Before (end of 2020) (85 seats, Open Council Data)
SNP 38 · Labour 30 · Conservative 8 · Green 7 · Other 2
After (end of 2021) (85 seats, Open Council Data)
SNP 36 · Labour 30 · Green 7 · Conservative 7 · Other 5
Ward results
Rutherglen1 seat
| Clare Haughey | SNP | 20,249 ✓ |
| James Kelly | Labour | 15,083 |
| Lynne Nailon | Conservative | 3,663 |
| Sheila Thomson | Liberal Democrats | 1,112 |