A South Lanarkshire Tory candidate has pulled out of the running for the council elections in May after being subjected to "vicious sectarian and threatening messages".
Sitting Avondale councillor Graeme Campbell slammed what he described as "nationalist trolls" who targeted Lewis McMillan with vile messages within minutes of him introducing the candidate on Facebook.
Graeme Campbell, who will not stand in the May elections after being subjected to a campaign of terror himself, said there was no hiding his "utter disappointment" in Avondale.