Bryson to manage Patterson election campaign
Ruth Patterson has confirmed she will stand for election as an MLA in South Belfast, with loyalist blogger Jamie Bryson managing her campaign.
Ms Patterson is running as an independent unionist after being expelled by the DUP last year.
The councillor had publically criticised the party’s decision to select Emma Pengelly as the new MLA for South Belfast.
Ms Patterson said she is looking forward to the election in May and plans to make health and education top of her agenda.
“I hope to have a good campaign around me, obviously Jamie as campaign manager will do a very good job, of that I can be assured,” she told U105.
“I’m sure it will be a learning curve but given that I have been a councillor and previously run campaigns for both Peter Robinson and Nigel Dodds, I have a fair idea of what it means – it will be exciting and I’m looking forward to it.”
Ms Patterson is expected to formally launch her election campaign in the coming weeks.
