This comes after he was suspended in July for two months.
At a full council meeting on Wednesday , the SNP group moved a vote of no confidence in councillor Joe Fagan after he was suspended in June.
Only 21 councillors voted in favour of the call, compared to the 34 who voted against and one who abstained. He added: “The commission’s decision was sobering. I think I’m correct to say that this was the first time a council leader in Scotland has been suspended for breaches of the code.” Councillor Ross criticised councillor Fagan’s ‘brash and dismissive’ approach and questioned his role as council leader.
She said: “The public expects a high standard of behaviour from the people they elect and all councillors sign up to the Code of Conduct which sets out these high standards. Depute council leader and depute leader of the Labour group Gerry Convery came to councillor Fagan’s defence and declared his full support for the East Kilbride councillor.
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