Ulster Unionist Party chief Robin Swann has announced that he will not be standing for re-election as party leader. Thank you Lord Empey, and may I thank you, as Chairman of the Party, for the hard work that you, and the other Party Officers have done over the last 40 days. Democratic Unionist Party Coronavirus (COVID-19): Latest news, information & advice. Mike Nesbitt has delivered his first leaders' address at the Ulster Unionist Party's annual conference in Belfast. Watch our Party Leaders speech from our spring conference this morning. R obin Swann, who was elected leader in 2017, announced last month that he … The Ulster Unionist Party evolved from the Ulster Unionist Council, which had its first formal meeting in 1905. Ulster Unionist Party, Leader Steve Aiken OBE MLA. The Ulster Unionist Party retained only one seat in Parliament (out of 18 in Northern Ireland) after the 2005 general election, and Trimble resigned the party leadership on 7 May 2005. UUP Extraordinary General Meeting, 9 November 2019 Hilton Hotel, Templepatrick. The new leader of the Ulster Unionist Party is to be selected next month, the party has said.
Jump to. Titanic Hotel, Belfast – 21 June 2018 Ladies and Gentlemen, my thanks to you all for coming tonight and to those who have made this evening possible. “A Stronger Union” Ulster Unionist Party Leader, Robin Swann MLA. On 11 April 2006, it was announced that Trimble would take a seat in the House of Lords as a working life peer.