The public have spoken in South Down has spoken saying it’s time to make politics work for all says Hazzard
South Down Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard was delighted with the results of the local election with his party and said his party winning 20 seats is a clear signal that people want politics to work for all.
Speaking following the election of 20 Sinn Féin councillors to Newry Mourne and Down District Council, the party’s South Down MP said: “Sinn Féin went into this campaign with a positive message of wanting to make politics work for all.
“48.3% vote in Newry Mourne and Down is a positive endorsement of Sinn Féin’s message that workers, families and communities need to be supported, and that the blocking of a new Assembly by one party must end.
“20 seats on the Newry Mourne and Down District Council is now an historic opportunity to transform local council and deliver for local communities here across Newry Mourne and Down.
“We want to work together with others. We want to build a better future for everyone, protect public services, attract investment, create jobs for our young people, and deliver the change people here demand and rightfully deserve.
“The onus is now on the British and Irish Governments to get together and focus their efforts on the immediate restoration of the Executive and Assembly.
“We expect to see an early meeting of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference.
“The boycott of the Assembly cannot go on and an Executive must be formed.
“It is time to make politics work for all right across this island,” added Chris Hazzard.
Newry Mourne and Down District Council has 41 councillors and Sinn Féin are now the dominant party with 20 seats.
The Sinn Féin Councillors on Newry Mourne and Down District Council DEAs are:
Crotlieve: Kate Murphy, Selina Murphy, Mickey Ruane.
Downpatrick: Oonagh Hanlon and Philip Campbell.
Mournes: Willie Clarke, Leeanne McEvoy, Michael Rice.
Newry: Valerie Harte, Geraldine Kearns, Cathal King, Aidan Mathers.
Rowallane: No Sinn Féin councillors.
Slieve Croob: Jim Brennan, Roisin Howell, Siobhan O’Hare.
Slieve Gullion: Aoife Finnegan, Mickey Larkin, Oonagh Magennis, Declan Murphy, Aine Quinn.
