2024 General Election
Health Minister Robin Swann will step down before the general election campaign starts
Ulster Unionist Robin Swann is to step down as Health Minister when his general election campaign starts; He will be standing for the UUP in South Antrim in an attempt to gain the seat from the DUP’s Paul Girvan.
John Blair to stand as Alliance’s general election candidate in South Antrim
Blair was co-opted into the South Antrim seat formerly held by David Ford in 2018 and was re-elected in the 2022 Assembly election.
Traditional Unionist Voice announce electoral partnership with Reform UK
TUV leader Jim Allister and Reform UK leader Richard Tice today formed a partnership to contest the upcoming general election, signing a ‘memorandum of understanding’.
Alliance MLA Danny Donnelly to contest Westminster election in East Antrim
Danny Donnelly has been an MLA for East Antrim since 2022, and ran in the 2019 general election, failing to get elected but he came second with the DUP holding the seat.
Matthew Bell to stand for Ulster Unionists in West Tyrone in upcoming Westminster election
The Ulster Unionist Party have announced that Matthew Bell will stand in West Tyrone in an attempt to take the seat from Sinn Fein who gained it in 2001 – from the Ulster Unionists.
Alliance MLA Kate Nicholl to stand for Westminster in South Belfast and Mid Down
Kate Nicholl was first elected to Belfast City Council in 2016 and was Lord Mayor of Belfast from 2021-2022. She was elected to the Assembly in 2022.
Tim Collins will stand in North Down for the Ulster Unionist Party in the upcoming general election
Retired army veteran Tim Collins will run as the Ulster Unionist’s candidate for North Down in the upcoming general election, aiming to take the seat from Alliance.