidate, Audrey Coates.
• †† On 6 February 2018 Highland Conservative Cllr Ian Campbell died suddenly.^[6] A by-election was held on 19 April 2018 and was won by the Conservative candidate John Duff.
• ††† On 19 February 2020 Perth City North SNP Cllr David Doogan resigned his seat having been elected as an MP for Angus at the 2019 UK Parliament Election.^[7] A by-election was held on 26 November 2020 and won by the SNP candidate Ian Massie.
• †††† On 26 March 2020 Perth City South SNP Cllr Bob Band died after a long battle with cancer.^[8] A by-election was held on 26 November 2020 and won by the Liberal Democrat candidate Liz Barrett.
• ††††† On 27 December 2020 Almond and Earn SNP Cllr Henry Anderson died having contacted Coronavirus. A by-election was held on 25 March 2021 and won by the Conservative candidate Frank Smith.^[9]
• †††††† On 29 March 2021 Kinross-shire Cllr Mike Barnacle joined the Conservative group.^[10]