Tributes paid to Glasgow City Councillor
Councillor who represented Scotstounhill and Garscadden ward alleged to have died from Motor Neurone Disease.
The leader of Glasgow City Council Frank McAveety has paid tribute to the "dignity'' and "quiet diligence'' of a Labour councillor following his death.
John Kelly had been elected to Glasgow City Council in May 2012 as Labour saw off a challenge from the SNP to win a majority of seats on the authority.
The politician, who represented the Garscadden and Scotstounhill ward, also served as a local assistant secretary for the Communications Workers Union.
He died on Monday and is understood to have been suffering from motor neurone disease (MND).
Council leader Frank McAveety said: "There will be a deep sadness in the Labour movement in Scotland today, and for some long time to come, about the passing of Cllr John Kelly.''
Mr McAveety added, "John was only elected to Glasgow City Council in 2012 yet with his quiet diligence he made his mark, particularly in his contribution to the council's adoption of its living-wage policy.
"All John's life as a trade-union official was spent trying to improve the lot of his fellow workers and that of the less fortunate in general.
"John bore the standing and dignity of a man steadfast in his conviction that the world should be a better place. He will be missed. Sorely missed.''