Before (end of 2011) (70 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 41 · SNP 22 · Other 5 · Conservative 1 · Liberal Democrats 1
After (end of 2012) (70 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 41 · SNP 26 · Other 3 · Conservative 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
| Stevie Grant | Labour | 1,449 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Irvine | SNP | 1,399 ✓ |
| Tom Johnston | SNP | 1,168 ✓ |
| Adam Smith | — | 241 |
| Ruth Hogg | Conservative | 150 |
| Andy Locke | SSP | 91 |
Airdrie Central3 seats
| Jim Logue | Labour | 1,351 ✓ |
| David Stocks | SNP | 945 ✓ |
| Graham Russell | SNP | 721 |
| Peter Sullivan | Labour | 630 ✓ |
| George Devine | Independent | 419 |
| Christine Young | Conservative | 198 |
Airdrie North4 seats
| Tommy Morgan | Labour | 1,552 ✓ |
| Alan Beveridge | SNP | 1,050 ✓ |
| Sophia Coyle | SNP | 1,040 ✓ |
| Andrew Spowart | Labour | 547 ✓ |
| Patrick Rolink | SNP | 379 |
| Campbell Cameron | Independent | 312 |
| Ashley Baird | Conservative | 297 |
Airdrie South4 seats
| Thomas Curley | Labour | 1,488 ✓ |
| Michael Coyle | SNP | 1,155 ✓ |
| Dan Fagan | Labour | 959 ✓ |
| Agnes Coyle | SNP | 771 ✓ |
| Nancy Pettigrew | SNP | 407 |
| Eric Young | Conservative | 254 |
| John Love | Liberal Democrats | 224 |
| John McGeechan | Independent | 188 |
Bellshill3 seats
| Harry Curran | Labour | 1,208 ✓ |
| Henry McGuigan | Labour | 919 ✓ |
| Marina Lyle | SNP | 666 ✓ |
| John Devlin | Independent | 471 |
| Owen Gallagher | SNP | 437 |
| Robert Hargrave | Conservative | 164 |
| Michael McPake | Labour | 1,599 ✓ |
| Bill Shields | Labour | 967 ✓ |
| Fulton MacGregor | SNP | 765 ✓ |
| Julie McAnulty | SNP | 725 ✓ |
| Martin McWilliams | Independent | 496 |
| William Millar | Conservative | 289 |
Coatbridge South3 seats
| James Brooks | Labour | 1,568 ✓ |
| Imtiaz Majid | SNP | 827 ✓ |
| John Robert Higgins | Labour | 814 ✓ |
| Gerry Somers | SNP | 466 |
| Colin Gibson | Conservative | 171 |
Coatbridge West3 seats
| Thomas Maginnis | Labour | 1,570 ✓ |
| Jim Smith | Labour | 1,295 ✓ |
| Paul Welsh | SNP | 858 ✓ |
| Archie Giggie | Conservative | 107 |
Cumbernauld North4 seats
| Alan O'Brien | — | 1,309 ✓ |
| Barry McCulloch | Labour | 971 ✓ |
| Bob Chadha | Labour | 962 ✓ |
| Alan Masterton | SNP | 943 ✓ |
| Andrew Roberts | SNP | 589 |
| Kevin McMail | SNP | 344 |
| Arthur Pawson | Conservative | 216 |
| John Miller | SSP | 50 |
Cumbernauld South4 seats
| William Goldie | SNP | 1,779 ✓ |
| Allan Graham | Labour | 1,413 ✓ |
| Stephanie Muir | Labour | 1,017 ✓ |
| William Homer | SNP | 653 |
| Paddy Hogg | SNP | 444 ✓ |
| Donald Masterton | CICA | 344 |
| David McArthur | Conservative | 225 |
| Kevin McVey | SSP | 140 |
Fortissat3 seats
| Francis Fallan | Labour | 983 |
| James Robertson | Labour | 982 ✓ |
| Charlie Cefferty | Independent | 981 ✓ |
| Thomas Cochrane | SNP | 695 ✓ |
| Malcolm McMillan | SNP | 529 |
| Sandra Thornton | Conservative | 111 |
Kilsyth3 seats
| Jean Jones | Labour | 1,544 ✓ |
| Alan Stevenson | SNP | 771 ✓ |
| Heather McVey | Labour | 724 ✓ |
| Scott Campbell | SNP | 324 |
| David Paterson | Conservative | 132 |
| Wullie O'Neill | SSP | 98 |
Mossend and Holytown3 seats
| Jim Coyle | Labour | 1,281 ✓ |
| Frank McNally | Labour | 745 ✓ |
| David Baird | SNP | 578 ✓ |
| Paul Delaney | SNP | 346 |
| Kevin McKeown | Independent | 291 |
| Rosemary Pawson | Conservative | 141 |
Motherwell North4 seats
| Peter Nolan | Labour | 1,548 ✓ |
| Helen McKenna | Labour | 941 ✓ |
| Annita McAuley | Labour | 897 ✓ |
| Saqib Farooq | SNP | 689 ✓ |
| Gordon Stewart | SNP | 572 |
| Neil Richardson | Conservative | 217 |
| Fergus MacGregor | Liberal Democrats | 109 |
| Kaye Harmon | Labour | 944 ✓ |
| Alan Valentine | SNP | 885 ✓ |
| Thomas Lunny | Labour | 654 ✓ |
| Gary O'Rorke | Labour | 633 ✓ |
| Jamie Super | SNP | 550 |
| Linsey McKay | Conservative | 311 |
| Ian Kelly | Independent | 247 |
| Hugh McLaughlin | Independent | 236 |
| Brian Ross | Chr | 58 |
Motherwell West3 seats
| Annette Valentine | SNP | 1,256 ✓ |
| Paul Kelly | Labour | 1,156 ✓ |
| Michael Ross | Labour | 874 ✓ |
| Rachel Burgess | Conservative | 535 |
| Kenny Martin | TUSC | 95 |
Murdostoun4 seats
| Robert McKendrick | Independent | 1,751 ✓ |
| Nicky Shevlin | Labour | 1,178 ✓ |
| Alan Clinch | Labour | 789 ✓ |
| John Taggart | SNP | 729 ✓ |
| Lyall Duff | SNP | 691 |
| Cindy MacKenzie | Conservative | 321 |
Strathkelvin4 seats
| Wullie Hogg | Labour | 1,418 ✓ |
| Frances McGlinchey | SNP | 1,245 ✓ |
| Brian Wallace | Labour | 947 ✓ |
| John McLaren | Labour | 865 ✓ |
| June McHugh | SNP | 821 |
| Andrew Polson | Conservative | 635 |
| Joe Shaw | Independent | 330 |
Thorniewood3 seats
| Bob Burrows | Labour | 1,623 ✓ |
| James McCabe | Labour | 1,443 ✓ |
| Duncan McShannon | SNP | 1,057 ✓ |
| Alan Henderson | Conservative | 225 |
Wishaw4 seats
| Samuel Love | Labour | 1,590 ✓ |
| Marion Fellows | SNP | 1,118 ✓ |
| Frank McKay | Labour | 932 ✓ |
| Jim Hume | SNP | 674 ✓ |
| James Robertson | Labour | 482 |
| Marjory Borthwick | Conservative | 412 |