17 out of 18
Several blogs got here first, but 17 or the 18 joint UUP and Conservative candidates have been announced today.
Mike Nesbitt – Strangford
Daphne Trimble – Lagan Valley
Sandra Overend – Mid Ulster
Fred Cobain – North Belfast
Ross Hussey – West Tyrone
Bill Manwaring – West Belfast
Trevor Ringland – East Belfast
Harry Hamilton – Upper Bann
Danny Kennedy – Newry and Armagh
John McAllister – South Down
Rodney McCune – East Antrim.
Lesley McAuley – East Londonderry.
Paula Bradshaw – South Belfast
David Harding – Foyle
Irwin Armstrong – North Antrim.
Ian Parsley – North Down
Tom Elliott – Fermanagh and South Tyrone
whats the story on south antrim
And anyone want to share the percentages of UUPers versus Cons?
No need; found it in the link. 2 Conservatives.
a good list of candidates
Regarding S.A., Bobballs’ blog has a link as possibly having something to do with it. You can follow his link to a B.T. article.
Interestingly, when I tried to post the link here I got a message saying action denied because of a blacklisted item.
That’s a first. Mick must have gotten a new secret censorship machine over in the USA.
the DUP have nothign to worry about from this lot, a load of has beens and never wheres.
Cant wait to read Deirdre Nelsons statement on how the Cunfs treated her.
Looks like for the first time in 105 years the UUP will be returning no MP’s to Westminster.
Its a joke of a line up.
I hate to mention it but…..any actual er Catholics?
South Antrim’s not decided – I wonder if they’ll pick Adrian Watson after all. That’d be complete electoral suicide.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/18/tory-ulster-unionist-homophobia
FitzjamesHorse:
what? “Catholics”?
You are forgetting “The purity of essence”. Ulster Prod Tories are not interested in tokenism for that is the slippery slope which leads to the vile and Bolshevist creed of “decent chaps not being in charge”. silly you.
Funny enough I’ve thought for a while that South Antrim could produce a South Belfast type shock if the TUV run along with the DUP & UUP.
Sammy Wilson is my man, as long as he keeps the price of Bombay gin down. Here´s my campaign video for him:
http://bavarian-orange.blogspot.com/2010/03/sammy-who-loved-me.html
“Several blogs got here first”
Yes. Slugger, cutting edge?
10.I hate to mention it but…..any actual er Catholics?
Dunno FJH but some Atheists are there.
Why should religion matter?
Nick Clegg?
How many non catholics are in the SF/SDLP ranks?
South Antrim will be interesting, as long as the High Court injunction holds.
Lagan Valley is a shoo in likewise.
“13.Funny enough I’ve thought for a while that South Antrim could produce a South Belfast type shock if the TUV run along with the DUP & UUP.”
Sth Antrim is intriguing…
oneill,
Upper Bann more so. Will be a very interesting election in many areas.
Harry J
Deidre may have much to say. Look forward to it.
Is she back in the DUP camp?
Mark
Watch Sth Antrim.
i looked hard at this list of u.u.p and the british party there connected to canidates,and when i stoped laughing that apart from strangford the rest have no hope,good news about no unionist unity canidates.
numer 20:
watch my friggin sammy wilson video more like.
http://bavarian-orange.blogspot.com/2010/03/sammy-who-loved-me.html
Glad to see these finally announced! Looks like a good slate – plenty of fresh faces rather than usual UUP useless old duffers. Roll on polling day a good few of these will be returned to parliament helping Conservatives form the next government! That said if UUP get South Antrim that must embarass the Conservatives given both what he has said and that they only negotiated one winnable seat in the first 17! Get another fresh face in there.
How many non catholics are in the SF/SDLP ranks?
looks like it will be catholic free then. Wasnt this one of the big things of the UUP/Tory tie up. that it would reach out to unionist catholics
its a joke
who will be leader after reg is forced to resign on may 7th?
Driftwood,
Indeed why should religion matter to the UUP when they have allegedly been making attempts to broaden their support and membership to reflect the broader Norn Iron communities.
I suspect you know as well as I do that over the last 40 years there has been progressive equality legislation, ……er rather coincidently opposed by ……er the UUP.
You will also know that govt statistics are based on PERCEPTIONS rather than the actual theology of a person.
You probably also know that this is based on the “primary education” of a person.
Thus a Catholic or Protestant is determined for these statistical purposes on that basis.
And its also probable that you know that a primary education in England falls into the category of “Other”.
Certainly Parsley English educated would fall into “Other”. Of course I hold high hopes that Parsley would convert to Catholicism or Islamism or Judaism if there was a political advantage to be had. He appears to be not overly committed to anything except Ian Parsley.
Of course you may not know all this…….but Id be surprised if you didnt.
Hahaha HarryJ – your party propaganda really is funny sometimes
Reg has already lost 100% of his MPs before the election has even been called!! Because the UUP have no one to replace him withe means hes safe…for the moment
Yeah but Harry J your such a DUP drone it wouldnt matter if Ghandi or Jesus was put forward as a U&C candidate you would still mock it. Votes talk, lets do this!
alan56
Is Deirdre back in the DUP camp?
Was going to write “never,never,never”. With the Assembly possibilities I decided to write “maybe, maybe, maybe”. Might need a major grovel but that’s a small price to have to pay to get back on the fast track.
Cynic, didn’t Deirdre nod in agreement when the DUP was compared with the BNP? I’m confused why she would go back.
Driftwood – it takes a certain kind of panache to ask why should religion matter, followed very quickly by, how many non catholics in the SF/SDLP ranks?
It matters or it doesn’t. Seems it does to you.
Has anyone within the non online republican cause, Got the balls to stand against gerry adams, If not why not.
they have no faith,never mind no balls, lamhdearg
With a couple of exceptions, the list is very disappointing. How could it take the UUP so long to come up with such a list? Sir Reg should consider his future … We need a real C&U party fighting for the Union. Sir Reg obviously isn’t up to the job.
Is someone going to keep a note of the number of candidates who promise in their election bumph to publish their expenses …
…just like DUPs Diane Dodds made great promises to do in the EU elections last year…and never did.
Is someone going to keep a note of the number of candidates who promise in their election bumph to publish their expenses .,,,,,,,,,
and wheres jim nicholsons expenses for the last 5 years? whys he hiding them?
Why the delay ?
I suppose the Orange Order does not like to be rushed when vetting its Unionist political parties candidates.
All this and running the Irish Football Association as well.
What a busy little outfit the Orange Order is !
Just for reference as I am sure someone will bring it up – how many are OO? How many OO in winnables?
Someone, I don’t think that there are any OO in winnables because I don’t think that any of them are winnable (except perhaps Strangofrd, which may possibly be winnable but it’s not likely).
The dinasaurs TUV will get hammered because all the contests will be DUP with UCUNF challenging. Apart from Dinasaur allister who will be also beaten comfortably in NA by IPJ.
I spoke to several people who voted for allister in NA in the euros who are swinging back to the DUP. and the feed back from them is they know lots of people intend doing the same not good news for the TUV or allister.
you think paul these people are telling you porkies, telling you what you want to hear.
ou think paul these people are telling you porkies, telling you what you want to hear.
Posted by Michaelhenry on Mar 21, 2010 @ 01:40 PM
They may well be telling me porkies I have no idea.As for telling me what I want to hear I am not concerned with what people tell me. I am merely pointing out what people have said then posting it here it might be porkies i have no idea I have no reason to not believe what they tell me.We will find out on may 6th when the result in NA is announced whether there is any truth that people who voted allister in the euros in NA have swung back to the DUP.After all it was allister and the TUV who spouted they topped the poll in NA.
I could have topped the poll in NA if Diane Dodds was the other choice..
diane dodds of d.u.p fame came third in the euro election did she not.
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I could have topped the poll in NA if Diane Dodds was the other choice..
Posted by LabourNIman on Mar 21, 2010 @ 01:53
I think Allister polled the vote he got was down to two things he was an excellent MEP(personal vote)just like ian paisley used to get in the euros and in the mix was the expenses saga.It was however a low turn out and when paisley used to get a massive personal vote in the euros a large chuck of that vote swung back to UUP MPs at the later gen election.The same will i predict happen at this gen election a swing back to the DUP fact the TUV have no credible candidates.Apart from allister merely paper candidates who nobody has ever even heard off and some pretty awful ones at that.lol
Conservative candidate for NA Irwin Armstrong will no doubt help TUV candidate Jim Allister attract all previous UUP voters.
Does anyone know of any Tory voters in NA?
Conservative candidate for NA Irwin Armstrong will no doubt help TUV candidate Jim Allister attract all previous UUP voters.
Does anyone know of any Tory voters in NA?
i heard d.u.p members describe jim allister has a dissident,any truth in this dwatch.