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Belfast West

Every general election and by-election in Belfast West since 1922. Latest: Paul Maskey, Sinn Féin, majority 15,961.

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Member of Parliament

Paul Maskey

Sinn Féin · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 15,961

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Paul Maskey Elected sitting MPSinn Féin21,00952.9%
Gerry CarrolPeople Before Profit Alliance5,04812.7%
Paul DohertySocial Democratic and Labour Party
Social Democratic & Labour Party		4,31810.9%
Frank McCoubreyDemocratic Unionist Party4,30410.8%
Ann McClureTraditional Unionist Voice2,0105.1%
Eóin MillarAlliance Party of Northern Ireland
Alliance		1,0772.7%
Gerard HerdmanAontú9042.3%
Ben SharkeyUlster Unionist Party4611.2%
Ash JonesGreen
Green Party Northern Ireland		4511.1%
Tony MallonIndependent1610.4%
Valid votes39,743
Majority15,96140.2%

SF hold Turnout 52.7% of 75,346 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19221929194519551966O19741987200120152024Conservative, 1923: 52.9%Conservative, 1924: 54.3%Conservative, 1929: 57.9%Conservative, 1931: 58.6%Conservative, 1935: 62.6%Conservative, 1945: 46.5%Conservative, 1950: 51.4%Conservative, 1951: 49.6%Conservative, 1955: 58.3%Conservative, 1959: 54.1%Conservative, 1964: 41.2%Conservative, 1966: 48.0%Conservative, 1970: 47.3%Conservative, 2015: 0.1%Others, 1923: 47.1%Others, 1924: 45.7%Others, 1929: 42.1%Others, 1931: 41.4%Others, 1935: 37.4%Others, 1945: 53.5%Others, 1950: 2.3%Others, 1951: 50.4%Others, 1955: 41.7%Others, 1959: 45.9%Others, 1964: 34.6%Others, 1966: 52.0%Others, 1970: 52.8%Others, February 1974: 22.5%Others, October 1974: 14.5%Others, 1979: 8.5%Others, 1983: 23.3%Others, 1992: 2.4%Others, 1997: 2.0%Others, 2001: 2.3%Others, 2005: 2.1%Sinn Féin, 1983: 36.9%Sinn Féin, 1987: 41.2%Sinn Féin, 1992: 42.1%Sinn Féin, 1997: 55.9%Sinn Féin, 2001: 66.1%Sinn Féin, 2005: 70.5%Sinn Féin, 2010: 71.1%Sinn Féin, 2015: 54.2%Sinn Féin, 2017: 66.7%Sinn Féin, 2019: 53.8%Sinn Féin, 2024: 52.9%Social Democratic and Labour Party, February 1974: 41.0%Social Democratic and Labour Party, October 1974: 49.0%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 1979: 49.5%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 1983: 24.6%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 1987: 35.7%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 1992: 43.6%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 1997: 38.7%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2001: 18.9%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2005: 14.6%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2010: 16.4%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2015: 9.8%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2017: 7.0%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2019: 7.7%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2024: 10.9%Democratic Unionist Party, February 1974: 36.5%Democratic Unionist Party, October 1974: 36.5%Democratic Unionist Party, 1979: 11.2%Democratic Unionist Party, 1983: 5.4%Democratic Unionist Party, 2001: 6.4%Democratic Unionist Party, 2005: 10.6%Democratic Unionist Party, 2010: 7.6%Democratic Unionist Party, 2015: 7.9%Democratic Unionist Party, 2017: 13.4%Democratic Unionist Party, 2019: 13.5%Democratic Unionist Party, 2024: 10.8%Ulster Unionist Party, 1979: 24.8%Ulster Unionist Party, 1983: 5.5%Ulster Unionist Party, 1987: 18.7%Ulster Unionist Party, 1992: 11.9%Ulster Unionist Party, 1997: 3.4%Ulster Unionist Party, 2001: 6.2%Ulster Unionist Party, 2005: 2.3%Ulster Unionist Party, 2015: 3.1%Ulster Unionist Party, 2024: 1.2%People Before Profit Alliance, 2015: 19.2%People Before Profit Alliance, 2017: 10.2%People Before Profit Alliance, 2019: 16.0%People Before Profit Alliance, 2024: 12.7%
Vote share in Belfast West at each general election Con Oth SF SDLP DUP UUP People Before Profit Alliance

Boundary changes in 2024

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

Where the voters of the old Belfast West (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 Paul MaskeyPeople Before Profit Alliance15,96140.252.7%SF hold
2019SF Paul MaskeyPeople Before Profit Alliance14,67237.859.1%SF hold
2017SF Paul MaskeyDUP21,65253.365.1%SF hold
2015SF Paul MaskeyPeople Before Profit Alliance12,36535.056.3%SF hold
By-election Jun 2011SF Paul MaskeySDLP13,12357.237.4%SF hold
2010SF Gerry AdamsSDLP17,57954.754.0%SF hold
2005SFSDLP19,31555.975.1%
2001SFSDLP19,34247.268.7%SF hold
1997SFSDLP7,90917.274.1%
1992SDLPSF5891.573.1%SDLP gain from SF
1987SFSDLP2,2215.469.0%SF hold
1983SFSDLP5,44512.374.3%
1979SDLPUUP8,23524.759.6%SDLP hold
October 1974SDLPDUP5,55612.567.2%SDLP hold
February 1974SDLPDUP2,1804.672.6%
1970OthCon3,1985.584.6%Oth hold
1966OthCon2,0114.074.8%Oth gain from Con
1964ConOth3,4036.674.7%Con hold
1959ConOth4,4208.372.7%Con hold
1955ConOth9,69416.574.7%
1951OthCon5650.984.1%Oth gain from Con
1950ConInd Lab3,3785.183.6%
1945OthCon4,0587.173.1%
1935ConOth13,74725.368.0%Con hold
1931ConOth9,10717.168.1%Con hold
1929ConOth9,09715.873.9%Con hold
1924ConOth4,5258.679.3%Con hold
1923ConOth2,7505.870.3%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 West?

Paul Maskey (Sinn Féin) won Belfast West at the 2024 general election with a majority of 15,961.

Which parties have won Belfast West?

At the 28 general elections held under this name since 1922: Sinn Féin 10, Conservative 10, Social Democratic and Labour Party 4, Others 4.

Which region is Belfast West in?

Belfast West is in Northern Ireland.

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