SDLP candidate hits out after posters vandalised

The Antrim representative spoke out after pictures were shared online over recent days showing that a number of posters had been removed and ripped up.

Cllr Lynch said: “I will not be intimidated by loyalists or anyone else during this Assembly election campaign.

“This is not the first time during this election that my posters have been removed, they have gone missing from places all over South Antrim as people seek to interfere with my campaign. No matter how many posters get removed I will continue my efforts to spread the SDLP’s message.

“Representatives from all parties have had their posters removed, but these comments and images circulating online are sinister and cause for concern. I would urge political leaders to come together and condemn this latest development.”

Police received a report of Cllr Lynch’s posters being damaged in Templepatrick earlier this month and have appealed for anyone with information about posters being damaged to contact them.

In a statement issued to the Newtownabbey Times, Inspector Emma Spence said: “We received a report of election posters being removed and damaged in the Templepatrick area earlier this month and our enquiries continue.