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14/02/2008
Ulster Unionists Win Banbridge
The Ulster Unionist Party has come out tops in the Banbridge Council by-election.
Although the focus has been on Jim Allister's new Traditonal Unionist Voice (TUV) movement, which had fielded a candidate for the first time in its short history, the UUP's Carol Black won the vote.
The TUV's Keith Harbinson, who was one of seven candidates contesting the Dromore seat, ended up third, with 739 first preference votes.
The DUP's Paul Stewart actually topped the poll with 1,069 votes after the first count, but transfer votes helped the UUP retain the seat after all.
Along with the winning UUP candidate Carol Black, others who stood were John Drake of the SDLP, Paul Gribben for Sinn Fein, David Griffin of Alliance and the Greens' Helen Corry.
Campaigning was fierce as the politician's former colleagues in the DUP in particular mobilised to see off any threat from Mr Allister's new group.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Ulster Unionist councillor and ex-Ireland rugby international Tyrone Howe.
He resigned his seat for personal and family reasons.
The poll has resulted in a comparatively high turnout of 38%, which it had been thought would favour the DUP.
Mr Allister quit the DUP last March after it decided to share power with Sinn Fein.
Since then he has been a constant critic of his former party and leader Ian Paisley and formed the TUV last December.
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Although the focus has been on Jim Allister's new Traditonal Unionist Voice (TUV) movement, which had fielded a candidate for the first time in its short history, the UUP's Carol Black won the vote.
The TUV's Keith Harbinson, who was one of seven candidates contesting the Dromore seat, ended up third, with 739 first preference votes.
The DUP's Paul Stewart actually topped the poll with 1,069 votes after the first count, but transfer votes helped the UUP retain the seat after all.
Along with the winning UUP candidate Carol Black, others who stood were John Drake of the SDLP, Paul Gribben for Sinn Fein, David Griffin of Alliance and the Greens' Helen Corry.
Campaigning was fierce as the politician's former colleagues in the DUP in particular mobilised to see off any threat from Mr Allister's new group.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Ulster Unionist councillor and ex-Ireland rugby international Tyrone Howe.
He resigned his seat for personal and family reasons.
The poll has resulted in a comparatively high turnout of 38%, which it had been thought would favour the DUP.
Mr Allister quit the DUP last March after it decided to share power with Sinn Fein.
Since then he has been a constant critic of his former party and leader Ian Paisley and formed the TUV last December.
See: Is Informer Being Hidden From IRA?
(BMcC)
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