1987 general election · Northern Ireland
Belfast East: 1987 general election result
The DUP won Belfast East at the 1987 general election with a majority of 9,798. Full result by party, turnout and change since the last election.
- Winner
- Democratic Unionist PartyDemocratic Unionist Party
- Majority
- 9,79829.8% of valid votes
- Turnout
- 60.2%32,909 valid votes
- Electorate
- 54,666
- Result
- DUP hold
| Party | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Unionist Party Won | 20,372 | 61.9% | +16.6 | |
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | 10,574 | 32.1% | +8.0 | |
| Workers' Party (Ireland) | 1,314 | 4.0% | +2.9 | |
| Sinn Féin | 649 | 2.0% | +0.2 | |
| Valid votes | 32,909 | |||
| Majority | 9,798 | 29.8% | ||
Change compared with the 1983 general election (same boundaries).
Questions and answers
Who won Belfast East at the 1987 general election?
The Democratic Unionist Party candidate won with 20,372 votes (61.9%). Result: DUP hold.
What was the majority in Belfast East in 1987?
9,798 votes (29.8% of valid votes) over the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland.
What was the turnout in Belfast East in 1987?
60.2% of the 54,666 registered electors cast a valid vote (32,909 votes).
Official results House of Commons Library, General election results from 1918 to 2019. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data