Sinn Fein urge ‘copy unionists’
He was reflecting on an election campaign which resulted in an increased show of support for Sinn Fein in the general Ballymena area.
But, he said, the party’s performance could have been even better.
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Hide Ad“Marian Maguire was pipped to a first seat in Ballymena town for Sinn Féin by just 42 votes after a fantastic campaign. What this demonstrates is the importance of every single vote and also the importance of transfers. We know that unionist voters tend to vote all the way down the list in elections and voters for more progressive candidates need to do the same if we are to ensure that the mandate for parties that are more regressive is not increased.