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2010 general election

Northern Ireland: 2010 general election results

How Northern Ireland voted at the 2010 general election: the DUP won 8 of 18 seats with 25.0% of the vote. Every constituency result.

Northern Ireland: results by party
PartySeatsChangeVotesShareChangeShare barCandidates
Democratic Unionist Party8−1168,21625.0%−8.716
Sinn Féin50171,94225.5%+1.217
Social Democratic and Labour Party30110,97016.5%−1.018
Independent1new147,20321.8%—24
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland1new42,7626.4%—18
Traditional Unionist Voice0new26,3003.9%—10
Green0new3,5420.5%—4
1 other parties and independents2,9360.4%

Change compared with the 2005 general election in Northern Ireland.

Belfast East: APNI (Naomi Long), majority 4.5% — APNI gain from DUPBelfast North: DUP (Nigel Dodds), majority 6.0%Belfast South: SDLP (Alasdair McDonnell), majority 17.3%Belfast West: SF (Gerry Adams), majority 54.7%East Antrim: DUP (Sammy Wilson), majority 22.2%East Londonderry: DUP (Gregory Campbell), majority 15.3%Fermanagh and South Tyrone: SF (Michelle Gildernew), majority 0.0%Foyle: SDLP (Mark Durkan), majority 12.7%Lagan Valley: DUP (Jeffrey Donaldson), majority 28.7%Mid Ulster: SF (Martin McGuinness), majority 37.6%Newry and Armagh: SF (Conor Murphy), majority 18.6%North Antrim: DUP (Ian Paisley), majority 29.6%North Down: Ind (Sylvia Hermon), majority 42.9% — Ind gain from UUPSouth Antrim: DUP (William McCrea), majority 3.5%South Down: SDLP (Margaret Ritchie), majority 19.8%Strangford: DUP (Jim Shannon), majority 18.1%Upper Bann: DUP (David Simpson), majority 8.1%West Tyrone: SF (Pat Doherty), majority 28.7%

Constituencies

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ConstituencyWinnerMajority%TurnoutResult
Belfast EastAPNI Naomi Long1,5334.558.4%APNI gain from DUP
Belfast NorthDUP Nigel Dodds2,2246.056.5%DUP hold
Belfast SouthSDLP Alasdair McDonnell5,92617.357.4%SDLP hold
Belfast WestSF Gerry Adams17,57954.754.0%SF hold
East AntrimDUP Sammy Wilson6,77022.250.7%DUP hold
East LondonderryDUP Gregory Campbell5,35515.355.3%DUP hold
Fermanagh and South TyroneSF Michelle Gildernew40.068.9%SF hold
FoyleSDLP Mark Durkan4,82412.757.5%SDLP hold
Lagan ValleyDUP Jeffrey Donaldson10,48628.756.0%DUP hold
Mid UlsterSF Martin McGuinness15,36337.663.2%SF hold
Newry and ArmaghSF Conor Murphy8,33118.660.4%SF hold
North AntrimDUP Ian Paisley12,55829.657.8%DUP hold
North DownInd Sylvia Hermon14,36442.955.2%Ind gain from UUP
South AntrimDUP William McCrea1,1833.553.9%DUP hold
South DownSDLP Margaret Ritchie8,41219.860.2%SDLP hold
StrangfordDUP Jim Shannon5,87618.153.7%DUP hold
Upper BannDUP David Simpson3,3618.155.4%DUP hold
West TyroneSF Pat Doherty10,68528.761.0%SF hold

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Questions and answers

Who won in Northern Ireland at the 2010 general election?

The DUP won 8 of the 18 seats in Northern Ireland, with 25.0% of the vote.

How many seats were there in Northern Ireland in 2010?

18 constituencies.

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