Paul Mack: Last News

The Conservative candidate in the botched Paisley Southeast by-election is still hoping he can secure a spot in the council chamber at May's elections.

A disgraced councillor will have to pay back more than £4,000 in fees for his failed appeals to have his 16-month ban overturned, the Express can reveal.

A by-election was sensationally scrapped today to widespread political fury.

Improving active travel links and making Paisley Southeast more accessible should be priorities for Renfrewshire Council, insists Green by-election candidate Kyle Mitchell.

The SNP and Labour have both announced candidates for the Paisley Southeast by-election.

Council chiefs have released a final plan for the Paisley Southeast by-election set to take place next month.

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens Controversial Paisley politician, Paul Mack, was hauled before the Standards Commission for Scotland over a series of alarming emails sent to councillors Eddie Devine and Alistair Mackay.A panel found he had repeatedly breached the Councillors’ Code of Conduct after a hearing at Renfrewshire House. Read More News: It emerged that Councillor Devine and his daughter, fellow elected member Karen Kennedy, had been offered panic alarms by the police in response to increasingly distressing messages from Mack - including one labelling Councillor Devine a racist.The hearing also heard Councillor Mackay contacted cops over an email which he believed incited violence against him.Chair of the Hearing