More than a few eyebrows were raised when Sinn Féin announced its candidate for Fermanagh South Tyrone.
More than a few eyebrows were raised when Sinn Féin announced its candidate for Fermanagh South Tyrone.
Since 2001 the Westminster seat had been fought and won five times by high profile Sinn Fein stalwart Michelle Gildernew.In 2019 she took the seat back from unionism by a margin of 57 votes out of the 50,000 cast.It was a big ask for a first time candidate to deliver the nationalist vote in such a marginal constituency.Pat Cullen was high profile in her own way, a leading trade unionist who led the UK’s nurses in industrial action over pay.
Boundary changes appeared to have played an important part in her victory. Prior to the poll it was being suggested there could be an extra couple of thousand nationalist votes in the constituency. A 4,000 plus majority in such a hotly contested seat will make it a difficult one to win back for unionism.
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