Ian Paisley foreign trip furore: voters voice their views
DUP founder Rev Ian Paisley had maintained an iron grip on the seat for four decades, before handing the reins over to his son Ian Paisley Jnr in 2010.
As demonstrated at last year’s general election, this dynastic dominance remains strong, with the DUP strolling home with 43.2% of the vote in the constituency – a result that surpassed even the most optimistic of projections.
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Hide AdSo it was perhaps unsurprising that many people in the constituency have been keen to voice support for under-fire Ian Paisley in the fallout of the Sri Lanka holiday scandal.