Alliance and unionism battle for hearts and minds in North Down
Alliance and unionists are vying to win the hearts and minds of voters in North Down.
Deputy leader of the centre-ground Alliance Party Stephen Farry won the seat at the 2019 General Election ahead of then DUP representative Alex Easton amid a period of bitter division following Brexit.
Five years later the same two men are again vying for the seat but for Mr Easton as an independent unionist.
However retired colonel Tim Collins – known for a rousing pre-battle speech he made while serving in Iraq in 2003 – running for the UUP has significant potential to disrupt expectations.
People want to move away from orange and green politics. They see the break through that Alliance is making in Northern
