Councillor dies in hospital after taking ill during committee meeting

Tribute: 'Devastated at loss of friend and colleague' Ted Brown.

Dumfries and Galloway Councillor Ted Brown has died after taking ill at a council meeting.

The Labour councillor, who represented the Annandale North Ward, had been attending a Planning, Housing and Environment Services Committee meeting when he became unwell on Tuesday.

An ambulance was called and and the councillor was taken to Dumfries and Galloway Infirmary, where he died a short time later.

A spokesman for Dumfries and Galloway Council said: "It is with deep regret that Dumfries and Galloway Council announces that one of its most respected members, Labour Councillor Ted Brown has died today, after being taken ill at a council meeting this morning."

Elaine Murray, Labour MSP for Dumfriesshire, said on Twitter: "Devasted at loss of friend and colleague Cllr Ted Brown this morning. Thoughts are with Raj and their daughters. RIP, comrade xx."

Mr Brown, from Lockerbie, had been a councillor since 2007.

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