In recent years councillors in Glasgow have been offered a variety of gifts and hospitality.

They include working dinners where they represent the council, tickets to concerts, football and the theatre, down to small thanks you gifts like chocolates and soap.

Councillors have to declare gifts of £50 plus but many declare smaller amounts.

Susan Aitken, leader of the council, accepted various gifts and invites since becoming leader in 2017.

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Her list includes RSNO and SSO concert tickets, Citizens Theatre tickets and Nixon in China at Theatre Royal, invites to various working dinners including the JRF, Glasgow Times Scotswoman of the Year and The Herald Scottish Politician of the year.

Other gifts include a scarf and quaich from City of Glasgow College, whisky from the Trades House, events at The Hydro including prof Brian Cox, Daryl Hall and John Oates and Paul Simon at the SEC.

David McDonald, deputy leader and chair of Glasgow Life, accepted invites to football matches and concerts as well as attending many dinners.

He received two tickets for both Tom Jones and Brian Wilson at the Hydro, both worth £120, tickets for Psycho Live at the Concert Hal, Trnsmt in 2018 and two tickets for Beyonce at Hampden in 2018.

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He took hospitality at a Rangers v Celtic match in 2018, Scotland v Poland and Scotland v Portugal matches and tickets for the three Hampden Euro 2021 matches.

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Malcolm Cunning, Labour group leader, has no declared gifts in his register.

Former leader of the council, and ex Labour group leader, Frank McAveety, declared two tickets for Metallica in 2017and for Paul Weller in 2018.

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His former deputy, Archie Graham, declared lunch and tickets to the World Badminton Championships and tickets for football at Hampden on three occasions.

Lord Provost, Philip Braat, accepted a jar of honey from the Glasgow Beekeepers and one from the High Commissioner of Canada.

He was gifted whisky by Whiteinch Housing Association and Vodka from Rostov-on-Don.

He had tickets to the Hampden Euro matches. He also declared a small box of chocolates as a “thank you” from a constituent.

Thomas Kerr, conservative Group leader had World Pipe Band Championships tickets and lunch at the Hilton and the Corinthian.

Eva Murray, Labour deputy leader accepted tickets to the World Pipe Band Champs and hospitality and tickets to the Guinness Pro14 Rugby.

Some have been offered more quirky gifts.

Green, Martha Wardrop was given a small plate and sweets and soap on a rope from constituents and from West of Scotland Regional Equality Council, a reusable cup and a £5 slimming voucher.

Hanzala Malik, Labour councillor was gifted “a decorticated brass horse” by the Mayor of Lahore.

David McDonald also received a ceramic Berlin Bear from the City of Berlin.

The Councillors Code of Condut states: "You must not accept any offer by way of gift or hospitality which could give rise to real or substantive personal gain or a reasonable suspicion of influence on your part to show favour or disadvantage to any individual or organisation."

It also says: "You must not accept any offer of a gift or hospitality from any individual or organisation who is an applicant awaiting a decision from the Council or who is seeking to do business or to continue to do business with the Council."