That the Parliament notes with concern that pay for local councillors remains, it considers, low at £18,604; considers that the vast majority of councillors are extremely hard working, both for the residents of their wards and for their wider local authority areas; understands that this pay level means that some potentially excellent local government candidates from all parties are reportedly being excluded from standing; further understands that the recent conference of the Scottish National Party overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling on the Scottish Government and COSLA to work together “to ensure that the pay and conditions for councillors will significantly improve”, and notes the view that the local councillors in the Glasgow Shettleston constituency, and across Scotland, deserve more recognition than they have been receiving.