Party chiefs are set to discuss the fate of nine suspended Aberdeen Labour councillors tomorrow, the Evening Express can reveal.

It is now 11 months since the Aberdeen Labour group were suspended after going into coalition with the Conservatives and the Independent group following elections in May 2016.

The Scottish Executive Committee (SEC) of the Labour Party is set to discuss the issue when it meets tomorrow but it is understood a decision will not be made until a later date.

The SNP has demanded that Labour permanently expel the councillors and encourage them to stand down – giving the electorate a fresh vote.

SNP group leader on Aberdeen City Council, Councillor Stephen Flynn said: “This has been a running sore for Labour – it’s now 11 months since they suspended their councillors in Aberdeen for propping up the Tories. It’s getting beyond a joke.

“It’s time for decisive action from Labour, expelling their rogue councillors for good if they won’t withdraw their support for the Tories.”

But Cllr Flynn added that just to suspend the councillors didn’t go far enough.

He added: “If they’re deemed unfit to serve as Labour councillors, then clearly they’re unfit to serve the people of Aberdeen.

“The Labour party should urge them to stand down completely and allow people in Aberdeen a fresh democratic choice to elect candidates who will stand by the values on which they were elected.”

Documents regarding the suspensions, obtained by the Evening Express last year, detailed interviews carried out as part of the party’s investigation.

The notes, taken by a Scottish Labour party staff member, showed the suspended nine believe they are leading their “inexperienced” Conservative administration partners and have them implementing left-wing policies with Jenny Laing as “de-facto” leader of the administration.

The Aberdeen Labour group today declined to comment.

A Scottish Labour spokesman said: “This issue remains under review.”