New North Down MP Alex Easton's parents were killed in a house fire in Bangor in January 2023
The Independent unionist candidate defeated the incumbent Stephen Farry, of the Alliance Party , by more than 7,000 votes. Mr - a former DUP MLA who later switched to Independent - Easton polled 20,913 while Mr Farry received 13,608 votes.
Mr Easton said his father had always believed in him. Earlier in the evening as he appeared to be polling well, Mr Easton said: “I have waited all my life for this moment.” Mr Easton said he was "gobsmacked" after winning North Down and told those gathered in the count centre that the victory "means everything" to him.
Just before 3am, Mr Farry all but conceded and said Mr Easton had “rebranded himself successfully” as an independent.
Alliance Party Bangor North Down (Constituency)
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