BBC (Friday): UUP leader Trimble loses Upper Bann seat

[Jack Rabbit]

From the BBC Online
Dated Friday May 6 19:16 GMT (12:16 pm PDT)

UUP leader loses Upper Bann seat

The Ulster Unionist leader and former Northern Ireland first minister, David Trimble, has lost his Upper Bann seat.

David Simpson, DUP, beat Mr Timble by 5,000 votes. It is the fifth seat loss for the UUP and comes amid speculation Mr Trimble will soon resign as leader.

With only two of the 18 seats left to declare, the DUP are celebrating an election victory. They have taken nine seats so far and the UUP have one.

Mark Durkan has won Foyle for the SDLP - a seat held by John Hume since 1983.

The Democratic Ulster Party (DUP) is Ian Paisley's organization. This is not good news.

[Maple]

1. Yeah they thought

David Trimble was 'too soft'

[Anarcho-Socialist]

2. It is bad news, Trimble is a moderate compared to the DUP n/t

[bennywhale]

3. Fire and Brimstone

wins the day in Northern Ireland. Aaah the peace process remember that?

[Jack Rabbit]

4. Congatualtions on 100 posts, Mr. Whale

!!