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Author Archives: fitzjameshorse
Local Elections: South Belfast
Breaking down the Belfast Council area into four Westminster constituencies, I am looking first at South Belfast. From some inner city areas such as Ormeau (nationalist) and The Village (unionist), the constituency also includes the leafier middle class areas of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alasdair McDonnell MLA, Alliance Party, Anna Lo MLA, DUP, Local Elections 2014, SDLP, Sinn Féin, south belfast, UUP
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Local Elections: Belfast
Belfast …the big one. Enlarged by the inclusion of some Catholic DEAs from Lisburn and some Protestant DEAs from Castlereagh, the consequence was (as it turned out) that nationalists would outvote unionists but that the Alliance Party would hold the … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfast, Belfast City Council, East Belfast, Local Elections 2014, North Belfast, SDLP, south belfast, west belfast
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Local Elections: Newry, Mourne & Down
Effectively made up of Down (Downpatrick) Council and Newry & Mourne. Both Heavily nationalist. Effectively four DEAs are in South Down, two are in Newry-Armagh and one in Strangford. Results. SF 14. SDLP 14. DUP 4. UUP 3. UKIP 1. … Continue reading
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Tagged Local Elections 2014, Newry-Armagh, Newry-Mourne-Down, SDLP, South Down, Strangford
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Local Elections: Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon
An amalgamation of the three councils. Banbridge and Craigavon are solidly loyalist. Armagh fairly balanced. Banbridge and Craigavon are in the Upper Bann constituency. Armagh is in the Newry-Armagh constituency. Results: DUP 13. UUP 12. UKIP 1. Independent 1. SF … Continue reading
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Tagged Armagh, Armagh-Banbridge-Craigavon, Banbridge, Craigavon, Local Elections 2014, Newry-Armagh, SDLP, Upper Bann
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Local Elections: Derry & Strabane
Effectively an amalgamation of five Derry DEAs and two Strabane DEAs. Overwhelmingly Nationalist. Results. SF 16. SDLP 10. Ind Rep 4. DUP 8. UUP 2. SDLP Perspective A very bad result for SDLP. A little local difficulty (an internal row) … Continue reading
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Tagged Derry, Derry-Strabane, Foyle, Local Elections 2014, SDLP, Strabane
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Local Elections: Mid Ulster
The new District Council is effectively made up of Magherafelt, Cookstown and Dungannon. Magherafelt and Cookstown are in the Mid Ulster Constituency as is the Torrent DEA of Dungannon. The other two Dungannon DEAs are in Fermanagh-South Tyrone. Results. SF … Continue reading
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Tagged Cookstown, Dungannon, Fermanagh-South Tyrone, Magherafelt, Mid Ulster, Mid Ulster Council, SDLP
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Local Elections: Causeway Coast & The Glens
The new council is made up of an amalgamation of four smaller councils, Moyle, Limavady, Ballymoney and Coleraine. Moyle in North Antrim and Limavady in East Derry had nationalist majorities but nationalists will now be in a minority as Ballymoney … Continue reading
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Tagged Ballymoney, Coleraine, East Derry, Limavady, Local Elections 2014, Moyle, North Antrim, SDLP
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Local Elections: Antrim & Newtownabbey
Essentially this District Council is an amalgamation of four DEAs from Antrim and three from Newtownabbey. It is heavily loyalist. Results. DUP 15. UUP 12. TUV 2. SF 3. SDLP 4. Alliance 4. SDLP Perspective. A good result. Solid performances … Continue reading
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Tagged Antrim, Antrim-Newtownabbey, Local Elections 2014, Newtownabbey, SDLP
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Local Elections: Mid & East Antrim
This Council area effectively amalgamates Ballymena, Larne and Carrick Councils. Unionist-Loyalist heartlands and as the saying goes, keeping “your head as low as a catholic in Larne” Ballymena is in North Antrim constituency. Larne and Carrick are in East Antrim. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ballymena, Carrickfergus, East Antrim, Larne, Local Elections 2014, Mid & East Antrim, North Antrim, SDLP
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Local Elections: Lisburn & Castlereagh
An amalgamation of five DEAs from Lisburn and two from Castlereagh. Both heavily loyalist. Lying mostly within the Lagan Valley and South Belfast. Results. DUP 20. UUP 8. TUV 1. NI21 1. SDLP 3. Alliance 7. SDLP Perspective. Some brave … Continue reading
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Tagged Lagan Valley, Lisburn-Castlereagh, Local Elections 2014, SDLP, south belfast
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Keeping An Eye On the Czar of Russia 