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A successful UUP council candidate has marked his election with an acceptance speech which many an award-winner may do well to emulate.
Sometimes such addresses can last minutes.
But 23-year-old UU politics graduate Stewart Wilson opted for brevity, with a 39-word, nine second ‘thank you’ after winning a seat in the Dunsilly district of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council.
“As you can see from the way I’m dressed,” said the casually-attired councillor, “I didn’t expect this today.
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"But all I have to say is: hard work pays off, and don’t let anybody tell you you can’t do something.
"Thank you very much.”