Before (end of 2011) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 17 · SNP 17 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Conservative 2 · Other 0
After (end of 2012) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 22 · SNP 15 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 1 · Conservative 1
Ward results
| Matthew Holmes | Labour | 1,277 ✓ |
| James Maclaren | Conservative | 1,231 ✓ |
| Maria Brown | SNP | 1,170 ✓ |
| Margaret Dymond | SNP | 294 |
| Martin Heron | Liberal Democrats | 173 |
| Warren Vale | TUSC | 63 |
Erskine and Inchinnan4 seats
| James Harte | Labour | 1,424 ✓ |
| Iain Nicolson | SNP | 1,170 ✓ |
| James McQuade | SNP | 1,102 ✓ |
| Sam Mullin | Labour | 1,071 ✓ |
| Steven Millar | Conservative | 375 |
| Jim Halfpenny | TUSC | 145 |
| Ronnie Stalker | Liberal Democrats | 111 |
| Stuart Clark | Labour | 1,454 ✓ |
| Anne Hall | Labour | 1,230 ✓ |
| Allan Noon | SNP | 865 ✓ |
| Audrey Doig | SNP | 755 ✓ |
| Tom Begg | Conservative | 597 |
| Allan Heron | Liberal Democrats | 93 |
| Danny Williamson | TUSC | 59 |
| Derek Bibby | Labour | 1,750 ✓ |
| Andy Doig | SNP | 983 ✓ |
| Christopher Gilmour | Labour | 769 ✓ |
| Ken Macdonald | SNP | 600 |
| Wilma Begg | Conservative | 401 |
| Margaret McDonough | Liberal Democrats | 119 |
| Geoff Knowles | SSP | 62 |
| Alex Lennox | — | 42 |
| Iain McMillan | Labour | 1,361 ✓ |
| Jack Caldwell | Labour | 1,300 ✓ |
| John Hood | Labour | 823 ✓ |
| Stephen McGee | SNP | 753 ✓ |
| Tracie McGee | SNP | 657 |
| John McIntyre | Conservative | 372 |
| Gerry McCartney | SSP | 131 |
| Ryan Morrison | Liberal Democrats | 113 |
Paisley East and Ralston4 seats
| Jim Sharkey | Labour | 1,832 ✓ |
| Brian Lawson | SNP | 1,558 ✓ |
| Robert Evans | Conservative | 576 |
| Will Mylet | SNP | 529 ✓ |
| John Andrew Boyd | Liberal Democrats | 509 |
| Maureen Sharkey | Labour | 460 ✓ |
| Andy Bowden | SSP | 141 |
Paisley Northwest4 seats
| Terence Kelly | Labour | 1,349 ✓ |
| Kenny MacLaren | SNP | 1,085 ✓ |
| Tommy Williams | Labour | 719 ✓ |
| Mags MacLaren | SNP | 483 ✓ |
| Allison Cook | Conservative | 287 |
| David Murdoch | Independent | 243 |
| Mike Dillon | Liberal Democrats | 211 |
| Jimmy Kerr | SSP | 147 |
Paisley South4 seats
| Eddie Devine | Labour | 1,827 ✓ |
| Marie McGurk | SNP | 1,326 ✓ |
| Roy Glen | Labour | 950 ✓ |
| Paul Mack | Independent | 638 ✓ |
| Ron Garrett | Conservative | 418 |
| Gavin Newlands | SNP | 417 |
| Graeme McMeekin | Liberal Democrats | 118 |
| Harry Pfaff | TUSC | 76 |
Paisley South West4 seats
| Lorraine Cameron | SNP | 1,335 ✓ |
| Mark Macmillan | Labour | 1,245 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Henry | Labour | 1,054 ✓ |
| Eileen McCartin | Liberal Democrats | 737 ✓ |
| Martin Loftus | SNP | 287 |
| Sheila Fulton | Conservative | 260 |
| John Miller | SSP | 107 |
Renfrew North3 seats
| Bill Perrie | SNP | 1,398 ✓ |
| Bill Brown | Labour | 1,041 ✓ |
| Alexander Murrin | Labour | 778 ✓ |
| John Shaw | SNP | 477 |
| Makarand Oak | Conservative | 225 |
| Euan Campbell | Liberal Democrats | 97 |
| Gerry Kavanagh | TUSC | 58 |
Renfrew South and Gallowhill3 seats
| Cathy McEwan | SNP | 1,258 ✓ |
| Edward Grady | Labour | 1,229 ✓ |
| Margaret Devine | Labour | 869 ✓ |
| Garry Quigley | SNP | 629 |
| Helen Mathie | Conservative | 197 |
| Douglas Canning | SSP | 90 |
| Michael Hanley | Liberal Democrats | 86 |