Gregory Campbell under pressure from Sinn Fein in East Londonderry

By David Thompson
Published 5th Jul 2024, 02:26 BST
DUP Candidate for East Londonderry Gregory Campbell (Left) talllies votes at Meadowbank Sports Arena, Magherafelt, during the count for the 2024 General Election. Picture date: Thursday July 4, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Election Ulster. Photo credit should read: Niall Carson/PA WireDUP Candidate for East Londonderry Gregory Campbell (Left) talllies votes at Meadowbank Sports Arena, Magherafelt, during the count for the 2024 General Election. Picture date: Thursday July 4, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Election Ulster. Photo credit should read: Niall Carson/PA Wire
DUP Candidate for East Londonderry Gregory Campbell (Left) talllies votes at Meadowbank Sports Arena, Magherafelt, during the count for the 2024 General Election. Picture date: Thursday July 4, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Election Ulster. Photo credit should read: Niall Carson/PA Wire
The DUP’s Gregory Campbell is under pressure from Sinn Fein’s Kathleen McGurk in the traditional unionist stronghold of East Londonderry.

The unionist MP faced a battle for votes from the TUV’s Allister Kyle who has run a strong campaign in the area – and the Ulster Unionists also ran a candidate in the constituency which they once held.

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Gregory Campbell had a 9,607 vote majority at the last general election in 2019.

The seat has always been held by a unionist – it was previously held by the anti-agreement UUP MP Willie Ross, now in the TUV.

Mr Campbell took the seat in 2001 – after the party decided that it would run against both pro and anti agreement Ulster Unionists.

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The day before the poll, Mr Campbell said: “The voting choice for Unionism in this election is to back those who won’t stand up for anything, those who will never agree to anything, or the strong sensible choice, Vote DUP”.

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