UNIONIST candidate Gordon Allison says that he will give “100 per cent” to his constituents if he is elected in May’s council elections.

The grandfather of eight is standing for the Ardrossan and Arran ward and plans to devote all his time to working for his constituents.

He said: “I would give them 100 per cent; I’m retired so my duties as a councillor would be my full-time job.”

Gordon, who lives in Ardrossan and is a plumber by trade, also wants to acknowledge the constituents who voted to leave the EU. The former Ardrossan Community Council chairman believes that Scottish leave voters are not being listened to.

He said: “I think it is very important that Scottish Leave voters have a voice, because right now they are being ignored.”

Gordon added: “There’s only two other candidates from unionist parties contesting the ward: one Labour and one Conservative, and that’s quite unusual. 

“We don’t have to worry about splitting the vote at these elections when votes can be transferred to second and third choices, so that gives smaller parties more of a chance to make a breakthrough.”