Skip to content

Northern Ireland · Current constituency · N05000016

Strangford

Every general election in Strangford since 1983. Latest: Jim Shannon, Democratic Unionist Party, majority 5,131.

Official portrait of Jim Shannon

Member of Parliament

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 5,131

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Jim Shannon Elected sitting MPDemocratic Unionist Party15,55940.0%
Michelle GuyAlliance Party of Northern Ireland
Alliance		10,42826.8%
Richard SmartUlster Unionist Party3,94110.1%
Ron McDowellTraditional Unionist Voice3,1438.1%
Noel SandsSinn Féin2,7937.2%
Will PollandSocial Democratic and Labour Party
Social Democratic & Labour Party		1,7834.6%
Alexandra BraidnerGreen
Green Party Northern Ireland		7031.8%
Garreth FallsIndependent2560.7%
Gareth BurnsIndependent1570.4%
Barry HetheringtonConservative1460.4%
Valid votes38,909
Majority5,13113.2%

DUP hold Turnout 52.2% of 74,525 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Democratic Unionist Party, 1983: 30.0%Democratic Unionist Party, 1992: 23.7%Democratic Unionist Party, 1997: 30.2%Democratic Unionist Party, 2001: 42.8%Democratic Unionist Party, 2005: 56.5%Democratic Unionist Party, 2010: 45.9%Democratic Unionist Party, 2015: 44.4%Democratic Unionist Party, 2017: 62.0%Democratic Unionist Party, 2019: 47.2%Democratic Unionist Party, 2024: 40.0%Ulster Unionist Party, 1983: 48.8%Ulster Unionist Party, 1987: 75.9%Ulster Unionist Party, 1992: 43.6%Ulster Unionist Party, 1997: 44.3%Ulster Unionist Party, 2001: 40.3%Ulster Unionist Party, 2005: 21.3%Ulster Unionist Party, 2015: 14.4%Ulster Unionist Party, 2017: 11.4%Ulster Unionist Party, 2019: 10.7%Ulster Unionist Party, 2024: 10.1%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 1983: 15.8%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 1987: 20.3%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 1992: 16.9%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 1997: 13.1%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 2010: 8.7%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 2015: 13.8%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 2017: 14.7%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 2019: 28.4%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 2024: 26.8%Conservative, 1992: 15.1%Conservative, 2005: 4.0%Conservative, 2015: 6.4%Conservative, 2017: 1.3%Conservative, 2019: 3.9%Conservative, 2024: 0.4%Independent, 2010: 27.8%Independent, 2024: 1.1%
Vote share in Strangford at each general election DUP UUP APNI Con Ind

Boundary changes in 2024

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

Where the voters of the old Strangford (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

Download CSV
ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024DUP Jim ShannonAPNI5,13113.252.2%DUP hold
2019DUP Jim ShannonAPNI7,07118.956.0%DUP hold
2017DUP Jim ShannonAPNI18,34347.360.2%DUP hold
2015DUP Jim ShannonUUP10,18530.052.8%DUP hold
2010DUP Jim ShannonInd5,87618.153.7%DUP hold
2005DUPUUP13,04935.258.1%
2001DUPUUP1,1102.659.9%DUP gain from UUP
1997UUPDUP5,85214.159.4%
1992UUPDUP8,91119.965.0%UUP hold
1987UUPAPNI20,64655.657.6%UUP hold
1983UUPDUP7,37018.864.9%

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 Strangford?

Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) won Strangford at the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,131.

Which parties have won Strangford?

At the 11 general elections held under this name since 1983: Democratic Unionist Party 7, Ulster Unionist Party 4.

Which region is Strangford in?

Strangford is in Northern Ireland.

Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data

Report an error on this page