Ukip has “massive support” in Falkirk and looks likely to win the seat in the General Election, the party’s leader in Scotland has said.
David Coburn, candidate for the seat, said it was an “ideal” target because of its thriving industry as he launched Ukip’s Scottish manifesto at a hotel in the town centre.
Reindustrialising Scotland is at the heart of the party’s plans, he said.
Mr Coburn told the audience of supporters that Labour had “disgraced themselves here” while Falkirk voters were not interested in the SNP, as he backed plans for fracking to keep Grangemouth open.
“They (people in Falkirk) are not interested in the Scottish nationalists because the Scottish nationalists are not good for the business of Falkirk,” he said.
“They are not interested in fracking, which is essential to keep Grangemouth open.
“They are not interested in coal technology or improving it.
“They really just want to send us back to a William Wallace pre-industrialised age … but I think the vast majority of people would like to have their central heating thank you very much.”
He continued: “We have got massive support here and it looks like we are going to win in Falkirk, fingers crossed, or at least do extremely well.”
Mr Coburn, who was elected as an MEP in Scotland last year, added that there were a lot of “quiet Ukip voters” across Scotland who are “frightened of cyber nats” but “quietly voting Ukip as they did when they put me in”.