A TORY candidate who urged sick attacks on Nicola Sturgeon was cleared to stand in May’s elections.

Ken MacBrayne, 72, posted vile rants calling for the First Minister to be kidnapped.

2 Tory candidate Ken MacBrayne was allowed to stand for election

The Western Isles Council hopeful — contesting Benbecula and North Uist — also shared messages against immigrants and Muslims.

In one Facebook post, the ex-seaman wrote of Ms Sturgeon: “Why can’t someone stick a cattle prod up her nether region?”

MacBrayne was suspended after we alerted party chiefs, who said he was “bang to rights”. But incredibly he will be kept on the ballot paper on May 4 as the nomination list is finalised.

A stream of poisonous rants remained on his page last night.

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One from May 2015 said: “It would please me no end if someone stuck a golf ball in Nicola Sturgeon’s mouth, tape it up and stick a bag over her head.”

The Brexit backer, of Glasgow, shared and ‘liked’ a post by extremists Britain First calling for immigrants to lose benefits.

A Nats spokesman said: “The Tories need to expel Mr MacBrayne — and Ruth Davidson needs to get her house in order.”

2 Nicola Sturgeon was victim of vile online rants

The Tories blasted the posts as “unacceptable”. They added: “The party informed the candidate that he shall be receiving no further support for his campaign.”

Last month, the Conservatives suspended Glasgow Govan hopeful Roxana Iancu and Midlothian candidate George McIntyre for anti-Muslim rants.

chris.musson@the-sun.co.uk