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Belfast North

Every general election in Belfast North since 1922. Latest: John Finucane, Sinn Féin, majority 5,612.

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Member of Parliament

John Finucane

Sinn Féin · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 5,612

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
John Finucane Elected sitting MPSinn Féin17,67443.7%
Phillip BrettDemocratic Unionist Party12,06229.8%
Nuala McAllisterAlliance Party of Northern Ireland
Alliance		4,27410.6%
David ClarkeTraditional Unionist Voice2,8777.1%
Carl WhyteSocial Democratic and Labour Party
Social Democratic & Labour Party		1,4133.5%
Mal O'HaraGreen
Green Party Northern Ireland		1,2063.0%
Fiona FergusonPeople Before Profit Alliance9462.3%
Valid votes40,452
Majority5,61213.9%

SF hold Turnout 54.5% of 74,240 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19221929194519551966O19741987200120152024Conservative, 1923: 52.5%Conservative, 1924: 96.6%Conservative, 1929: 62.1%Conservative, 1945: 55.3%Conservative, 1950: 64.4%Conservative, 1951: 60.7%Conservative, 1955: 63.3%Conservative, 1959: 60.7%Conservative, 1964: 59.6%Conservative, 1966: 57.4%Conservative, 1970: 48.5%Conservative, 1992: 5.9%Democratic Unionist Party, 1979: 27.6%Democratic Unionist Party, 1983: 19.5%Democratic Unionist Party, 2001: 40.8%Democratic Unionist Party, 2005: 45.6%Democratic Unionist Party, 2010: 40.0%Democratic Unionist Party, 2015: 47.0%Democratic Unionist Party, 2017: 46.2%Democratic Unionist Party, 2019: 43.1%Democratic Unionist Party, 2024: 29.8%Ulster Unionist Party, February 1974: 43.8%Ulster Unionist Party, October 1974: 62.1%Ulster Unionist Party, 1979: 25.3%Ulster Unionist Party, 1983: 36.2%Ulster Unionist Party, 1987: 39.0%Ulster Unionist Party, 1992: 48.0%Ulster Unionist Party, 1997: 51.8%Ulster Unionist Party, 2001: 12.0%Ulster Unionist Party, 2005: 7.1%Sinn Féin, 1983: 12.9%Sinn Féin, 1987: 13.8%Sinn Féin, 1992: 13.1%Sinn Féin, 1997: 20.2%Sinn Féin, 2001: 25.2%Sinn Féin, 2005: 28.6%Sinn Féin, 2010: 34.0%Sinn Féin, 2015: 33.9%Sinn Féin, 2017: 41.7%Sinn Féin, 2019: 47.1%Sinn Féin, 2024: 43.7%Labour, 1950: 35.6%Labour, 1951: 39.3%Labour, 1955: 28.2%Labour, 1959: 35.2%Labour, 1964: 34.9%Labour, 1966: 42.6%Labour, 1970: 31.9%Social Democratic and Labour Party, February 1974: 24.4%Social Democratic and Labour Party, October 1974: 23.9%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 1979: 18.5%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 1983: 14.0%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 1987: 15.7%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 1992: 21.2%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 1997: 20.4%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2001: 21.0%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2005: 16.2%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2010: 12.3%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2015: 8.2%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2017: 4.5%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2024: 3.5%Others, 1923: 47.5%Others, 1924: 3.4%Others, 1929: 37.9%Others, 1955: 8.5%Others, 1959: 4.1%Others, 1964: 5.5%Others, 1970: 19.6%Others, February 1974: 5.9%Others, October 1974: 6.0%Others, 1979: 18.9%Others, 1983: 2.7%Others, 1987: 15.4%Others, 1992: 5.6%Others, 1997: 2.2%Others, 2001: 1.0%Others, 2005: 2.5%
Vote share in Belfast North at each general election Con DUP UUP SF Lab SDLP Oth

Boundary changes in 2024

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

Where the voters of the old Belfast North (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
2024SF John FinucaneDUP5,61213.954.5%SF hold
2019SF John FinucaneDUP1,9434.067.9%SF gain from DUP
2017DUP Nigel DoddsSF2,0814.567.3%DUP hold
2015DUP Nigel DoddsSF5,32613.159.2%DUP hold
2010DUP Nigel DoddsSF2,2246.056.5%DUP hold
2005DUPSF5,18817.066.5%
2001DUPSF6,38715.667.2%DUP gain from UUP
1997UUPSDLP13,02431.464.1%
1992UUPSDLP9,62526.865.2%UUP hold
1987UUPSDLP8,56023.362.2%UUP hold
1983UUPDUP7,07916.769.4%
1979DUPUUP9952.465.1%DUP gain from UUP
October 1974UUPSDLP18,22238.266.4%UUP hold
February 1974UUPPAU8,77617.869.2%
1970ConLab9,77416.578.1%Con hold
1966ConLab6,96414.965.5%Con hold
1964ConLab12,41224.769.5%Con hold
1959ConLab13,53325.671.1%Con hold
1955ConLab18,68035.069.3%
1951ConLab12,31021.375.7%Con hold
1950ConLab16,26628.874.8%
1945ConNILP4,91610.663.6%
1935Con—unopposed——Con hold
1931Con—unopposed——Con hold
1929ConOth10,84424.272.9%Con hold
1924ConOth32,99093.375.4%Con hold
1923ConOth1,6005.068.2%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 North?

John Finucane (Sinn Féin) won Belfast North at the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,612.

Which parties have won Belfast North?

At the 28 general elections held under this name since 1922: Conservative 14, Democratic Unionist Party 6, Ulster Unionist Party 6, Sinn Féin 2.

Which region is Belfast North in?

Belfast North is in Northern Ireland.

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