Businessman Conrad Ritchie has resigned his position as the Chairman of the Banff & Buchan Conservative Association.
Mr Ritchie attracted controversy with alleged xenophobic comments made on his recently deleted Twitter profile towards former MEP and now Aberdeen City Councillor Christian Allard.
His resignation was posted in an update on the associations Facebook page.
David Duguid MP has made no public comment about Mr Ritchie and his comments towards Mr Allard.
