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| SDLP leadership: Colum Eastwood wins contest against Alasdair McDonnell | SDLP leadership: Colum Eastwood wins contest against Alasdair McDonnell |
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| Colum Eastwood is the new leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP). | Colum Eastwood is the new leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP). |
| He defeated Dr Alasdair McDonnell in a vote at the party's annual conference in Armagh by 172 votes to 133. | He defeated Dr Alasdair McDonnell in a vote at the party's annual conference in Armagh by 172 votes to 133. |
| Foyle MLA Mr Eastwood, 32, is the SDLP's youngest member of the Northern Ireland Assembly and becomes the sixth leader of the party. | Foyle MLA Mr Eastwood, 32, is the SDLP's youngest member of the Northern Ireland Assembly and becomes the sixth leader of the party. |
| South Belfast MLA Fearghal McKinney has been voted the party's new deputy leader. | South Belfast MLA Fearghal McKinney has been voted the party's new deputy leader. |
| Mr McKinney received 158 votes, with Dolores Kelly getting 138. | |
| Read more: Colum Eastwood's 10-year rise to SDLP leader | Read more: Colum Eastwood's 10-year rise to SDLP leader |
| After the leadership result was announced, Mr Eastwood paid tribute to Dr McDonnell, who had led the party since 2011. | After the leadership result was announced, Mr Eastwood paid tribute to Dr McDonnell, who had led the party since 2011. |
| "Alasdair has stretched every fibre of his being for this party," he said. | "Alasdair has stretched every fibre of his being for this party," he said. |
| "He is a man who has given the work of two lifetimes for the good of this party and the community he serves." | "He is a man who has given the work of two lifetimes for the good of this party and the community he serves." |
| Mr Eastwood also pledged he would work together as a team with Mr McKinney. | Mr Eastwood also pledged he would work together as a team with Mr McKinney. |
| Under his leadership, he added, the SDLP's "principal conversation" would be "about shaping this country for the next 20, 30 and more years". | Under his leadership, he added, the SDLP's "principal conversation" would be "about shaping this country for the next 20, 30 and more years". |
| Among his first tasks as leader will be to make key strategic decisions over continuing negotiations between Northern Ireland's main parties aimed at resolving the current political crisis at Stormont. | Among his first tasks as leader will be to make key strategic decisions over continuing negotiations between Northern Ireland's main parties aimed at resolving the current political crisis at Stormont. |
| Dr McDonnell, the MP for South Belfast, told party delegates he had "given his all and a little bit more" during his time at the helm. | Dr McDonnell, the MP for South Belfast, told party delegates he had "given his all and a little bit more" during his time at the helm. |
| He added: 'I wish to offer Colum every best wish as he continues, I hope, to renew, regenerate and rebuild the party." | He added: 'I wish to offer Colum every best wish as he continues, I hope, to renew, regenerate and rebuild the party." |