The 2017 Renfrewshire Council election took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of Renfrewshire Council.^[1] The election was first to use the twelve wards created as a result of the 2015-16 Boundary Commission review, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system, a form of proportional representation, with 43 Councillors being elected, a net increase of 3 members compared to the 2012 Council.

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2017 Renfrewshire Council election

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All 43 seats to Renfrewshire Council 22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	48.0% 5.5%
First party Second party Third party   SNP Lab Con Leader Iain Nicolson Mark MacMillan (retiring) James MacLaren Party SNP Labour Conservative Leader's seat Erskine and Inchinnan Paisley Southwest Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank Last election 15 seats, 35.3% 22 seats, 47.6% 1 seat, 9.1% Seats before 15 19 1 Seats won 19 13 8 Seat change 4 9 7 Popular vote 23,467 17,599 13,124 Percentage 37.6% 28.2% 21.0% Swing 2.3% 19.4% 11.9%   Fourth party Fifth party   LD Ind Leader Eileen McCartin N/A Party Liberal Democrats Independent Leader's seat Paisley Southwest N/A Last election 1 seat, 4.4% 1 Seats before 1 3 Seats won 1 2 Seat change 1 Popular vote 2,580 3,319 Percentage 4.1% 5.3% Swing 0.3 3.7%
Council Leader before election Mark McMillan Labour Council Leader after election Iain Nicolson SNP

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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.

• † In August 2018, Houston, Crosslee and Linwood Labour Cllr Jim Sheridan was suspended from the party following the discovery of anti-Semitic posts on Facebook.^[4] He was reinstated following an investigation in January 2019.^[5] In July 2021 he was suspended again.^[6] In March 2022 he resigned from the Labour party^[7]

• †† Paisley Southeast Cllr Paul Mack was disqualified from office by the Standards Commission for Scotland, with effect from 1 October 2020.^[8] A by-election was due to be held on 14 December 2021, however Paul Mack appealed the decision to the Court of Session.^[9] On 11 March 2022, the Court of Session ruled to the effect that Cllr Mack's disqualification was reduced to ten months, backdated to May 2021.^[10]

• ††† On 22 October 2020 Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch Cllr Andy Doig joined the Scotia Future party.^[11]

• †††† Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank SNP Cllr Natalie Don was elected as a MSP for Renfrewshire North and West in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.

• ††††† In December 2021 Councillors Dowling, Davidson, McCulloch and Montgomery were suspended from the Labour group, but this was overturned on 30 December.^[12]

• †††††† In March 2022 Councillor Jim Harte was suspended from the Labour group.^[13]