Trimble loses Westminster seat

David Trimble became the biggest name casualty of the British general election tonight as his Ulster Unionist Party slumped.

Trimble loses Westminster seat
Fri, 06 May, 2005 - 19:43
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David Trimble became the biggest name casualty of the British general election tonight as his Ulster Unionist Party slumped.

The former Northern Ireland First Minister was comprehensively beaten in Upper Bann, losing to the Ian Paisley’s Democratic Unionists.

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