[2] At the previous election in 2017, the Labour Party won the most seats and formed a minority administration.

The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 5 May 2017.

This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of council.

On 17 May 2022, Labour announced that it had secured enough support from independent councillors to form a new minority administration.

[4] On 3 September 2024, Labour councillor Martin McCluskey announced that he was resigning as a councillor after being elected as the Member of Parliament for the Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West constituency at the 2024 United Kingdom general election.