BBC: MSPs approve PR election moveThe Scottish Parliament has voted in principle for the introduction of proportional representation (PR) for local government...
An amendment in the name of Scottish Socialist Party leader Tommy Sheridan, which called on the parliament to support between three to five councillors per ward, was defeated by 83 votes to 36...
Mr Sheridan said: "Here we have Labour MSPs who are threatening to break the whip in an attempt to keep their local councillor pals in a job and yet they dutifully toed the line when they were told not to vote for a national, just, settlement for the nursery nurses two weeks ago."
