The former SDLP leader Margaret Ritchie has said she remains "SDLP to the core" even though she has had to quit the party to become a peer. Ms Ritchie was leader of the SDLP between 2010 and 2011 ...

SDLP leader Margaret Ritchie discusses her plans for the future of the party and progressive politics in Northern Ireland ahead of the 2011 Assembly elections.

Margaret Ritchie is the new leader of Northern Ireland's Social Democratic and Labour Party. Miss Ritchie, the Assembly's Social Development Minister, replaces Mark Durkan, who remains MP for Foyle.

PREDICTIONS that Sinn Féin would cut into the SDLP vote in South Down failed to materialise with Margaret Ritchie holding on for another term.

FORMER SDLP leader Margaret Ritchie is set to take up a seat in the House of Lords. A spokesman for the SDLP - which is opposed to members sitting in the unelected chamber - last night confirmed ...

Margaret Ritchie has announced that she is to step down as leader of the SDLP. The South Down MP was facing a challenge to her leadership from the party's deputy leader, Patsy McGlone.

Economic competence returned to dominate the Assembly election yesterday as the DUP and Sinn Fein combined to criticise SDLP leader Margaret Ritchie.

The former SDLP leader Margaret Ritchie has said she remains "SDLP to the core" even though she has had to quit the party to become a peer. Ms Ritchie was leader of the SDLP between 2010 and 2011 ...

Margaret Ritchie was leader of the SDLP between 2010 and 2011 The former SDLP leader Margaret Ritchie has said she remains "SDLP to the core" even though she has had to quit the party to become a ...