Two SDLP Councillors resign from the party in West Tyrone.

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The SDLP are launching their election campaign this morning and they have some bad news greeting leader, Colum Eastwood as the BBC’s Gareth Gordon tweets;

SDLP councillors Josephine Deehan& @PatsyKellySDLP resign and will stand as indsocial democrats in W Tyrone. Blow for @columeastwood

— Gareth Gordon (@BBCGarethG) April 5, 2016

Ryan McAleer from the Ulster Herald follows up with;

StrabanecllrPatsy Kelly and OmaghcllrJo Deehanhave blamed “unconstitutionalpractices and cronyism” within @SDLPlive locally. #AE16

— Ryan McAleer(@RyanMcAleerUH) April 5, 2016

John Manley in the Irish News reported back in October the problems within the SDLP over the West Tyrone selection convention , so this has been building for a while.

Both former SDLP Cllrs will contest the election as independents.

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