KEEPING UP APPEARANCES?

COUNCILLORS’ MEETING ATTENDANCE RECORD REVEALED... SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: PART THREE

FIVE councillors in the wards in the south and south west of Glasgow attended more than nine out of 10 committee meetings over the last three years. The Glasgow Times obtained the attendance records of all 85 councillors for the council committees they sit on.

Today we show the attendance of 19 councillors who represent five wards in the south/south west of the city. Linn, Newlands/Auldburn, Greater Pollok, Cardonald and Govan.

It shows most attended at least three quarters of their meetings.

The highest attendance rate was recorded by Margaret Morgan, SNP councillor for Linn who was at 96% of council meetings she was required at, which was 54 out of 56.

Others were at 90% or above were Richard Bell, SNP, Govan, at 94%, Josephine Docherty, SNP, Newlands/ Auldburn, 92%, Elaine McSporran, SNP, Cardonald and Malcolm Cunning, Labour, Linn at 90%.

None in the five wards were below 65%. Only two were under the 70% mark.

Euan Blockley, Conservative, Linn, was at 65% but had an attendance rate of 82% for the last two years, and Rashid Hussain, Labour, Greater Pollok, was at 67% but was higher at 75% for the last two years.

Tomorrow: Calton, Langside, Pollokshields, Southside Central

Elaine McSporran, Malcolm Cunning and Euan Blockley are among the councillors’ attendance records revealed

changes made by the council.

Mr Cahill said: It’s quite clear to me, my staff haven’t necessarily followed contract standing orders and financial regulations.

“However, they have done what they’ve done with the best of intentions.”

Council leader Tony

Buchanan said: “I think we’ve acknowledged there are some failures from the point of view of our understanding of NEC3 contracts, and breaches in terms of our council contract standing orders. The other aspect, in terms of the betterment, I think we’d all welcome. I don’t doubt we would have approved them.”