The long-serving councillor said there will 'probably not be an Ulster Unionist Party much longer'
A veteran UUP councillor who signed a DUP man's local government election papers has said it is "time for unionist unity".
He said on Facebook: "I am delighted that Alderman Jim Dillon MBE, an Ulster Unionist councillor for 46 years, has signed my nomination papers for Downshire West. Mr Dillon told Belfast Live he had "no problem" supporting Mr Ewart. The fellow Downshire West representative said he would "sign any unionist's papers" but "nobody else asked me to".
He added: "There will probably not be an Ulster Unionist Party much longer. You have only got to use your common sense. We need leadership."He said that he has "always voted Ulster Unionist" but when asked who he would vote for this time, he said: "It depends on who the candidate is."Last month, Mr Dillon used his retirement speech from Lisburn and Castlereagh council to call for Stormont to be scrapped and its powers given to local authorities.
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