Grangemouth councillor named as Labour candidate for Falkirk East seat

Allyson Black, who has been a councillor for 13 years and was formerly depute provost, was selected at an online meeting of constituency members recently.

A former nurse and social care worker, Ms Black has also been a carer for family members most of her adult life.

She told members: “I live in this area and care passionately about its people and its welfare.

"Our area needs someone who knows its issues, who will at every opportunity lobby and campaign to have our area’s significance to the national economy recognised in a way that supports the community as well as industry."

Ms Black also said that she opposes SNP attempts to turn the election result into a mandate for independence.

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She said: “This election offers two choices - a needless vote on the constitution or a vote to invest in our health and social care service, for economic recovery and for creating jobs by investing in public services, care and transport.

“We will run a positive campaign based on what we will do at Holyrood not what the SNP haven’t done.

"When Labour was in power one of our proudest achievements was reducing child poverty - now child poverty and in-work poverty is back to its highest level in decades.

"The best way out is creating employment for all - nationalising transport and energy, among other actions, would create real opportunities for increasing the number of jobs.”

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