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The Northern Ireland Conservative Party will contest four constituencies at the forthcoming UK General Election.<\/p>\nThe Northern Ireland Conservative Party will contest four constituencies at the forthcoming UK General Election.<\/p>\n
Gary Hynds, the party\u2019s deputy chairman in the region, will run as a candidate in Lagan Valley.<\/p>\n
Matthew Robinson will stand in North Down, Grant Abraham in Strangford and Aaron Rankin in East Antrim.<\/p>\n
While the Conservative Party won the last General Election across the UK, they perform comparatively poorly across Northern Ireland\u2019s 18 constituencies.<\/p>\n
The party does not currently have any elected representatives in the region.<\/p>\n
NI Conservatives chairman Neil Johnson described their candidates as \u201can alternative to the embittered politics of Stormont\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the Northern Ireland Conservatives, we have recently been focusing on increasing our membership, which has risen by 30% since March, with our eyes on the next local elections,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cA General Election became inevitable the moment that Parliament paralyzed itself by defying the will of the people and the 2016 referendum.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, we will be fighting this election on the principles of getting Brexit done, offering an alternative to the stagnated politics of Northern Ireland and with a determination to deliver the benefits of Conservative representation that the rest of the United Kingdom experience.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are the only party in Northern Ireland with a plan for the way forward \u2013 with other parties preferring delay or blocking Brexit altogether.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut Northern Ireland needs stability, with further uncertainty unthinkable for business and society alike. This is the reason the Conservative Party is standing candidates in Northern Ireland and asking for your vote. A vote for hope, aspiration and prosperity.\u201d<\/p>\n