The 2017 East Renfrewshire Council elections took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of East Renfrewshire Council.
Five wards were used to elect eighteen councillors, a reduction of two from 2012.
After the election, SNP and Labour formed a coalition with independent Danny Devlin.
| Election Name: | 2017 East Renfrewshire Council election |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 East Renfrewshire Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2022 East Renfrewshire Council election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Seats For Election: | All 18 seats to East Renfrewshire Council |
| Majority Seats: | 10 |
| Turnout: | --> |
| Leader1: | Jim Swift |
| Party1: | Scottish Conservatives |
| Leaders Seat1: | Newton Mearns South & Eaglesham |
| Last Election1: | 6 |
| Seats1: | 7 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 15,588 |
| Percentage1: | 38.3% |
| Leader2: | Tony Buchanan |
| Party2: | Scottish National Party |
| Leaders Seat2: | Newton Mearns North & Neilston |
| Last Election2: | 4 |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 9,886 |
| Percentage2: | 24.3% |
| Leader4: | Paul O'Kane |
| Party4: | Scottish Labour |
| Leaders Seat4: | Newton Mearns North & Neilston |
| Last Election4: | 8 |
| Seats4: | 4 |
| Seat Change4: | 4 |
| Popular Vote4: | 7,073 |
| Percentage4: | 17.4% |
| Leader5: | N/A |
| Party5: | Independent (politician) |
| Leaders Seat5: | N/A |
| Last Election5: | 2 |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Seat Change5: | 0 |
| Popular Vote5: | 6,508 |
| Percentage5: | 16.0% |
| Council Leader | |
| Before Election: | Jim Fletcher |
| Before Party: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Posttitle: | Council Leader after election |
| After Election: | Tony Buchanan |
| After Party: | Scottish National Party |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.