Laura McNamee has been selected to replace East Belfast MP Naomi Long as an Alliance Councillor for the Victoria area on Belfast City Council. Naomi Long has left the Council to focus on her work as an MP. Laura McNamee is 25, she lives in the Victoria area in Ballyhackamore and she works as Senior Caseworker for Naomi Long MP. Laura studied Geography and English at Queen's University and her hobbies include travelling and music. She also volunteers with the Cedar Foundation who have recently held a number of summer schemes across Belfast and North Down.