Steve Ingram has been appointed as Ukip Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the City of Chester for the  General Election expected in May 2015.

The 49-year-old company director is married, with three children and was  previously his party’s Blacon spokesman.

Ukip polled 25% in this May’s  local  elections and is expected to do well in  the European elections, to be held on  May 22 next year.

Mr Ingram said:  “Chester is one of  Ukip’s target seats in the north west  and I am encouraged by the support I  am receiving when canvassing around  the city, assisted by my very active local  party branch.”