Contested poll result heads for courtroom

The Ulster Unionists and Sinn Fein were today preparing for a Belfast High Court showdown over a hotly disputed General Election result.

Contested poll result heads for courtroom
Mon, 17 Sep, 2001 - 07:35

The Ulster Unionists and Sinn Fein were today preparing for a Belfast High Court showdown over a hotly disputed General Election result.

Judges will hear allegations from Ulster Unionist chairman James Cooper that Sinn Fein MP Michelle Gildernew won the Fermanagh and South Tyrone seat because a village polling station remained open after voting hours.

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