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3 days ago · South Down was represented in Westminster by SDLP stalwarts Eddie McGrady and Margaret Ritchie until Sinn Féin’s Chris Hazzard won the seat in 2017 and successfully defended it in 2019. Hazzard...
4 days ago · Mr Hazzard has held the seat since he won it from former SDLP leader Margaret Ritchie in 2017, and goes into this election with a 1,600 majority. Though he retained the seat in 2019, his vote...
1 day ago · On Remembrance Day in 2010, party leader Margaret Ritchie became the first leader of a nationalist party to wear a poppy while attending a wreath-laying ceremony in Downpatrick, County Down.
5 days ago · Nine candidates have put their efforts into canvassing and campaigning to win the votes of constituents in South Down on Thursday, July 4's General Election. South Down was represented in...
3 days ago · South Down had been held by the SDLP from 1987 to 2015, when Margaret Ritchie lost her seat to Sinn Fein’s Chris Hazzard.
3 days ago · South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has welcomed confirmation that Denvir's Hotel has been sold, safeguarding the future of the Downpatrick business. She said the news will be welcomed by the staff and the hotel's many customers.
1 day ago · But in a letter to South Down MP, Margaret Ritchie, Mr. Kennedy said the fences are just one option which would comply with the requirements of the Department of Transport’s Maritime Laws for passenger vessels. Miss Ritchie plans to meet the Minister to urge that the fence plans are abandoned.
