[1] The Labour administration had suffered from a number of defections of council members to the newly formed Glasgow First party and controversy surrounding Councillor's salaries and contracts.

[14] On 14 May 2015, Green Party councillor Liam Hainey (Langside) resigned his seat for family and health reasons.

[16] On the same day, SNP councillors Alison Thewliss (Calton) and Martin Docherty (Anderston/City) resigned their seats after having been elected as MPs for the constituencies of, respectively, Glasgow Central[17] and West Dunbartonshire.

[18] Finally, on 10 June 2015, SNP councillor Iris Gibson (Craigton) retired due to ill health.

On 14 March 2016, Labour councillor Matheson resigned his seat as he had been appointed a visiting professor at Strathclyde University.