Poor performance in South raises stakes for Sinn Féin of upcoming election in North

Mary Lou McDonald confidence of ‘nailed-on gains’ in UK election seems questionable

While still working out where they went wrong in the local and European elections in the Republic, Sinn Féin and Mary Lou McDonald must prepare for the July 4th UK election. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

Sinn Féin currently has seven MPs – one behind the DUP on eight – and it’s reasonable, indeed likely, that it will retain all seven. Beyond Foyle, it is not clear where these “gains” might come from; of the seats that may change hands, the battle is between unionism and Alliance, not the DUP and Sinn Féin.

Sinn Féin needs a strong showing in the North to demonstrate the southern results were an anomaly rather than part of a pattern. Keeping its seven MPs would prove the party is an essentially steady ship, which remains on course.

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