A candidate for a party known as the Rubbish Party has been elected to a Scottish council area as election results continue to be tallied-up.
Sally Cogley has taken the seat for Irvine Valley, East Ayrshire Council has confirmed.
Ms Cogley has been elected to Ward 6 along with the SNP’s Elena Whitham and Labour’s George Mair.
Irvine Valley’s result was declared at 10.50am, with the percentage poll 48.5 per cent.
Declaration for Ward 6 Irvine Valley ...#LE2017 pic.twitter.com/QiEufBsrfS
— East Ayrshire (@EastAyrshire) May 5, 2017
The Rubbish Party was only founded in March 2017 by Ms Cogley who lives in Galston.
The aim of the party is to rid the local community of all types of rubbish, from wasted resources to littering and dog fouling.
Households are facing council tax increases alongside cuts to services, said the party, adding that it is “imperative” that wastage is removed and money “is spent wisely.”
In her campaign literature, Ms Cogley - whose slogan was ‘Vote Sally for a better Valley’ - told voters: “I am fed up with being expected to accommodate this RUBBISH so I have founded THE RUBBISH PARTY.”
The news came as the biggest announcement from the count, so far, confirmed that Labour has lost control of Glasgow City Council for the first time in four decades.
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