Before (end of 2016) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 22 · SNP 15 · Other 1 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Conservative 1
After (end of 2017) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 22 · SNP 15 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 1 · Conservative 1
Ward results
| James Maclaren | Conservative | 2,552 ✓ |
| Natalie Don | SNP | 1,783 ✓ |
| Colin McCulloch | Labour | 896 ✓ |
| Elliot Alexander Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 212 |
| Ellen Höfer-Franz | Green | 170 |
Erskine and Inchinnan4 seats
| Iain Nicolson | SNP | 1,441 ✓ |
| Tom Begg | Conservative | 1,333 ✓ |
| Jim Harte | Labour | 924 ✓ |
| Michelle Simone Campbell | SNP | 914 ✓ |
| Sam Mullin | Labour | 834 |
| Andy Cameron | Independent | 687 |
| Mairi Cranie | Green | 115 |
| John Andrew Boyd | Liberal Democrats | 104 |
| Jim Halfpenny | TUSC | 41 |
| Scott Kerr | Conservative | 1,574 ✓ |
| Audrey Doig | SNP | 1,204 ✓ |
| James Sheridan | Labour | 935 ✓ |
| Alison Dowling | Labour | 786 ✓ |
| Robert Innes | SNP | 774 |
| Helen Speirs | Green | 195 |
| Allan Heron | Liberal Democrats | 162 |
| Derek Bibby | Labour | 1,204 ✓ |
| Emma Rodden | SNP | 1,099 ✓ |
| Bill Binks | Conservative | 1,062 ✓ |
| Andy Doig | Independent | 890 ✓ |
| Graeme Stockton | SNP | 829 |
| Christopher Gilmour | Labour | 613 |
| Sarah Elizabeth Anderson | — | 259 |
| William Duff | Liberal Democrats | 82 |
| Cheryl O'Brien | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 32 |
| Geoffrey Richard Knowles | SSP | 25 |
| John Hood | Labour | 1,448 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Cameron | SNP | 1,392 ✓ |
| Alistair Mackay | Conservative | 962 ✓ |
| Andy Steel | SNP | 644 ✓ |
| John Caldwell | Independent | 495 |
| Thomas Dempster Wallace | Labour | 444 |
| Megan Tait | Green | 153 |
Paisley East and Central3 seats
| John McNaughtan | SNP | 1,007 ✓ |
| Carolann Davidson | Labour | 821 ✓ |
| John Cameron | Conservative | 638 |
| Will Mylet | SNP | 608 ✓ |
| Stuart Alexander McAusland | Labour | 411 |
| Daniel Speirs | Green | 208 |
| Samantha Allan | Liberal Democrats | 105 |
| Neill Graham | Conservative | 1,091 ✓ |
| Jennifer Marion Adam-McGregor | SNP | 874 ✓ |
| John Clark | SNP | 862 |
| Jim Sharkey | Labour | 835 ✓ |
| Catriona Campbell | Liberal Democrats | 562 |
| Maureen Sharkey | Labour | 316 |
| Duncan Macintosh | Green | 170 |
| Billy Carlin | Independent | 50 |
| Lindsay Brown | SSP | 44 |
Paisley Northwest4 seats
| Kenny MacLaren | SNP | 1,303 ✓ |
| Karen Kennedy | Labour | 850 ✓ |
| Mags MacLaren | SNP | 811 ✓ |
| John McIntyre | Conservative | 657 ✓ |
| Tommy Williams | Labour | 493 |
| Andy Doyle | Independent | 211 |
| Beth Douglas | Green | 188 |
| John Goudie McIntyre | Independent | 185 |
| Jack Clark | Liberal Democrats | 123 |
| Sandra Webster | SSP | 42 |
Paisley South West4 seats
| Kevin Montgomery | Labour | 1,457 ✓ |
| Eileen McCartin | Liberal Democrats | 993 ✓ |
| Lorraine Cameron | SNP | 972 ✓ |
| James Halpin | Conservative | 751 |
| Stephen Burns | SNP | 724 ✓ |
| Brian Alexander McGuire | SNP | 560 |
| Sean McEvoy Lafferty | — | 157 |
Paisley Southeast3 seats
| Marie McGurk | SNP | 1,047 ✓ |
| Eddie Devine | Labour | 1,009 ✓ |
| Sheila Fulton | Conservative | 695 |
| Janette Swanson | SNP | 664 |
| Paul Mack | Independent | 648 ✓ |
| Ben Smith | Labour | 250 |
| Emma Louise McShane | — | 156 |
| Michael Thomas Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 114 |
| John Miller | SSP | 14 |
Renfrew North and Braehead4 seats
| John Shaw | SNP | 1,335 ✓ |
| Bill Brown | Labour | 1,104 ✓ |
| Jane Strang | Conservative | 1,084 ✓ |
| Lisa-Marie Hughes | SNP | 832 ✓ |
| Alexander Murrin | Labour | 645 |
| Peter Morton | Independent | 153 |
| Nathalie Rosset | Green | 145 |
| Ronnie Stalker | Liberal Democrats | 123 |
Renfrew South and Gallowhill3 seats
| Cathy McEwan | SNP | 1,079 ✓ |
| Mark Dougan | Conservative | 725 |
| Jim Paterson | SNP | 709 ✓ |
| Edward Grady | Labour | 708 ✓ |
| Margaret Devine | Labour | 616 |
| Graham Batin | Green | 114 |
| Richard Neville | TUSC | 48 |