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2015 general election

Northern Ireland: 2015 general election results

How Northern Ireland voted at the 2015 general election: the DUP won 8 of 18 seats with 25.7% of the vote. Every constituency result.

Northern Ireland: results by party
PartySeatsChangeVotesShareChangeShare barCandidates
Democratic Unionist Party80184,26025.7%+0.716
Sinn Féin4−1176,23224.5%−1.018
Social Democratic and Labour Party3099,80913.9%−2.618
Ulster Unionist Party2new114,93516.0%—15
Independent1019,1972.7%−19.25
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland0−161,5568.6%+2.218
UK Independence Party0new18,3242.6%—10
Traditional Unionist Voice0016,5382.3%−1.67
Conservative0new9,0551.3%—16
Green006,8221.0%+0.45
People Before Profit Alliance006,7981.0%+0.51
2 other parties and independents4,5770.6%

Change compared with the 2010 general election in Northern Ireland.

Belfast East: DUP (Gavin Robinson), majority 6.5% — DUP gain from APNIBelfast North: DUP (Nigel Dodds), majority 13.1%Belfast South: SDLP (Alasdair McDonnell), majority 2.3%Belfast West: SF (Paul Maskey), majority 35.0%East Antrim: DUP (Sammy Wilson), majority 17.3%East Londonderry: DUP (Gregory Campbell), majority 22.5%Fermanagh and South Tyrone: UUP (Tom Elliott), majority 1.0% — UUP gain from SFFoyle: SDLP (Mark Durkan), majority 16.3%Lagan Valley: DUP (Jeffrey Donaldson), majority 32.7%Mid Ulster: SF (Francie Molloy), majority 33.3%Newry and Armagh: SF (Mickey Brady), majority 8.4%North Antrim: DUP (Ian Paisley), majority 27.6%North Down: Ind (Sylvia Hermon), majority 25.6%South Antrim: UUP (Danny Kinahan), majority 2.6% — UUP gain from DUPSouth Down: SDLP (Margaret Ritchie), majority 13.8%Strangford: DUP (Jim Shannon), majority 30.0%Upper Bann: DUP (David Simpson), majority 4.8%West Tyrone: SF (Pat Doherty), majority 26.0%

Constituencies

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ConstituencyWinnerMajority%TurnoutResult
Belfast EastDUP Gavin Robinson2,5976.562.8%DUP gain from APNI
Belfast NorthDUP Nigel Dodds5,32613.159.2%DUP hold
Belfast SouthSDLP Alasdair McDonnell9062.360.0%SDLP hold
Belfast WestSF Paul Maskey12,36535.056.3%SF hold
East AntrimDUP Sammy Wilson5,79517.353.3%DUP hold
East LondonderryDUP Gregory Campbell7,80422.551.9%DUP hold
Fermanagh and South TyroneUUP Tom Elliott5301.072.6%UUP gain from SF
FoyleSDLP Mark Durkan6,04616.352.8%SDLP hold
Lagan ValleyDUP Jeffrey Donaldson13,00032.755.9%DUP hold
Mid UlsterSF Francie Molloy13,61733.360.3%SF hold
Newry and ArmaghSF Mickey Brady4,1768.464.2%SF hold
North AntrimDUP Ian Paisley11,54627.655.2%DUP hold
North DownInd Sylvia Hermon9,20225.656.0%Ind hold
South AntrimUUP Danny Kinahan9492.654.2%UUP gain from DUP
South DownSDLP Margaret Ritchie5,89113.856.8%SDLP hold
StrangfordDUP Jim Shannon10,18530.052.8%DUP hold
Upper BannDUP David Simpson2,2644.859.0%DUP hold
West TyroneSF Pat Doherty10,06026.060.5%SF hold

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Questions and answers

Who won in Northern Ireland at the 2015 general election?

The DUP won 8 of the 18 seats in Northern Ireland, with 25.7% of the vote.

How many seats were there in Northern Ireland in 2015?

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