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Northern Ireland: general election results and history

Seats and votes in Northern Ireland at every UK general election from 1922 to 2024, with the result in each of its 18 constituencies.

2024: 18 seats

Belfast East: DUP (Gavin Robinson), majority 6.3%Belfast North: SF (John Finucane), majority 13.9%Belfast South and Mid Down: SDLP (Claire Hanna), majority 28.8%Belfast West: SF (Paul Maskey), majority 40.2%East Antrim: DUP (Sammy Wilson), majority 3.3%East Londonderry: DUP (Gregory Campbell), majority 0.4%Fermanagh and South Tyrone: SF (Pat Cullen), majority 9.0%Foyle: SDLP (Colum Eastwood), majority 10.9%Lagan Valley: APNI (Sorcha-Lucy Eastwood), majority 6.0% — APNI gain from DUPMid Ulster: SF (Cathal Mallaghan), majority 32.8%Newry and Armagh: SF (Dáire Hughes), majority 33.7%North Antrim: TUV (Jim Allister), majority 1.1% — TUV gain from DUPNorth Down: Ind (Alex Easton), majority 16.9% — Ind gain from APNISouth Antrim: UUP (Robin Swann), majority 17.5% — UUP gain from DUPSouth Down: SF (Chris Hazzard), majority 20.5%Strangford: DUP (Jim Shannon), majority 13.2%Upper Bann: DUP (Carla Lockhart), majority 15.6%West Tyrone: SF (Órfhlaith Begley), majority 36.4%
2024 winners; paler means a smaller majority. Tap a constituency.
0%23%45%68%90%19221929194519551966O19741987200120152024Conservative, 1922: 55.7%Conservative, 1923: 49.4%Conservative, 1924: 82.4%Conservative, 1929: 67.8%Conservative, 1931: 56.1%Conservative, 1935: 62.7%Conservative, 1945: 51.6%Conservative, 1950: 62.8%Conservative, 1951: 59.3%Conservative, 1955: 68.5%Conservative, 1959: 77.2%Conservative, 1964: 63.0%Conservative, 1966: 61.8%Conservative, 1970: 54.2%Conservative, 1992: 5.7%Conservative, 2001: 0.3%Conservative, 2005: 0.4%Conservative, 2015: 1.3%Conservative, 2017: 0.5%Conservative, 2019: 0.7%Conservative, 2024: 0.1%Ulster Unionist Party, February 1974: 32.3%Ulster Unionist Party, October 1974: 36.5%Ulster Unionist Party, 1979: 37.4%Ulster Unionist Party, 1983: 34.0%Ulster Unionist Party, 1987: 36.9%Ulster Unionist Party, 1992: 34.5%Ulster Unionist Party, 1997: 32.7%Ulster Unionist Party, 2001: 26.8%Ulster Unionist Party, 2005: 17.8%Ulster Unionist Party, 2015: 16.0%Ulster Unionist Party, 2017: 10.3%Ulster Unionist Party, 2019: 11.7%Ulster Unionist Party, 2024: 12.2%Democratic Unionist Party, February 1974: 8.2%Democratic Unionist Party, October 1974: 8.5%Democratic Unionist Party, 1979: 10.4%Democratic Unionist Party, 1983: 20.0%Democratic Unionist Party, 1987: 11.9%Democratic Unionist Party, 1992: 13.1%Democratic Unionist Party, 1997: 13.6%Democratic Unionist Party, 2001: 22.5%Democratic Unionist Party, 2005: 33.7%Democratic Unionist Party, 2010: 25.0%Democratic Unionist Party, 2015: 25.7%Democratic Unionist Party, 2017: 36.0%Democratic Unionist Party, 2019: 30.6%Democratic Unionist Party, 2024: 22.1%Social Democratic and Labour Party, February 1974: 22.4%Social Democratic and Labour Party, October 1974: 18.3%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 1979: 18.5%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 1983: 17.9%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 1987: 21.9%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 1992: 23.5%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 1997: 24.1%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2001: 21.0%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2005: 17.5%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2010: 16.5%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2015: 13.9%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2017: 11.8%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2019: 14.9%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2024: 11.1%Sinn Féin, 1983: 13.4%Sinn Féin, 1987: 11.2%Sinn Féin, 1992: 10.0%Sinn Féin, 1997: 16.1%Sinn Féin, 2001: 21.7%Sinn Féin, 2005: 24.3%Sinn Féin, 2010: 25.5%Sinn Féin, 2015: 24.5%Sinn Féin, 2017: 29.4%Sinn Féin, 2019: 22.8%Sinn Féin, 2024: 27.0%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, February 1974: 3.2%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, October 1974: 5.0%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 1979: 12.2%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 1983: 8.0%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 1987: 10.1%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 1992: 8.8%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 1997: 8.0%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 2010: 6.4%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 2015: 8.6%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 2017: 8.0%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 2019: 16.8%Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 2024: 15.0%Labour, 1950: 12.1%Labour, 1951: 13.4%Labour, 1955: 5.5%Labour, 1959: 7.7%Labour, 1964: 16.1%Labour, 1966: 12.2%Labour, 1970: 12.6%
Vote share in Northern Ireland at each general election Con UUP DUP SDLP SF APNI Lab

Seats at every election

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  1. 2024
    SF 7DUP 5SDLP 2
  2. 2019
    DUP 8SF 7SDLP 2
  3. 2017
    DUP 10SF 7
  4. 2015
    DUP 8SF 4SDLP 3UUP 2
  5. 2010
    DUP 8SF 5SDLP 3
  6. 2005
    DUP 9SF 5SDLP 3
  7. 2001
    UUP 6DUP 5SF 4SDLP 3
  8. 1997
    UUP 10SDLP 3SF 2DUP 2
  9. 1992
    UUP 9SDLP 4DUP 3
  10. 1987
    UUP 9SDLP 3DUP 3
  11. 1983
    UUP 11DUP 3
  12. 1979
    UUP 5Oth 3DUP 3SDLP 1
  13. October 1974
    UUP 6Oth 2VUPP 2SDLP 1DUP 1
  14. February 1974
    UUP 7VUPP 3SDLP 1DUP 1
  15. 1970
    Con 8Oth 4
  16. 1966
    Con 11Oth 1
  17. 1964
    Con 12
  18. 1959
    Con 12
  19. 1955
    Con 10Oth 2
  20. 1951
    Con 9Oth 3
  21. 1950
    Con 10Oth 2
  22. 1945
    Con 5Oth 1
  23. 1935
    Con 8
  24. 1931
    Con 10
  25. 1929
    Con 6Oth 2
  26. 1924
    Con 6
  27. 1923
    Con 11
  28. 1922
    Con 10

1918–1945 totals leave out multi-member seats, which the source does not split by party.

Constituencies in Northern Ireland (2024)

ConstituencyWinnerMajority %Result
Belfast EastDUP Gavin Robinson6.3DUP hold
Belfast NorthSF John Finucane13.9SF hold
Belfast South and Mid DownSDLP Claire Hanna28.8SDLP hold
Belfast WestSF Paul Maskey40.2SF hold
East AntrimDUP Sammy Wilson3.3DUP hold
East LondonderryDUP Gregory Campbell0.4DUP hold
Fermanagh and South TyroneSF Pat Cullen9.0SF hold
FoyleSDLP Colum Eastwood10.9SDLP hold
Lagan ValleyAPNI Sorcha-Lucy Eastwood6.0APNI gain from DUP
Mid UlsterSF Cathal Mallaghan32.8SF hold
Newry and ArmaghSF Dáire Hughes33.7SF hold
North AntrimTUV Jim Allister1.1TUV gain from DUP
North DownInd Alex Easton16.9Ind gain from APNI
South AntrimUUP Robin Swann17.5UUP gain from DUP
South DownSF Chris Hazzard20.5SF hold
StrangfordDUP Jim Shannon13.2DUP hold
Upper BannDUP Carla Lockhart15.6DUP hold
West TyroneSF Órfhlaith Begley36.4SF hold

Questions and answers

Who won Northern Ireland at the 2024 general election?

Sinn Féin won 7 of 18 seats with 27.0% of the vote.

Which party usually wins most seats in Northern Ireland?

Party with the most seats in Northern Ireland at each general election since 1922: Conservative 14, Ulster Unionist Party 8, Democratic Unionist Party 5, Sinn Féin 1.

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