The Scottish Conservatives launched their local election manifesto in Glasgow with five key pledges.

The party, which currently has seven councillors in Glasgow, has prioritised cutting council tax for single adult occupancy homes and opposing a workplace car park levy.

The five pledges also include funding tutors for pupils to help pupils after the pandemic disrupted learning in schools, fix potholes and “fight for a fairer deal for your community”.

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The party is hoping to win anti SNP and anti-independence voters and it is targeting the SNP and specifically, Nicola Sturgeon nationally and Susan Aitken, SNP group leader and council leader in Glasgow.

At the launch in Glasgow, Douglas Ross, Scottish Conservative Party leader, said it was “a manifesto that the silent majority of pro-UK voters can get behind to send a message to Nicola Sturgeon for her 15 years of failing Scotland.”

Thomas Kerr, Glasgow Conservative Group leader, said “We have an administration here in Glasgow that won’t stand up to the SNP Government in Holyrood.

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“That is prepared to accept cuts to our city without even a whimper.

“The First Minister says ‘jump’, Susan Aitken says ‘how high?”

Ross added: “Scottish Conservative councillors will be totally focused on helping schools to catch up pupils, fixing local roads and protecting local services, all while keeping council tax increases low.

“We will stand up for your community against SNP Government centralisation and put your priorities first.

“Our manifesto includes plans to rebuild local services, help local shops and high streets recover from the pandemic, and restore Scotland’s schools.”

The Tories also highlighted plans for business rates free zones in high streets to help traders recover from the pandemic.

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In Glasgow the Tory councillors have been highlighting cleansing, fly tipping and litter.

The manifesto calls for tougher fines on the culprits and more enforcement action.

It states: “Fly-tipping has damaged the environment around many rural communities and is increasingly becoming a problem in our towns and cities.

“This has led to town centres and community facilities being viewed as run-down and as unpleasant places to visit.”

It adds: “Scottish Conservative councillors will support increased fixed penalties and maximum fines for litter and fly-tipping and use the increased income to resource council enforcement measures, as well as introduce regular reporting.”

On roads it says: “The condition of our roads is a serious issue. Across Scotland far too many local roads are plagued with potholes which damage vehicles.”

The party said Conservative led councils will set aside “local Pothole Action Funds, to give communities the right to request repairs to local roads”.

Ade Abinu, candidate in Victoria Park Glasgow, said in the manifesto: “I’m standing to oppose the SNP’s workplace parking tax and improve local roads.”

On council tax it states :”Scottish Conservative councillors will keep council tax increases as low as possible, while protecting local services.”

It proposed increasing the single person discount from 25% to 35% “when

funding is available”.

The manifesto also includes a commitment which says it will support a freeze on council tax “when budgets allow”.