Aberdeen City Council’s first elected woman of colour shares joy at ‘shattering the glass ceiling’

A Sri Lankan-born immigrant who became the first woman of colour to be elected to Aberdeen City Council has said there’s more to her than identity politics.

Deena Tissera was voted in as Lesley Dunbar’s replacement as Labour councillor for Hilton, Woodside and Stockethill.

Her win came as Aberdeen Labour reclaimed two seats as they became the second largest group on the local authority.