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Belfast East

Every general election in Belfast East since 1922. Latest: Gavin Robinson, Democratic Unionist Party, majority 2,676.

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Member of Parliament

Gavin Robinson

Democratic Unionist Party · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 2,676

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Gavin Robinson Elected sitting MPDemocratic Unionist Party19,89446.6%
Naomi LongAlliance Party of Northern Ireland
Alliance		17,21840.3%
John RossTraditional Unionist Voice1,9184.5%
Ryan WarrenUlster Unionist Party1,8184.3%
Brian SmythGreen
Green Party Northern Ireland		1,0772.5%
Séamas De FaoiteSocial Democratic and Labour Party
Social Democratic & Labour Party		6191.5%
Ryan NorthIndependent1620.4%
Valid votes42,706
Majority2,6766.3%

DUP hold Turnout 58.6% of 72,917 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19221929194519551966O19741987200120152024Conservative, 1929: 75.1%Conservative, 1931: 75.1%Conservative, 1945: 56.4%Conservative, 1950: 63.3%Conservative, 1951: 61.7%Conservative, 1955: 62.5%Conservative, 1959: 60.1%Conservative, 1964: 58.8%Conservative, 1966: 54.7%Conservative, 1970: 59.5%Conservative, 1992: 9.3%Conservative, 2001: 2.2%Conservative, 2005: 1.4%Conservative, 2015: 2.8%Conservative, 2017: 1.0%Democratic Unionist Party, 1979: 31.4%Democratic Unionist Party, 1983: 45.3%Democratic Unionist Party, 1987: 61.9%Democratic Unionist Party, 1992: 51.5%Democratic Unionist Party, 1997: 42.6%Democratic Unionist Party, 2001: 42.5%Democratic Unionist Party, 2005: 49.2%Democratic Unionist Party, 2010: 32.8%Democratic Unionist Party, 2015: 49.3%Democratic Unionist Party, 2017: 55.8%Democratic Unionist Party, 2019: 49.2%Democratic Unionist Party, 2024: 46.6%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 1979: 29.6%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 1983: 24.1%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 1987: 32.1%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 1992: 29.8%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 1997: 23.8%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 2010: 37.2%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 2015: 42.8%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 2017: 36.0%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 2019: 44.9%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 2024: 40.3%Labour, 1950: 36.8%Labour, 1951: 38.3%Labour, 1955: 30.2%Labour, 1959: 37.2%Labour, 1964: 36.9%Labour, 1966: 45.3%Labour, 1970: 40.5%Others, 1931: 24.9%Others, 1955: 7.3%Others, 1959: 2.7%Others, 1964: 4.3%Others, February 1974: 14.1%Others, October 1974: 40.6%Others, 1979: 7.8%Others, 1983: 1.7%Others, 1992: 7.6%Others, 1997: 4.6%Others, 2001: 26.3%Others, 2005: 13.3%Ulster Unionist Party, 1979: 31.2%Ulster Unionist Party, 1983: 24.8%Ulster Unionist Party, 1997: 25.3%Ulster Unionist Party, 2001: 23.2%Ulster Unionist Party, 2005: 30.1%Ulster Unionist Party, 2017: 3.3%Ulster Unionist Party, 2019: 5.9%Ulster Unionist Party, 2024: 4.3%Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party, February 1974: 48.4%Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party, October 1974: 59.4%
Vote share in Belfast East at each general election Con DUP APNI Lab Oth UUP VUPP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Belfast East lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Belfast East (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024DUP Gavin RobinsonAPNI2,6766.358.6%DUP hold
2019DUP Gavin RobinsonAPNI1,8194.364.1%DUP hold
2017DUP Gavin RobinsonAPNI8,47419.867.5%DUP hold
2015DUP Gavin RobinsonAPNI2,5976.562.8%DUP gain from APNI
2010APNI Naomi LongDUP1,5334.558.4%APNI gain from DUP
2005DUPUUP5,87719.163.7%
2001DUPOth5,97216.263.0%DUP hold
1997DUPUUP6,75417.363.1%
1992DUPAPNI7,78721.867.7%DUP hold
1987DUPAPNI9,79829.860.2%DUP hold
1983DUPUUP7,98920.570.0%
1979DUPUUP640.167.6%DUP gain from VUPP
October 1974VUPPOth10,12218.867.5%VUPP hold
February 1974VUPPPAU7,74013.573.0%
1970ConLab8,51918.975.7%Con hold
1966ConLab3,6339.368.2%Con hold
1964ConLab9,24921.972.5%Con hold
1959ConLab10,09822.975.2%Con hold
1955ConLab13,89732.270.4%
1951ConLab10,97123.574.5%Con hold
1950ConLab12,50626.576.6%
1945ConNILP4,86912.863.2%
1935Con—unopposed——Con hold
1931ConOth19,02150.366.2%Con hold
1929ConLib18,62550.265.7%Con hold
1924Con—unopposed——Con hold
1923Con—unopposed——Con hold
1922Con—unopposed——

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Belfast East?

Gavin Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party) won Belfast East at the 2024 general election with a majority of 2,676.

Which parties have won Belfast East?

At the 28 general elections held under this name since 1922: Conservative 14, Democratic Unionist Party 11, Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party 2, Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 1.

Which region is Belfast East in?

Belfast East is in Northern Ireland.

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