General election 2024: Jubilation among republicans as ex-nursing chief Pat Cullen wins Fermanagh and South Tyrone for Sinn Fein

By Philip Bradfield and Adam Kula
Published 5th Jul 2024, 05:23 BST
Updated 5th Jul 2024, 05:38 BST
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Pat Cullen has won Fermanagh and South Tyrone, beating the unionist candidate Diana Armstrong.

The former head of the Royal College of Nursing for the entire UK, Ms Cullen scored 24,844 votes to Mrs Armstrong’s 20,273.

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No other candidate was remotely close; the nearest was Eddie Roofe of the Alliance Party with 2,420.

In former years, the constituency has hung in the balance on the basis of a few dozen votes.

Not so this time.

Related topics:FermanaghSinn FeinRoyal College of Nursing

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