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2017 general election

Northern Ireland: 2017 general election results

How Northern Ireland voted at the 2017 general election: the DUP won 10 of 18 seats with 36.0% of the vote. Every constituency result.

Northern Ireland: results by party
PartySeatsChangeVotesShareChangeShare barCandidates
Democratic Unionist Party10+2292,31636.0%+10.317
Sinn Féin7+3238,91529.4%+4.918
Independent1016,4612.0%−0.64
Social Democratic and Labour Party0−395,41911.8%−2.218
Ulster Unionist Party0−283,28010.3%−5.814
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland0064,5538.0%−0.618
Green007,4520.9%07
People Before Profit Alliance005,5090.7%−0.32
4 other parties and independents8,2781.0%

Change compared with the 2015 general election in Northern Ireland.

Belfast East: DUP (Gavin Robinson), majority 19.8%Belfast North: DUP (Nigel Dodds), majority 4.5%Belfast South: DUP (Emma Little Pengelly), majority 4.6% — DUP gain from SDLPBelfast West: SF (Paul Maskey), majority 53.3%East Antrim: DUP (Sammy Wilson), majority 41.8%East Londonderry: DUP (Gregory Campbell), majority 21.6%Fermanagh and South Tyrone: SF (Michelle Gildernew), majority 1.6% — SF gain from UUPFoyle: SF (Elisha McCallion), majority 0.4% — SF gain from SDLPLagan Valley: DUP (Jeffrey M. Donaldson), majority 42.8%Mid Ulster: SF (Francie Molloy), majority 27.6%Newry and Armagh: SF (Mickey Brady), majority 23.3%North Antrim: DUP (Ian Paisley), majority 42.6%North Down: Ind (Sylvia Hermon), majority 3.1%South Antrim: DUP (Paul Girvan), majority 7.4% — DUP gain from UUPSouth Down: SF (Chris Hazzard), majority 4.8% — SF gain from SDLPStrangford: DUP (Jim Shannon), majority 47.3%Upper Bann: DUP (David Simpson), majority 15.6%West Tyrone: SF (Barry McElduff), majority 23.8%

Constituencies

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ConstituencyWinnerMajority%TurnoutResult
Belfast EastDUP Gavin Robinson8,47419.867.5%DUP hold
Belfast NorthDUP Nigel Dodds2,0814.567.3%DUP hold
Belfast SouthDUP Emma Little Pengelly1,9964.666.1%DUP gain from SDLP
Belfast WestSF Paul Maskey21,65253.365.1%SF hold
East AntrimDUP Sammy Wilson15,92341.860.6%DUP hold
East LondonderryDUP Gregory Campbell8,84221.661.2%DUP hold
Fermanagh and South TyroneSF Michelle Gildernew8751.675.8%SF gain from UUP
FoyleSF Elisha McCallion1690.465.4%SF gain from SDLP
Lagan ValleyDUP Jeffrey M. Donaldson19,22942.862.1%DUP hold
Mid UlsterSF Francie Molloy12,89027.668.2%SF hold
Newry and ArmaghSF Mickey Brady12,48923.368.5%SF hold
North AntrimDUP Ian Paisley20,64342.664.1%DUP hold
North DownInd Sylvia Hermon1,2083.160.9%Ind hold
South AntrimDUP Paul Girvan3,2087.463.3%DUP gain from UUP
South DownSF Chris Hazzard2,4464.867.2%SF gain from SDLP
StrangfordDUP Jim Shannon18,34347.360.2%DUP hold
Upper BannDUP David Simpson7,99215.663.9%DUP hold
West TyroneSF Barry McElduff10,34223.867.9%SF hold

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Questions and answers

Who won in Northern Ireland at the 2017 general election?

The DUP won 10 of the 18 seats in Northern Ireland, with 36.0% of the vote.

How many seats were there in Northern Ireland in 2017?

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