Sinn Féin in close race to keep seat in Fermanagh and South Tyrone
The most westerly constituency in this week’s Westminster election is set for a familiar race between unionism and republicanism in what is often a photo finish.
Fermanagh and South Tyrone has been decided by fewer than 60 votes on three occasions since the turn of the century, with only four votes separating the leading contenders in 2010.
In 2024, two new parliamentary candidates are vying for the seat.
For the first time for more than two decades, the Sinn Féin name on the ballot paper will not be that of Michelle Gildernew. The MP for 21 of the last 23 years switched her focus to electoral politics south of the border earlier this year for an ultimately unsuccessful bid to become a member of the European Parliament.
The timing of the election denied her any opportunity to revert back to Fermanagh and South Tyrone when she missed out on Brussels.
In her stead, Sinn…
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