Despite a small increase in vote share, Labour lost four seats but again finished second 20 councillors.

Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the single transferable vote (STV) electoral system – a form of proportional representation – where candidates are ranked in order of preference.

As was the case five years previous, the SNP fielded the highest number of candidates at 39 (six less than in 2017) across the 22 wards.

As with the previous election, both the Libertarians and the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) fielded a single candidate.

Neither Solidarity nor the British Unionist Party (BUP), who had contested the 2017 election, fielded any candidates.

The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 4 May 2017.

This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at the dissolution of Scotland's councils.

Source:[41][42] The Liberal Democrats (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

Labour denied forming a coalition with either the Lib Dems or the Conservatives but said they would need the support of others in the council to provide an effective administration.

[57] Cllr David Graham, councillor for the Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss villages, was suspended by Labour in August 2023 after he was arrested and subsequently charged over allegations of child sex offences.

[58][59] He appeared in court in connection with the allegations in September 2023[60] and is listed as a Labour councillor by Fife Council.

[61] In June 2024, Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy Labour councillor Julie MacDougall resigned from the party in protest over the way the party had selected candidates for the 2024 United Kingdom general election which she said was "blocking good local people" from standing.