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| Top three parties at a glance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sinn Fein | 48.42% | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 19.76% | |
| Ulster Conservatives and Unionists - New Force | 14.17% | |
| Swing: 3.79% from Democratic Unionist Party to Sinn Fein | ||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Doherty | Sinn Fein Elected | 18,050 | 48.42 | +9.54 |
| Thomas Buchanan | Democratic Unionist Party | 7,365 | 19.76 | +1.96 |
| Ross Hussey | Ulster Conservatives and Unionists - New Force | 5,281 | 14.17 | +7.31 |
| Joe Byrne | Social Democratic and Labour Party | 5,212 | 13.98 | +4.90 |
| Michael Bower | Alliance | 859 | 2.30 | |
| Ciaran McClean | Independent 5 | 508 | 1.36 | -26.01 |
| Majority | 10,685 | 28.67 | ||
| Turnout | 37,275 | 60.96 | ||
5:35pm Thursday 20th May 2010
The Government has insisted it would scrap top-down targets in the NHS as it unveiled details of the new Conservative-Liberal Democrat deal.
10:30am Thursday 20th May 2010
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has insisted that the coalition Government's plans for reform have been strengthened by the need for compromise.
11:52pm Thursday 20th May 2010
The new coalition Government is committed to setting up a "judge-led inquiry" into allegations of British security services complicity in torture overseas, the Foreign Secretary has confirmed.
1:23pm Thursday 20th May 2010
Supermarkets and off-licences will be banned from selling alcohol below cost price, the Government has confirmed.
9:29am Thursday 20th May 2010
Home information packs (Hips) will be consigned to history, the Government has announced.
8:28am Thursday 20th May 2010
Left-wing Labour MP Diane Abbott has announced she is running for the party leadership, becoming the first woman to enter the race.
4:14pm Thursday 20th May 2010
Labour has caved in to complaints from candidates for the party leadership by allowing them an extra 13 days to gather nominations.
10:56am Thursday 20th May 2010
Estate agents have welcomed the news that controversial home information packs (Hips) are being scrapped with immediate effect.
3:45am Thursday 20th May 2010
The Electoral Commission is to publish a report into voting chaos which left hundreds of people queuing outside polling stations on election day.
3:53am Thursday 20th May 2010
David Cameron is to make his first foray on to the world stage as Prime Minister, visiting Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris.
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