Childcare that works
Affordable, accessible childcare so parents can take opportunities at work without facing impossible choices.
For the families balancing work, childcare, housing and the cost of everyday life, practical politics should make life easier. Elizabeth Clarke is standing for South Antrim with the Ulster Unionist Party.
Explore the prioritiesMeet Elizabeth
Elizabeth has spoken about how pressures on families are connected. These are the issues she has put at the heart of her campaign.
Affordable, accessible childcare so parents can take opportunities at work without facing impossible choices.
A focus on housing costs and the shortage of homes within reach of working people.
Connections that help people get to work, education and the services they rely on.
Opportunities that help people move forward and make extra work worthwhile.
Services that respond to families' needs in the round, instead of leaving them to absorb the gaps.
Recognising the practical pressures families face in getting the right support for children.
Elizabeth Clarke MBE is a mother of five and an Ulster Unionist candidate for the Northern Ireland Assembly in South Antrim, standing alongside Steve Aiken MLA.
At the party's September 2026 conference, she called for a fairer deal for working families and a joined-up response to childcare, housing, education, transport and household costs.
Read the report on Elizabeth's conference speech


“Working families aren’t asking for special treatment. They’re asking for a fair deal.”Elizabeth Clarke MBE · reported by Love Ballymena, 27 September 2026
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