97:
255:
newspaper alleged that
Glasgow City Council's press relations staff were preparing a press-release that stated Purcell's resignation was due to a "chemical dependency", but were stopped from doing so by lawyers representing Purcell who later put out the press release citing "stress and exhaustion" as
296:
658:
56:'s major crime unit had completed a probe into Purcell over allegations of corruption and links with gangsters during his time as Leader of Glasgow City Council and have submitted reports to the
454:
231:
On 2 March 2010, it was announced that
Purcell was resigning as Leader of Glasgow City Council due to stress. It was revealed on 3 March 2010 that Purcell had been admitted to
83:
area. He is a keen football fan and enjoys reading, music, history and debates among many interests. In 2006, he announced that he was gay and was separating from his wife.
663:
211:
During his time at the council he had been the council's
Convener of Development & Regeneration Services and Convener of Education and later leader of the council.
223:
to
Glasgow, and was part of the Bid Team that mustered support for the games. On 9 November 2007 in Sri Lanka it was announced that Glasgow had won the games.
64:
105:
464:
643:
282:
653:
638:
187:
648:
168:
140:
121:
297:"Cocaine shame ex-council boss Steven Purcell is 'Happy as Larry' as corruption police complete probe into his dealings"
42:
34:
486:
147:
110:
243:
114:
154:
512:
301:
246:
being called to find him, before returning on his own later that day. He left the hospital on 2 March 2010.
220:
67:
stated that there was insufficient evidence of criminality and no further action was currently appropriate.
538:
136:
45:
from 24 May 2005 until 2 March 2010, when he announced he would be standing down from this position due to
633:
259:
A further press release by his lawyers was put out denying this, stating that according to Mr. Purcell's
232:
628:
600:
38:
564:
459:
427:
401:
349:
53:
323:
201:
57:
26:
490:
263:, Dr. Florian Kaplick, "it needs to be noted that he was not treated for 'a drug problem'".
236:
161:
46:
242:
It was later announced that he went missing from the hospital on Sunday, 28 February, with
610:
592:
375:
622:
542:
516:
260:
251:
204:
in 1986, and was first elected to
Glasgow City Council in May 1995 for the ward of
205:
124:. Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced
30:
568:
431:
23:
76:
80:
659:
People educated at St Thomas
Aquinas Secondary School, Glasgow
90:
513:"Council was set to reveal Steven Purcell's drug problem"
285:, Glasgow City Council website. Accessed 13 October 2022.
49:. He resigned his post as councillor on 5 March 2010.
324:"No charges against ex-council chief Steven Purcell"
487:"Drug problem denied by ex-Council Leader's Doctor"
428:"Glasgow council leader Steven Purcell stands down"
235:, a "drug and alcohol addictions hospital" in the
79:, Purcell has lived all of his life in the city's
266:On 5 March 2010, he stood down as councillor.
8:
586:
188:Learn how and when to remove this message
664:Leaders of local authorities of Scotland
539:"Steven Purcell forced to quit politics"
275:
219:Purcell played a part in bringing the
7:
455:"Steven Purcell leaves rehab clinic"
350:"Council leader announces he's gay"
295:Musson, Chris (23 September 2011).
283:Councillor Steven Purcell Biography
565:"Purcell quits as city councillor"
402:"Glasgow wins race for 2014 Games"
14:
376:"Glasgow eyes 2014 Commonwealths"
95:
453:Johnson, Simon (3 March 2010).
239:on Saturday, 27 February 2010.
1:
106:biography of a living person
644:Scottish Labour councillors
256:his reasons for resigning.
126:must be removed immediately
680:
244:Lothian and Borders Police
35:Drumchapel/Anniesland ward
607:
597:
589:
654:Scottish gay politicians
639:Politicians from Glasgow
463:. London. Archived from
328:BBC News Scotland online
52:In late September 2011,
221:2014 Commonwealth Games
649:Councillors in Glasgow
120:Please help by adding
233:Castle Craig Hospital
115:references or sources
63:In January 2012, the
43:Leader of the council
601:Glasgow City Council
39:Glasgow City Council
460:The Daily Telegraph
29:politician who was
382:. 15 December 2005
215:Commonwealth Games
104:This section of a
54:Strathclyde Police
16:British politician
617:
616:
608:Succeeded by
408:. 9 November 2007
356:. 9 December 2006
330:. 20 January 2012
249:On 4 March 2010,
198:
197:
190:
172:
58:Procurator-Fiscal
671:
605:2005–2010
590:Preceded by
587:
581:
580:
578:
576:
561:
555:
554:
552:
550:
535:
529:
528:
526:
524:
509:
503:
502:
500:
498:
483:
477:
476:
474:
472:
450:
444:
443:
441:
439:
424:
418:
417:
415:
413:
398:
392:
391:
389:
387:
372:
366:
365:
363:
361:
346:
340:
339:
337:
335:
320:
314:
313:
311:
309:
292:
286:
280:
237:Scottish Borders
193:
186:
182:
179:
173:
171:
137:"Steven Purcell"
130:
122:reliable sources
99:
98:
91:
75:Born in 1972 in
679:
678:
674:
673:
672:
670:
669:
668:
619:
618:
613:
611:Gordon Matheson
604:
595:
585:
584:
574:
572:
563:
562:
558:
548:
546:
537:
536:
532:
522:
520:
511:
510:
506:
496:
494:
485:
484:
480:
470:
468:
467:on 8 March 2010
452:
451:
447:
437:
435:
426:
425:
421:
411:
409:
400:
399:
395:
385:
383:
374:
373:
369:
359:
357:
348:
347:
343:
333:
331:
322:
321:
317:
307:
305:
294:
293:
289:
281:
277:
272:
229:
217:
194:
183:
177:
174:
131:
129:
119:
100:
96:
89:
73:
17:
12:
11:
5:
677:
675:
667:
666:
661:
656:
651:
646:
641:
636:
631:
621:
620:
615:
614:
609:
606:
596:
593:Charlie Gordon
591:
583:
582:
571:. 5 March 2010
556:
545:. 6 March 2010
530:
519:. 4 March 2010
504:
493:. 4 March 2010
478:
445:
434:. 2 March 2010
419:
393:
367:
341:
315:
287:
274:
273:
271:
268:
228:
225:
216:
213:
200:He joined the
196:
195:
103:
101:
94:
88:
87:Political life
85:
72:
69:
20:Steven Purcell
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
676:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
634:Living people
632:
630:
627:
626:
624:
612:
603:
602:
594:
588:
570:
566:
560:
557:
544:
540:
534:
531:
518:
514:
508:
505:
492:
488:
482:
479:
466:
462:
461:
456:
449:
446:
433:
429:
423:
420:
407:
403:
397:
394:
381:
377:
371:
368:
355:
351:
345:
342:
329:
325:
319:
316:
304:
303:
298:
291:
288:
284:
279:
276:
269:
267:
264:
262:
257:
254:
253:
247:
245:
240:
238:
234:
226:
224:
222:
214:
212:
209:
207:
203:
192:
189:
181:
170:
167:
163:
160:
156:
153:
149:
146:
142:
139: –
138:
134:
133:Find sources:
127:
123:
117:
116:
112:
107:
102:
93:
92:
86:
84:
82:
78:
71:Personal life
70:
68:
66:
61:
59:
55:
50:
48:
44:
40:
36:
32:
28:
25:
21:
598:
573:. Retrieved
559:
547:. Retrieved
543:The Scotsman
533:
521:. Retrieved
517:The Scotsman
507:
495:. Retrieved
481:
469:. Retrieved
465:the original
458:
448:
436:. Retrieved
422:
410:. Retrieved
405:
396:
384:. Retrieved
379:
370:
358:. Retrieved
353:
344:
332:. Retrieved
327:
318:
306:. Retrieved
302:Daily Record
300:
290:
278:
265:
261:psychiatrist
258:
252:The Scotsman
250:
248:
241:
230:
218:
210:
202:Labour Party
199:
184:
178:October 2022
175:
165:
158:
151:
144:
132:
125:
108:
74:
65:Crown Office
62:
51:
27:Labour Party
22:is a former
19:
18:
629:1972 births
227:Resignation
206:Blairdardie
623:Categories
599:Leader of
334:21 January
270:References
148:newspapers
31:councillor
109:does not
41:. He was
569:BBC News
432:BBC News
406:BBC News
380:BBC News
354:BBC News
33:for the
24:Scottish
575:5 March
549:6 March
523:6 March
497:6 March
471:6 March
438:2 March
162:scholar
111:include
77:Glasgow
412:24 May
386:24 May
360:24 May
308:30 May
164:
157:
150:
143:
135:
47:stress
169:JSTOR
155:books
81:Yoker
577:2010
551:2010
525:2010
499:2010
473:2010
440:2010
414:2010
388:2010
362:2010
336:2012
310:2015
141:news
113:any
491:STV
37:of
625::
567:.
541:.
515:.
489:.
457:.
430:.
404:.
378:.
352:.
326:.
299:.
208:.
60:.
579:.
553:.
527:.
501:.
475:.
442:.
416:.
390:.
364:.
338:.
312:.
191:)
185:(
180:)
176:(
166:·
159:·
152:·
145:·
128:.
118:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.