Serving North Ayrshire councillor passes away after period of ill health

A serving North Ayrshire councillor has passed away.John Glover had been ill for a period of time and died yesterday, it has been confirmed.The Kilwinning ward member had been suffering from ill health since summer 2023 and was granted an extended leave of absence in a bid to recover.Councillor Glover had not been able to attend council meetings since May 2023 due to health issues.Officials had granted the Conservative member leave until May 2024 after the local authority noted the exceptional circumstances surrounding cllr Glover’s non-attendance at a meeting of the council, committee, joint committee, joint board or other body as representative.Conservative group leader Tom Marshall said at the time that councillor Glover was "somewhat unwell".Cllr Marshall today "expressed his sympathy and condolences to John Glover’s family in their sad and unexpected loss of John." He added: "This was John’s second term on the council where he was a conscientious and efficient councillor who well knew the people and the needs of Kilwinning and brought a wealth of experience to the job.

He was previously chair of the police and fire committee on served on the Ayrshire Joint Valuation Board."David Rocks North Ayrshire Conservative Association Chair said: "John had a long and varied career working on the family agricultural business and selling farm, machinery in the north east, and such brought a wealth of experience to his role as councillor.

Indeed, he was the first Conservative councillor for Kilwinning, and was re elected after his first term. He will be sorely missed by all in the local Conservative association.