A GLASGOW Labour councillor has resigned "with immediate effect".
Keiran O’Neill has announced he is stepping down from his post as councillor for the Maryhill ward.
O’Neill has written to the council chief executive, Susanne Millar, to notify her of his decision.
It means another by-election will take place in a ward in the north of the city after Labour colleagues, Patricia Ferguson and Maureen Burke became MPs and later vacated their seats.
He wrote: "I am writing to you to resign as Glasgow City Councillor with immediate effect."
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O’Neill, who was elected in the 2022 council elections, said he could not foresee circumstances that would see him not serve his full term.
He added: "However due to changes in my personal and professional life, it is now in the best interests of both my constituents and myself that I step down at this time.”
On his X social media account, he added: “Today, I am stepping down from Glasgow City Council.
“It has been an honour and privilege to represent communities across the Maryhill Ward in the City Chambers. To my constituents, all I can say is thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve.”
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