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Is the DUP about to lose Belfast?

The Democratic Unionists hold three of Belfast's four constituencies. Can they cling onto any of them?

By Amanda Ferguson
Is the DUP about to lose Belfast?
Election posters in Belfast North | Amanda Ferguson
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From three DUP and one Sinn Féin MP elected in Belfast in 2017 the landscape in the city could look very different come December 13th.

All eyes are on Belfast North as DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds battles to retain the seat he has held for the last 18 years. The DUP's Westminster leader is facing a serious challenge from the current Sinn Féin Belfast mayor, John Finucane.

In 2017 Finucane, a new generation of Sinn Féin politician, added more than 5,000 votes to Sinn Féin's previous total, and was just 2,081 short of Dodds.

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