2022 North Lanarkshire Council election

Since the previous election, several changes in the composition of the council occurred. Most were changes to the political affiliation of councillors including SNP councillor Paddy Hogg and Labour councillors Angela Feeney, Gillian Fannan, Willie Doolan and Tommy Morgan who resigned from their respective parties to become independents.[3][4][5] SNP councillors Lynne Anderson, David Baird and Shahid Farooq defected to the Alba Party.[6][7][8] Conservative councillor Stephen Goldsack was expelled from the party for his previous connections to the British National Party[9] and SNP councillor Mark Kerr stood down from the party after being charged with sexual abuse in July 2020.[10] Six by-elctions were held and resulted in a Labour gain from the Conservatives,[11] two Labour holds,[12][13] two Labour gains from the SNP[14] and an independent hold.[15]