The councillor at the centre of the Glasgow by-election bungle is no longer working for the city council.

A "process" for her to leave had already started before she won the election but not completed. 

Mary McNab, won the North East council seat last month but was later disqualified for failing to follow electoral law.

Because Ms McNab worked for the council, l and as employees are not allowed to be councillors, she was required to resign from her job the following working day.

When she did not she was then automatically disqualified from being a councillor.

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It means the by-election has to be re-run at a cost of around £80,000.

It has now emerged that McNab is no longer working for the council.

It has been confirmed to the Glasgow Times that she is no longer in the council’s employment.

A “process” was already underway which has now been completed.

The reason for her leaving is not completely clear but it was not an early retirement or voluntary redundancy process nor was it a disciplinary action.

It means she would be free to stand again in the re-run contest, but her intentions are not known.

The blunder has led to a war of words between Labour and the SNP, with Susan Aitken SNP council leader stating that Labour is at fault and should compensate the council in some way for the financial costs involved.

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Anas Sarwar, meanwhile admitted it was a “mess” but said it was not “on Labour” and instead cast doubt over the advice given to Ms McNab by her employer, the council.

Aitken had suggested the “multi-millionaires” who run Labour could make a donation to groups in the city funded by the council, who will be hit by the National Insurance hike.

Sarwar hit back stating the SNP should concentrate on running the city and fighting for a better deal for Glasgow from the Scottish Government.