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As we write Sinn Féin has 31 councillors, DUP has 19, Alliance has 8, UUP has 4, SDLP has 2 and Independent has 1. No seats have changed hands yet.
Source: https://www.libdemvoice.org/northern-ireland-local-elections-73195.html
At the time, the UUP had 10 MPs at Westminster, now it has none.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65100384?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Because the SDLP is being squeezed more than the UUP.
Earlier on Thursday, Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader Doug Beattie said it is "absolutely embarrassing" that the major trade delegation is visiting Northern Ireland during Stormont's suspension.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-67174618?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Following the setting up of the Northern Ireland Assembly and the creation of locally elected ministers in 1999, UUP MLA Michael McGimpsey became the first minister for culture, arts and leisure.
He, better than anyone, will be aware that parties cannot control their voters, and that while the DUP voters would almost certainly all get behind a common unionist candidate, some sections of the UUP vote would probably have reservations.
However, the DUP’s solid vote reflected a tactical victory for its leader,Jeffrey Donaldson, who faced down challenges on both flanks from the moderate UUP and the hardline Traditional Unionist Voice.
It has been a disappointing election so far for the UUP and the SDLP, which have losses in their overall seat tallies.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65655547?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Meanwhile, the Alliance Party had 10 councillors in 2019, ahead of the SDLP who had six, the Green Party had four, People Before Profit had three, the UUP had two and the PUP had two.
“Remember that Jeffrey Donaldson and Arlene Foster (current and former leaders of the DUP) were big hitters within the UUP at the time and were against the deal.
Source: https://www.thejournal.ie/majority-of-unionists-oppose-good-friday-agreement-6032695-Apr2023/
The DUP leadership risks splitting the party if it continues to prevent the formation of a government in NI, according to the former UUP adviser of the late First Minister David Trimble.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65138853?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
The former UUP leader claimed the British Labour Party under Tony Blair did a deal with Sinn Féin and the DUP ‘without the rest of us who had done the original deal, and changed the law in 2006-07’.
Their selection processes were in part why rising UUP star Carl McClean jumped ship and joined the DUP, the move only seemed to surprise the UUP and they should be careful that others don’t follow suit.
Their selection processes were in part why rising UUP star Carl McClean jumped ship and joined the DUP, the move only seemed to surprise the UUP and they should be careful that others don’t follow suit.
The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) retained its three seats, while the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) won six seats (down four), and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) won five seats (up three).
Source: https://www.thejournal.ie/gerry-adams-sinn-fein-head-bangers-6243321-Dec2023/
The Ulster Unionist party (UUP) slumped to 54 seats, a loss of 21, and the Social Democratic and Labour party (SDLP) dropped to 39, a loss of 20. Smaller parties and independents made up the rest.
The UUP are fielding two candidate in the Waterside District Electoral Area (DEA) for the first time since 2014.
The UUP lost a seat to the DUP in Magherafelt, and in Torrent SF lost out to an Independent, Dan Kerr.
Source: https://sluggerotoole.com/2023/05/15/background-to-council-elections-mid-ulster/
The UUP mismanaged the fallout from this and instead of bringing in a caretaker leader to afford Doug a break from the spotlight, they opted instead to persevere, however, Doug Beattie and by extension, the UUP have never collectively recovered from this.
The UUP mismanaged the fallout from this and instead of bringing in a caretaker leader to afford Doug a break from the spotlight, they opted instead to persevere, however, Doug Beattie and by extension, the UUP have never collectively recovered from this.