North Down voters concerned about regeneration, family issues and human rights

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North Down voters concerned about regeneration, family issues and human rights
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From Bangor town centre to health, here's what matters to voters in North Down in the upcoming election

With Northern Ireland set to head to the polls for the July 4 General Election, we continue our tour of the constituencies as part of our 5000 Voices project.

Stephen Farry has served as the MP for North Down since 2019 after taking the seat vacated by popular independent unionist Lady Hermon. But he faces a battle with independent unionist, Alex Easton, who is making a fourth attempt to secure a Westminster seat.READ MORE:Estimated times for General Election results in each NI constituency

For a 35-year-old woman, the housing crisis, abandoned housing that could be used, mental health provision, the impact of the pandemic and changes to the benefits system were her top priorities. "It's also really important to me that we stay in the EHRC and the amount of parties that are trying to pull us out of those human rights conventions... is quite scary."

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