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Fri 03 Mar 2007Sinn Féin on course for five West Belfast seatsWest Belfast:West Belfast saw potential electoral history made as an unprecedented five Sinn Féin candidates looked on course to be elected, the gain coming at the expense of Diane Dodds of the DUP.The probable result would take back the shock unionist seat won by Ms Dodds in 2003 in the mainly nationalist constituency.