Tributes paid to Cork-born London councillor who died suddenly aged 40

John Pierce, originally from Glanworth in Co Cork, represented Bethnal Green's Weavers Ward in Tower Hamlets since 2014.

John Pierce (right), originally from Glanworth in Co Cork, represented Bethnal Green's Weavers Ward in Tower Hamlets since 2014. Picture: Weavers Ward Labour Branch

Tributes have been paid to an east-London Labour councillor who has died suddenly at the age of 40.

John Pierce, originally from Glanworth in Co Cork, represented Bethnal Green's Weavers Ward in Tower Hamlets borough since 2014.