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Alliance Triumph in Skerries by-election11.15.28am GMT Thu 14th Dec 2006
Alliance Party candidate Barney Fitzpatrick has triumphed in today's by-election for the Skerries ward of Coleraine Council. He topped the poll on first preferences and went on to win the seat from the DUP by a hundred votes, after the elimination of the Ulster Unionist candidate. Alliance Leader David Ford said: "This is an amazing vote of confidence in Barney Fitzpatrick who has already given great service to the people of Coleraine as a Police Officer and in his community work. "It is also a vote for fairness and justice - local people recognised that Barney had the seat stolen from him last year. "I also know from my time on the doorsteps that people increasingly recognise that Alliance is the party with positive and constructive ideas for the future, in Portrush, Portstewart and in the whole of Northern Ireland. David Ford concluded: "Whenever Peter Hain allows the people of Northern Ireland to have their say in an Assembly election, I am confident that Alliance will do very well." ENDS
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Related News Stories:Mon 11th Dec 2006: Time for fairness in Skerries - Alliance. Thu 30th Nov 2006: Alliance Leader visits Portstewart and states that Fitzpatrick means fairness for Skerries. Mon 20th Nov 2006: Great feedback on the campaign trail for Alliance Skerries candidate Barney Fitzpatrick. Published and promoted by The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 88 University Street, Belfast, BT7 1HE. The views expressed are those of the party, not of the service provider. |
