Sinn Fein MEP Martina Anderson with husband, Paul, on her return to Derry last night.
Sinn Fein MEP Martina Anderson was greeted by several hundred well-wishers when she returned to Derry last night following her success in the European Parliament election.
After topping the poll and elected after the first count on Monday evening with 159,813 first preference votes, Ms Anderson had to wait more than 24 hours for the DUP’s Diane Dodds and the UUP’s Jim Nicholson to be deemed elected yesterday evening.
Martina Anderson celebrates her victory with Martin McGuinness.
On her return home last night, she addressed several hundred supporters at Free Derry Corner where she hailed Sinn Fein’s success throughout the island of Ireland, the party having candidates elected in each of the four all-Ireland constituencies.
Speaking earlier, she said: “The voice of the voters have been heard throughout Ireland, they have endorsed the Sinn Féin message that there is a fair way,” she said.
“The Sinn Féin result is part of a national story reflecting the growth of support for Sinn Féin’s strategy for change.
“There will be a national Sinn Féin team of MEPs going to Europe who will put Ireland first – north, south, east and west.”
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