Richie McPhilips has claimed a seat in Fermanagh South Tyrone.
The SDLP candidate secured the outcome thanks to a huge transfer from Rosemary Barton’s surplus
There was huge cheers in Omagh Leisure Complex as McPhillips reclaimed the seat for the SDLP held by Tommy Gallagher before the 2011 election.
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He will now join Daniel McCrossan in West Tyrone on the SDLP benches in Stormont.
The victory will come at the expense of a Sinn Fein seat with John Feely expected to miss out and Sean Lynch to keep his seat.
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Posted: 1:04 pm May 7, 2016