Okay, we’re going to run a series of open threads on a number of constituencies throughout the campaign. I’ve picked up South Down first partly because of John McCallister’s uncharacteristically undisciplined outburst last week.
When you consider there is a boundary change in the north of the constituency that could take 2k Unionist votes out of the equation, it must be a pretty tough hill climb for him to get over the win line, not least because he was 2k short of the quota last time out.
If he doesn’t make it, it raises the question of who will benefit?
– See Sammy Morse’s profile from 2007
– And Splintered Sunrise’s from the Westminsters last year…
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