Current Affairs Irish Border and Brexit

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Armaghtoffee said:
majority of new voters in North and South Belfast are from traditional Unionist areas. Given that the birth rate would not support these demographics then you would wonder where these new blocs have come from although the Pan Unionist Politicians/Loyalist Paramilitary rallies around the North have played a big role.
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I wonder would that be because the changing demographics are seeing Catholics move into what were previously “unionist” districts, Army?

The only reason the Sinners or any Nationalists are neck and neck in the Belfast North constituency is because the Antrim Road, almost 100% Protestant a generation ago, is now the opposite.

When I was young and visiting family in north Belfast in the summer, the Limestone Road was a no go area for young Catholics but now that part of the constituency is very Catholic friendly.

Ditto in Belfast South.....loyalist heartlands in the Lisburn Road and Tate’s Avenue are now bursting at the seams with Catholic students from Tyrone and Armagh or immigrants.

Not to mention the affluent Malone area, which is largely populated these days with people from west Belfast of their children.
 
Khalekan said:
I wonder would that be because the changing demographics are seeing Catholics move into what were previously “unionist” districts, Army?

The only reason the Sinners or any Nationalists are neck and neck in the Belfast North constituency is because the Antrim Road, almost 100% Protestant a generation ago, is now the opposite.

When I was young and visiting family in north Belfast in the summer, the Limestone Road was a no go area for young Catholics but now that part of the constituency is very Catholic friendly.

Ditto in Belfast South.....loyalist heartlands in the Lisburn Road and Tate’s Avenue are now bursting at the seams with Catholic students from Tyrone and Armagh or immigrants.

Not to mention the affluent Malone area, which is largely populated these days with people from west Belfast of their children.
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Could well be the reason Khal and for John Finucane’s sake I hope it is the case.

I think there has been electoral malaise from the ‘garden centre’ Unionists who don’t typically turn out and maybe the doomsday screeching of a United Ireland has prompted them to renew their mandate.
 
RTE calling Eastwood in Derry and Hanna in Belfast South.

Tremendous result for SDLP.

They also call North Down for Alliance.

On Slugger O'Toole they are saying Finucane of Sinn Fein is ahead of DUP's Deputy Dodds.
 
DUP scrape home in East Belfast by 1000 votes with a vastly reduced majority.

Their vote has collapsed spectacularly tonight.

The message is clear: the people of NI don't want Brexit, end of.
 
Khalekan said:
A photo finish......bad night for DUP.
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Shocking night for them.

At least UUP leader Mike Nesbitt on TV tonight has a grasp of the current perilous position that Unionism is in and that it has important decisions to make going forward.

The DUP have completely lost track of the reality at present and are paying the price at the polling booths.

Well done to Colum Eastwood, he's the best SDLP leader since John Hume without question. With Clare Hanna also elected that's 2 more anti-Brexit voices in the HOC. Good to see the SDLP back.
 
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