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THE Alliance Party has selected an Omagh councillor to fight for a seat at the next assembly election.
Cllr Stephen Donnelly was selected by party members as the candidate in the West Tyrone constituency.
Writing on social media, Cllr Donnelly said, “Delighted to announce that tonight local Alliance members selected me to go forward as our Assembly candidate for West Tyrone in 2022.”
“It has been the privilege of my life to represent Omagh since 2019. I believe next year we have the chance to do things differently. Let’s seize it.”
Cllr Donnelly previously stood for the seat in the 2017 assembly election, achieving 2.8 per-cent of first preference votes.
Matthew Beaumont has also announced his selection to run for a seat in the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency.
He tweeted, “Honoured to be the @allianceparty candidate for Fermanagh and South Tyrone in the 2022 Assembly Election. Thank you to local members for your support, I hope to do you proud!”
By James Kelly
j.kelly@ulsterherald.com
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