[1] Compared to the previous elections of 2017, the Scottish National Party (SNP) gained seats and maintained its position as largest party in local government, winning 36.9% of the seats available.

[3] Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross blamed his party's bad results on the partygate scandal.

[5] The Scottish Parliament's Local Government Committee accepted the new boundaries in Na h-Eileanan an Iar, North Ayrshire, Orkney and Shetland, but recommended against approval of the changes in Argyll and Bute and Highland.

All registered electors (British citizens and all other foreign nationals with leave to remain, including refugees)[8] who are aged 16 or over on polling day are entitled to vote in the local elections.

[9] A person who has two homes (such as a university student who has a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) can register to vote at both addresses as long as they are not in the same electoral area, and can vote in the local elections for the two different local councils.