An Alliance candidate has had to withdraw from May's council election
An Alliance candidate has had to withdraw from May's council election due to an "issue with paperwork" affecting her eligibility, the party has said.
Her election posters had already been placed on lampposts and for weeks party activists had been distributing leaflets as part of her campaign. "This is deeply disappointing, both for Mimi and the party. It is another example of the barriers facing members of migrant communities which we need to address in order to ensure our society is more inclusive and our politics is more representative of our increasingly diverse local community.
Ms Livingston had been one of three candidates for the party in the Holywood and Clandeboye area of Ards and North Down Borough Council.In a statement Ms Livingston said she was "in the process of moving to London" and remains a party member, but did not reply to further questions.Alliance is the not only party which has had difficulties with candidate selections for the local government poll on May 18.
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