Tag Archives: Strangford

Assembly Election 2022: Strangford

Posted on April 25, 2022 by fitzjameshorse

Strangford is a constituency comprising towns like Newtownards, Comber, Ballygowan and Saintfield as well as the Ards Peninsula which includes towns like Portaferry and Kircubbin. So it is a mix of (almost suburban) Belfast and rural areas. Currently there are … Continue reading →

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Assembly Election 2017: Strangford

Posted on February 18, 2017 by fitzjameshorse

The key difference between Assembly 2016 and Assembly 2017 is that only five MLAs will be elected from each constituncy. For at least eighteen MLAs and their staff, this election has come four years too early. The percentage of votes … Continue reading →

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Profile: Strangford

Posted on May 3, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

Candidates: DUP: Jonathan Bell. MIchelle McIlveen. SImon Hamilton.Harry Harvey. UUP: Mike Nesbitt. Philip Smith. Alliance: Kellie Armstrong. TUV: Stephen Cooper. SDLP: Joe Boyle. Sinn Féin: Dermot Kennedy. Green: Georgia Grainger. Conservative: Bill McKendry. UKIP:Stephen Crosby. Independant: Jimmy Menagh. Independent: Rab … Continue reading →

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Westminster Election 2015: Strangford

Posted on May 14, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

The Results: A constituency where DUP votes are weighed, rather than counted. An easy win but the collapse of the UUP vote (Mike Nesbitt fought Strangford for UUP-Tories) collapsed and votes shed to UKIP, Alliance and Conservatives. In 2016, DUP … Continue reading →

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Poster Boys & Girls…#17 Stephen Cooper (TUV)

Posted on April 22, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

14th April. Newtownards, County Down. Stephen Cooper, Traditional Unionist Voice candidate for Strangford. He is a councillor based in Comber and a former member of the Ulster Defence Regiment.

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Poster Boys & Girls…#14 Jim Shannon (DUP)

Posted on April 20, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

14th April. Jim Shannon, DUP…outgoing MP for Strangford. Regent Street, Newtownards. Former MLA, who took the ultra-safe seat in 2010. Previously held by Iris Robinson.

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Poster Boys & Girls…#13 Kellie Armstrong (Alliance)

Posted on April 20, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

14th April. Regent Street, Newtownards. Kellie Armstrong is a councillor and based on the Ards Peninsula. I dont know anything about her except she is the Vice Chair of the Alliance Party. Alliance hold one of the six Assembly seats … Continue reading →

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Poster Boys & Girls…#12 Joe Boyle (SDLP)

Posted on April 17, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

14th April. Regent Street, Newtownards, outside the Ulsterbus Station. Joe Boyle is the candidate for Strangford and is a councillor based in Portaferry on the tip of the Ards Peninsula. Newtownards is not a nationalist-friendly town so it is nice … Continue reading →

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Constituency Offices…#22 Jim Shannon MP.

Posted on March 2, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Jim Shannon MP (DUP) for Strangford, must be one of the luckiest men in politics. He is the only beneficiary of the scandal which forced party colleague, Iris Robinson to give up politics in 2010.There is no way that the … Continue reading →

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Local Elections: Newry, Mourne & Down

Posted on May 28, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

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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