Campaigners had called for the bridge to honour onw of the city's first female councillors, but council leader Susan Aitken said she would like a name to emerge 'organically'.
Council leader Susan Aitken said there are no plans to name the new Govan-Partick bridge after political activist Mary Barbour, despite calls from the community.
Barbour brought together tenants’ movements in Govan and Partick to campaign for the freezing of rents during the First World War. Danny O’Neill, chair of Govan Community Council, said: “The community in Govan has long believed the legacy of socialist powerhouse Mary Barbour should be known by all. She said she did not want to downplay Barbour’s place in the city’s history and “important role in the fight for tenants rights and against predatory landlordism”, adding it is “absolutely right she has been commemorated with a statue in Govan”.
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