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Reform UK councillor faces hearing after attack on former Scottish Labour colleague

A REFORM UK councillor in Glasgow will face a code of conduct hearing ...

The National (Scotland) · Sep 5, 2025

Scottish Labour councillor suspended for 'bullying' member of the public

A North Ayrshire councillor has been suspended for two months after it was found he displayed "bullying" behaviour towards a member of the…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 30, 2025

Watchdog suspends Scottish councillor over ‘sexually deviant child' comments

A Scottish councillor has been suspended after he made " disrespectful and discriminatory comments about a child" on the phone to a…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 20, 2025

Special council meeting called ahead of councillor's watchdog hearing over allegation of conduct breach

A special meeting of Stirling Council has been set for this week so councillors can discuss an upcoming watchdog hearing into an allegation that a councillor breached the Councillors’ Code of Conduct. All seven of Stirling’s SNP councillors called f

Daily Record · Apr 18, 2023

Councillor faces watchdog hearing over allegations of Code of Conduct breach

Stirling Labour councillor Danny Gibson is to face a hearing of the Standards Commission for Scotland over allegations he breached the Councillors’ Code of Conduct.

Daily Record · Mar 21, 2023

Councillor cleared over Alba 'transphobia' comments by ethics watchdog

NO action will be taken against a Glasgow councillor over Twitter posts which claimed the Alba Party is “obsessed with transphobia”.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 31, 2023

Glasgow councillor cleared over Alba Party 'transphobia' tweets after standards probe

The Standards Commission has decided to take no further action over complaints about Twitter posts made by Cllr Blair Anderson, a Green councillor in Glasgow.

Glasgow Live · Jan 30, 2023

Ex-Glasgow councillor sanctioned over 'SNP cuts' image fears 'dangerous precedent'

The former councillor was censured earlier this week after displaying an 'SNP CUTS HURT GLASGOW' message during a meeting ahead of the Holyrood elections last year.

Glasgow Live · Oct 28, 2022

Glasgow ex-councillor censured by standards watchdog over 'SNP cuts' meeting background

Former Labour councillor Martin McElroy was found to have breached the councillor's Code of Conduct after displaying the message during a meeting ahead of the Holyrood elections last year.

Glasgow Live · Oct 26, 2022

'Absurd' decision to bar Edinburgh councillors from rent debate questioned

Elected members who are a tenant or landlord were urged to excuse themselves from the rent freeze debate last month.

Edinburgh Live · Oct 25, 2022