Hermon victory eases pain for Ulster Unionists

Sylvia Hermon tonight gave a massive boost to Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble by pulling off a remarkable victory against sitting MP Bob McCartney.

Hermon victory eases pain for Ulster Unionists
Fri, 08 Jun, 2001 - 19:26

Sylvia Hermon tonight gave a massive boost to Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble by pulling off a remarkable victory against sitting MP Bob McCartney.

In a straight contest against the anti-Agreement UKUP leader Bob McCartney, Hermon romped home by more than 7,000 votes to become the first female Northern Ireland MP since Bernadette Devlin.

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