Tag Archives: Local Elections 2014

Local Elections: Antrim & Newtownabbey

Posted on May 27, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

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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Local Elections: Mid & East Antrim

Posted on May 25, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

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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Local Elections: Lisburn & Castlereagh

Posted on May 25, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

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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Local Elections: North Down & Ards

Posted on May 25, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

The new council is effectively the amalgamation of four DEAs from North Down and three from Ards Council. And in Assembly terms, the constituency of North Down and Strangford. The results. SDLP 1. Alliance 7 Greens 3 DUP 17. UUP … Continue reading →

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Local Elections: Fermanagh & Omagh

Posted on May 25, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

The Council area is made up of four electoral areas in Fermanagh (part of the Fermanagh-South Tyrone constituency) and three in the West Tyrone constituency. The Results: Sinn Fein 17. SDLP 8. Ind Republican 1. DUP 5. UUP 9. SDLP … Continue reading →

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Went The Day Well?

Posted on May 23, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

Out and about in polling stations all day. I felt like one of those International Observers at an election in North Korea or South Sudan. It sounds exciting but actually its a bit boring. Carrying political nerdiness to an unreasonable … Continue reading →

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District Councils: A Guide

Posted on May 23, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

I start to write this at 9am Friday. Just as the ballot boxes are being opened in “count centres” across Norn Iron. The District Council Election Count takes place today and tomorrow. The Euro Count takes place on Monday. The … Continue reading →

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So I Voted….

Posted on May 22, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

Just for the record, I voted as follows. EUROPE…1 Alex Attwood SDLP. 2 Martina Anderson SF 3 Ross Brown Green 4 Anna Lo Alliance. The SDLP vote should stay in the race until the final count. To some extent the … Continue reading →

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NI21…Officially A Joke

Posted on May 21, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

The line between Political Reality and Political Fantasy…does it even exist anymore? For the best part of a year, two UUP MLAs, Basil McCrea and John McCallister …two liberals in a notoriously conservative Party…dithered about leaving the UUP. Speculation that … Continue reading →

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This Blog Is Now In “Election Mode”

Posted on April 26, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

This Blog has a wide readership. Of course you all know that I am member of SDLP but I am always heartened when non-SDLP people tell me that I am “independently minded”. It will come as no surprise that KEEPING … Continue reading →

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