Upper Bann Constituency

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Electorate: 70,716
Turnout: 43,235
Total Valid Poll: 42,882
Quota: 6,127

John O'Dowd (SF) 7733 (18.0%)
David Simpson (DUP) 6828 (15.9%)
Samuel Gardiner (UUP) 5135 (12.0%)
Dolores Kelly (SDLP) 4689 (10.9%)
Stephen Moutray (DUP) 3663 (8.5%)
George Savage (UUP) 2167 (5.1%)

This is one of the few Constituencies that SF have revealed their candidates, don't be surprised to see a third, along with some tribal mania from both SF and the DUP, for that so far elusive third seat

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Confirmed candidates for May 2011

Sydney Anderson: DUP

Joanne Dobson: UUP

Sam Gardiner: UUP

Harry Hamilton: Alliance Party

Dolores Kelly: SDLP

Colin McCusker: UUP

Johnny McGibbon: Sinn Fein

Sheila McQuaid: Alliance Party

Stephen Moutray: DUP

John O'Dowd: Sinn Fein

Barbara Trotter: UKIP

David Vance: TUV

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Confirmed candidates for May 2011

DUP Sidney Anderson
UUP Jo-Anne Dobson
UUP Sam Gardiner
UUP Colin McCusker
SF Johnny McGibbon
DUP Stephen Moutray
SF John O'Dowd
UKIP Barbara Trotter
TUV David Vance

So this is where that rat Vance has decided to run this time. Last time it was East Belfast, how many places does he want to be rejected in?

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So this is where that rat Vance has decided to run this time. Last time it was East Belfast, how many places does he want to be rejected in?

Don't know, but at leat he has more staying power, than Flash in the Pan Harry Hamilton :D

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Don't know, but at leat he has more staying power, than Flash in the Pan Harry Hamilton :D

Did Harry not join Alliance? Any chance he could be their candidate?

Or maybe he just wants to break free?

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Did Harry not join Alliance? Any chance he could be their candidate?

Or maybe he just wants to break free?

you are right he did join the Alliance, part of the Bicycle Race out of the UUP

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you are right he did join the Alliance, part of the Bicycle Race out of the UUP

A Unionist and a Freddie Mercury Impersonator, the best/worst they say depending on your pleasure but

http://www.famemagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/flash-harry1.jpg

he seems a thoroughly nice bloke!

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Turn out - 55%

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SF Tallies

Anderson 5845
Dobson 3344
Gardiner 3671
Hamilton 1197
Kelly 4827
McCusker 3398
McGibbon 4869
McQuaid 786
Moutray 5637
O'Dowd 6633
Trotter 270
Vance 663

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SF Tallies

Anderson 5845
Dobson 3344
Gardiner 3671
Hamilton 1197
Kelly 4827
McCusker 3398
McGibbon 4869
McQuaid 786
Moutray 5637
O'Dowd 6633
Trotter 270
Vance 663


A dangled wab!

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A dangled wab!

Ah poor Vancey. Time was that a bigot's bigot would have walked it 'round Portedown

Freddy has bit the dust again and there also ends any more punnery involving popular Queen songs in the contemporary idiom.

*shakes finger at 5

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Ah poor Vancey. Time was that a bigot's bigot would have walked it 'round Portedown

Freddy has bit the dust again and there also ends any more punnery involving popular Queen songs in the contemporary idiom.

*shakes finger at 5

Ah don't stop me now!

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John O'Dowd elected 1st count for SF.

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O'Dowd elected on first count. Vancey got 1000. How could we have doubted him?

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John O'Dowd SF 6,649 15.7%
Sydney Anderson DUP 5,854 13.8%
Stephen Moutray DUP 5,645 13.3%
Johnny McGibbon SF 4,879 11.5%
Dolores Kelly SDLP 4,846 11.4%
Sam Gardiner UUP 3,676 8.7%
Colin McCusker UUP 3,402 8.0%
Joanne Dobson UUP 3,348 7.9%
Harry Hamilton All 1,979 4.7%
David Vance TUV 1,026 2.4%
Sheila McQuaid All 786 1.9%
Barbara Trotter Others 272 0.6%

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John O'Dowd SF 6,649 15.7%
Sydney Anderson DUP 5,854 13.8%
Stephen Moutray DUP 5,645 13.3%
Johnny McGibbon SF 4,879 11.5%
Dolores Kelly SDLP 4,846 11.4%
Sam Gardiner UUP 3,676 8.7%
Colin McCusker UUP 3,402 8.0%
Joanne Dobson UUP 3,348 7.9%
Harry Hamilton All 1,979 4.7%
David Vance TUV 1,026 2.4%
Sheila McQuaid All 786 1.9%
Barbara Trotter Others 272 0.6%

That's just about his era!

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John O'Dowd SF 6,649 15.7%
Sydney Anderson DUP 5,854 13.8%
Stephen Moutray DUP 5,645 13.3%
Johnny McGibbon SF 4,879 11.5%
Dolores Kelly SDLP 4,846 11.4%
Sam Gardiner UUP 3,676 8.7%
Colin McCusker UUP 3,402 8.0%
Joanne Dobson UUP 3,348 7.9%
Harry Hamilton All 1,979 4.7%
David Vance TUV 1,026 2.4%
Sheila McQuaid All 786 1.9%
Barbara Trotter Others 272 0.6%

That's just about his era!

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Dolores Kelly is in big diffs, SF looking good for a gain.

If this was FPTP, SF would have won the seat.

(I know I know)