#OnThisDay, 3rd May 1979, elections to Westminster were held. Here's the SDLP manifesto from that election:
[14:30] SDLP says it won't attend St Patrick's Day events in US
The SDLP has ruled out attending any events for St Patrick's Day in Washington DC next month.
https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0211/1496071-white-house-st-patricks-day/
#SDLP #StPatrick's #WashingtonDC #nextmonth
[01:01] Bruton skeptical SF, SDLP represented nationalist views
John Bruton did not believe that Sinn Féin and the SDLP accurately represented the views of ordinary northern nationalists and wanted to carry out opinion polling to find out what they really wanted, Newly released State Papers show.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/1230/1487389-state-papers-john-burton/
#JohnBruton #SinnFéin #SDLP
NI OPINION POLL
Headline Assembly voting intention. Poll by #LucidTalk:
Sinn Fein: 29% (-1)
Democratic Unionist Party: 19% (+1)
Alliance Party: 13% (-2)
Traditional Unionist Voice: 11% (+2)
SDLP: 10% (+2)
Ulster Unionist Party: 10% (-2)
Green Party: 2% (=)
PBP: 2% (+1)
Aontú: 1% (-1)
Sinn Fein lead of 10 points.
Conducted 1-4 November 2024. Changes with 16-19 August 2024
In Stormont, change is what's needed,
But progress feels greatly impeded,
The new SDLP chief,
Wants peace to be brief,
For a united, strong land, we're pleaded.
[12:51] Hanna to become new SDLP leader at party conference
Claire Hanna will be installed as the SDLP's next leader at its annual conference this afternoon.
https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/1005/1473740-sdlp-hanna/
#ClaireHanna #SDLP #annual #thisafternoon
NORTHERN IRELAND SEATS TO WATCH
Key seats to watch in NI tomorrow night:
North Down - can Alliance hang on?
Belfast East - will Alliance unseat the DUP?
South Antrim - will the UUP unseat the DUP?
Fermangh & South Tyrone - UK's most marginal seat between Sinn Fein and the UUP.
NORTHERN IRELAND OPINION POLL
Headline Westminster voting intention from final NI poll of the election by #LucidTalk:
Sinn Fein: 23% (-1 / =)
DUP: 21% (= / -10)
Alliance: 18% (+1 / +1)
SDLP: 14% (+1 / -1)
UUP: 13% (+1 / +1)
TUV: 4% (-1 / new)
Conducted 24-25 June 2024. Changes with 8-10 June 2024 / with 2019 general election.
NI OPINION POLL: LUCIDTALK
A seat projection by @electionmapsuk puts this as resulting in the following number of seats per party:
Sinn Fein: 8 (+1)
DUP: 5 (-3)
Alliance: 2 (+1)
SDLP: 2 (=)
UUP: 1 (+1)
Changes with 2019 general election.
NORTHERN IRELAND OPINION POLL
Headline Westminster voting intention. Poll by #LucidTalk:
Sinn Fein: 24% (+3)
Democratic Unionist Party: 20% (-11)
Alliance Party: 15% (-2)
Ulster Unionist Party: 13% (+1)
SDLP: 10% (-5)
Traditional Unionist Voice: 8% (new)
Green Party: 4% (+4)
Sinn Fein lead of 4 points.
Conducted 10-13 May 2024. Changes with 2019 general election
Brexit blamed as court ruling leaves UK immigration policy in chaos | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-immigration-court-ruling-northern-ireland-b2544791.html
#Brexit
#NorthernIreland
#Immigration
#AsylumSeekers
#IllegalImmigrationAct
#SDLP
#Hanna
#Pursglove
#SafetyOfRwandaAsylumAndImmigrationBill
#Rwanda
#Sunak
#WindsorFramework
#ERG
#Jones
#Major
#Blair
#Braverman
#Francois
#ECHR
#DUP
#Robinson
#GFA
#EU
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood is boycotting the White House St Patrick’s celebrations over the Biden administration’s support for Israel.
Wow hats off to SDLP for doing the right thing. And I have to say that it shows off the worst aspect of Sinn Fein who really do seem to be willing to throw principles under the bus when it suits them to do so.
‘The hope we had is gone’: how 20 months of stasis has paralysed Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/13/the-hope-we-had-is-gone-how-20-months-of-stasis-has-paralysed-northern-ireland
#NorthernIreland
#DUP
#BlueGreenAlgae
#LoughNeagh
#Stormont
#Hospitals
#Schools
#Housing
#Donaldson
#MalachiODoherty
#GFA
#SinnFein
#HealthService
#Alliance
#UlsterUnionists
#SDLP
#Austerity
#DowningStreet
#HeatonHarris
‘They attempted to kill John – they attempted to kill his family’: John Hume, the IRA and decades of death threats
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2023/10/07/they-attempted-to-kill-john-they-attempted-to-kill-his-family-john-hume-the-ira-and-decades-of-death-threats/ #JohnHume #SDLP #NorthernIreland #Troubles #Derry
Lilian Seenoi Barr, SDLP Councillor for Foyleside-Derry, has become the first ever black person to be elected in Northern Ireland. 
@harriettmb I can't wait for the spin that the #DUP put on this result today.
I am gutted for the #Greens myself. Yeah - it is time for some soul searching for the #SDLP. They are getting destroyed by #Sinnfein
Yes, slow and steady increase for the #Alliance would be nice!
#DUP will say they are the biggest Unionist party which they are. However - they speak for the shrinking electorate, which is losing relevance to the majority of people here.
#OnThisDay 3rd May 1979, the SDLP manifesto for the Westminister elections.
