The Ulster Unionist Party has announced the names of their candidates contesting the General Election on 12 December 2019.

Steve Aiken OBE MLA said:

“This is the most important election in generations.  The future direction of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland’s place within it is at stake.  Three years on from the EU referendum we are offered a deal that puts a border up the Irish Sea and weakens the United Kingdom. 

“The Ulster Unionist Party is clear, if we are being asked to leave the European Union with the current disastrous deal then we are better to remain and protect our United Kingdom. 

“We want to offer pro-Union voters a choice.  A choice between Ulster Unionist candidates who will offer a positive, progressive vision for unionism, protecting our place within the United Kingdom and the DUP who have dropped the ball, allowing a border to be put up the Irish Sea and dragged the reputation of unionism into the gutter.

“I am proud to offer a slate of candidates who will stand up for positive, progressive, pro-Union values and ensure Northern Ireland is a modern, vibrant part of a modern, vibrant United Kingdom.”

Ulster Unionist Party General Election candidates are:

East Antrim: Steve Aiken

North Antrim: Robin Swann

South Antrim: Danny Kinahan

East Belfast: Carl McClean

South Belfast: Michael Henderson

East Londonderry: Richard Holmes

Fermanagh South Tyrone: Tom Elliott

West Tyrone: Andy McKane

Foyle: Darren Guy

Lagan Valley: Robbie Butler

Mid Ulster: Neil Richardson

Newry & Armagh: Sam Nicholson

North Down: Alan Chambers

South Down: Jill Macauley

Strangford: Philip Smith

Upper Bann: Doug Beattie