Belfast South
Northern Ireland Assembly
Parliamentary constituency
South Belfast shown within Northern Ireland
Current constituency
Created1973
Seats6 (1998–2016)
5 (2017–)
MLAs
  •   Paula Bradshaw (APNI)
  •   Deirdre Hargey (SF)
  •   Kate Nicholl (APNI)
  •   Matthew O'Toole (SDLP)
  •   Edwin Poots (DUP)
City councilBelfast City Council
BoundariesMap

Belfast South (Irish: Béal Feirste Theas, Ulster Scots: Bilfawst Sooth) is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973. It usually shares boundaries with the Belfast South UK Parliament constituency, however the boundaries of the two constituencies were slightly different from 1983 to 1986 and 2010–2011 as the Assembly boundaries had not caught up with Parliamentary boundary changes and from 1996 to 1997 when members of the Northern Ireland Forum had been elected from the newly drawn Parliamentary constituencies but the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected in 1992 under the 1983–95 constituency boundaries, was still in session.

Members were then elected from the constituency to the 1975 Constitutional Convention, the 1982 Assembly, the 1996 Forum and then to the current Assembly from 1998.

The constituency is formed from the Belfast City Council districts of Balmoral and Botanic as well as one ward from Titanic and a number of wards from Lisnasharragh and Lisburn and Castlereagh. For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Belfast South (UK Parliament constituency).

Members

Election MLA
(party) 		MLA
(party) 		MLA
(party) 		MLA
(party) 		MLA
(party) 		MLA
(party)
1973 Basil Glass
(Alliance Party) 		Basil McIvor
(UUP) 		Reginald Magee
(UUP) 		Herbert Kirk
(UUP) 		Nelson Elder
(UUP) 		Edward Burns
(DUP)
1975 Jim Hendron
(Alliance) 		Jeremy Burchill
(UUP) 		Martin Smyth
(UUP) 		David Trimble
(Vanguard)
1982 David Cook
(Alliance Party) 		Edgar Graham
(UUP) 		Jim Kirkpatrick
(UUP) 		5 seats
1982–1998 		Raymond McCrea
(DUP)
1984
by-election 		Frank Millar Jr
(UUP)
1996 Steve McBride
(Alliance Party) 		Alasdair McDonnell
(SDLP) 		Jim Clarke
(UUP) 		Bob Stoker
(UUP) 		Joan Parkes
(DUP)
1998 Monica McWilliams
(NI Women's Coalition) 		Carmel Hanna
(SDLP) 		Esmond Birnie
(UUP) 		Michael McGimpsey
(UUP) 		Mark Robinson
(DUP)
2003 Alex Maskey
(Sinn Féin)
2007 Anna Lo
(Alliance Party) 		Jimmy Spratt
(DUP)
January 2010
co-option 		Conall McDevitt
(SDLP)
2011
September 2013
co-option 		Fearghal McKinney
(SDLP)
October 2014
co-option 		Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
(Sinn Féin)
June 2015
co-option 		Claire Hanna
(SDLP)
September 2015
co-option 		Emma Little-Pengelly
(DUP)
2016 Clare Bailey
(Green (NI)) 		Paula Bradshaw
(Alliance Party) 		Christopher Stalford
(DUP)
2017 5 seats
2017–present
January 2020
co-option 		Deirdre Hargey
(Sinn Féin) 		Matthew O'Toole
(SDLP)
February 2022
co-option 		Edwin Poots
(DUP)
2022 Kate Nicholl
(Alliance Party)

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Elections

Northern Ireland Assembly

2022

2022 Assembly election: Belfast South – 5 seats[1]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sinn Féin Deirdre Hargey 20.26% 9,511              
DUP Edwin Poots 15.36% 7,211 7,217 7,223 7,341 8,475      
SDLP Matthew O'Toole 11.49% 5,394 6,059 6,127 6,449 6,459 8,089    
Alliance Paula Bradshaw 13.85% 6,503 6,768 6,828 6,963 6,994 7,150 8,323  
Alliance Kate Nicholl 11.08% 5,201 5,347 5,405 5,536 5,553 5,743 6,656 6,737
Green (NI) Clare Bailey 8.65% 4,058 4,225 4,395 4,886 4,934 5,046 5,700 5,826
Ulster Unionist Stephen McCarthy 6.52% 3,061 3,067 3,085 3,110 3,753 3,769    
SDLP Elsie Trainor 4.32% 2,030 2,212 2,230 2,363 2,367      
TUV Andrew Girvin 4.12% 1,935 1,935 1,944 1,980        
Aontú Luke McCann 1.72% 806 877 892          
People Before Profit Sipho Sibanda 1.34% 629 670 842          
Socialist Party Neil Moore 0.75% 353 371            
Workers' Party Paddy Lynn 0.30% 139 164            
Independent Elly Odhiambo 0.23% 107 114            
Electorate: 73,497   Valid: 46,938 (63.86%)   Spoilt: 368   Quota: 7,824   Turnout: 47,306 (64.36%)  

2017

2017 Assembly election: Belfast South – 5 seats[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Sinn Féin Máirtín Ó Muilleoir 17.68% 7,610                
SDLP Claire Hanna 15.23% 6,559 6,756.28 6,788.12 6,839.56 6,981.54 8,652.54      
Alliance Paula Bradshaw 13.00% 5,595 5,632.26 5,672.5 5,740.4 5,866.38 7,690.38      
DUP Christopher Stalford 10.52% 4,529 4,530.08 4,551.08 4,554.08 4,704.08 4,715.26 4,726.26 4,728.5 8,667.5
Green (NI) Clare Bailey 9.86% 4,247 4,292.78 4,341.74 4,523.08 5,073.96 5,450 6,344 6,719.36 6,797.22
Ulster Unionist Michael Henderson 8.97% 3,863 3,866 3,932.12 3,955.12 4,240.2 4,337.8 4,647.8 4,761.4 5,255.94
DUP Emma Little-Pengelly 10.33% 4,446 4,446.78 4,468.84 4,476.84 4,655.9 4,676.26 4,695.26 4,703.26  
Alliance Emmet McDonough-Brown 4.77% 2,053 2,080.96 2,095.38 2,118.92 2,185.34        
SDLP Naomh Gallagher 4.17% 1,794 1,855.86 1,865.92 1,893.42 1,962.22        
People Before Profit Pádraigín Mervyn 1.77% 760 789.58 828.72 970.86          
TUV John Hiddleston 1.63% 703 703.36 717.36 724.48          
Labour Alternative Seán Burns 1.23% 531 539.76 566.42            
NI Conservatives George Jabbour 0.46% 200 200.48              
Workers' Party Lily Kerr 0.38% 163 168.22              
Electorate: 67,953   Valid: 43,053 (63.36%)   Spoilt: 412   Quota: 7,176   Turnout: 43,465 (63.96%)  

2016

2016 Assembly election: Belfast South – 6 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Sinn Féin Máirtín Ó Muilleoir 14.18% 5,207 5,208 5,234 5,245 5,247              
Alliance Paula Bradshaw 9.07% 3,332 3,352 3,369 3,400 3,418 3,425 3,437 3,570 5,729      
SDLP Claire Hanna 12.30% 4,516 4,522 4,559 4,574 4,581 4,582 4,591 4,738 4,934 5,056.5 7,641.5  
Green (NI) Clare Bailey 9.59% 3,521 3,534 3,600 3,670 3,678 3,691 3,707 4,289 4,524 4,729.5 4,932.75 6,056.75
DUP Emma Little-Pengelly 12.28% 4,511 4,526 4,526 4,528 4,595 4,644 4,703 5,049 5,073 5,092.25 5,117 5,150
DUP Christopher Stalford 9.72% 3,570 3,582 3,582 3,583 3,615 3,717 3,866 4,355 4,368 4,373.25 4,389.25 4,409.25
Ulster Unionist Rodney McCune 6.72% 2,466 2,514 2,515 2,527 2,615 2,677 2,755 3,213 3,272 3,337.5 3,367.5 3,449.5
SDLP Fearghal McKinney 7.75% 2,845 2,850 2,869 2,876 2,877 2,878 2,878 2,964 3,057 3,104.75    
Alliance Duncan Morrow 7.33% 2,691 2,698 2,707 2,730 2,733 2,736 2,744 2,837        
UKIP Bob Stoker 2.16% 794 801 803 804 832 908 1,025          
Labour Alternative Seán Burns 2.37% 871 871 909 971 974 985 989          
TUV John Hiddleston 1.35% 495 498 499 501 558 590 685          
Independent Ruth Patterson 1.29% 475 478 479 481 502 571            
PUP Ian Shanks 1.17% 430 432 435 438 444              
South Belfast Unionists William Dickson 0.96% 351 357 358 359                
NI Labour Brigitte Anton 0.67% 246 248 258                  
Workers' Party Lily Kerr 0.66% 241 241                    
NI Conservatives Ben Manton 0.44% 161                      
Electorate: 68,469   Valid: 36,723 (53.63%)   Spoilt: 424   Quota: 5,247   Turnout: 37,147 (54.25%)  

2011

2011 Assembly election: Belfast South – 6 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Alliance Anna Lo 19.78% 6,390        
SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 14.01% 4,527 4,916.1      
Ulster Unionist Michael McGimpsey 9.25% 2,988 3,208.8 3,241.05 3,322.95 4,622.05
Sinn Féin Alex Maskey 12.50% 4,038 4,124.7 4,138.45 4,268.15 4,452.05
SDLP Conall McDevitt 9.88% 3,191 3.510.5 3,687.25 3,852.1 4,444.8
DUP Jimmy Spratt 12.52% 4,045 4,098.7 4,103.45 4,163.85 4,281.45
DUP Ruth Patterson 11.76% 3,800 3,887 3,893.75 3,953.05 4,163.4
Green (NI) Clare Bailey 2.75% 889 1,226.8 1,263.55 1,655.6  
Ulster Unionist Mark Finlay 4.31% 1,394 1,554.5 1,567 1,617.7  
People Before Profit Brian Faloon 1.28% 414 475.8 480.05    
Socialist Party Paddy Meehan 0.72% 234 252 255    
UKIP Nico Torregrosa 0.72% 234 244.5 245    
Workers' Party Paddy Lynn 0.42% 135 155.4 158.9    
Independent Charles Smyth 0.09% 29 33.5 33.5    
Electorate: 62,484   Valid: 32,308 (51.71%)   Spoilt: 444   Quota: 4,616   Turnout: 32,752 (52.42%)  

Note: Charles Smyth sought election as a Procapitalism candidate, and appeared as such on the ballot paper.

2007

2007 Assembly election: South Belfast – 6 seats[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DUP Jimmy Spratt 15.69% 4,762                  
SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 14.43% 4,379                  
Alliance Anna Lo 12.62% 3,829 3,831 3,833.79 3,852.79 3,907.88 3,955.92 4,046.05 4,415.05    
Ulster Unionist Michael McGimpsey 8.72% 2,647 2,656.2 2,657.16 2,663.26 2,686.27 2,691.28 2,801.6 2,836.6 3,472.39 4,927.39
SDLP Carmel Hanna 12.35% 3,748 3,748.64 3,779.94 3,785.94 3,815.07 3,849.1 3,856.13 4,063.46 4,076.58 4,262.27
Sinn Féin Alex Maskey 13.17% 3,996 3,996 4,002.42 4,004.43 4,022.48 4,052.48 4,064.51 4,152.55 4,161.56 4,166.66
DUP Christopher Stalford 6.71% 2,035 2,387.4 2,387.5 2,397.58 2,409.58 2,420.66 2,656.03 2,684.04 2,932.17 3,274.54
Ulster Unionist Esmond Birnie 5.95% 1,804 1,807.2 1,807.46 1,807.46 1,826.54 1,837.55 1,920.03 1,958.13 2,251.51  
Ulster Unionist Bob Stoker 3.70% 1,122 1,131.44 1,131.56 1,134.56 1,137.56 1,142.56 1,253.97 1,268    
Green (NI) Brenda Cooke 2.43% 737 737 737.45 763.47 786.5 875.54 906.71      
PUP Andrew Park 1.35% 410 412 412.56 415.56 424.58 435.58        
UK Unionist David Hoey 0.98% 298 299.04 299.1 302.1 309.1 322.1        
Socialist Party Jim Barbour 0.82% 248 248.08 248.23 253.23 277.23          
Workers' Party Patrick Lynn 0.41% 123 123.08 123.38 126.38            
NI Conservatives Roger Lomas 0.36% 108 108 108.05 108.05            
Make Politicians History Rainbow George 0.22% 66 66 66.03              
Independent Charles Smyth 0.07% 22 22.16 22.17              
Independent Geoffrey Wilson 0.03% 10 10 10.01              
Electorate: 48,923   Valid: 30,344 (62.02%)   Spoilt: 189   Quota: 4,335   Turnout: 30,533 (62.41%)  

2003

2003 Assembly election: South Belfast – 6 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Ulster Unionist Michael McGimpsey 17.20% 5,389                      
DUP Mark Robinson 12.74% 3,991 4,024.32 4,024.32 4,025.32 4,039.66 4,048.83 4,150.87 4,155.21 4,246.82 4,268.16 6,661.16  
Ulster Unionist Esmond Birnie 7.38% 2,311 2,862.99 2,862.99 2,865.99 2,922.18 2,938.69 3,038.09 3,088.11 3,871.31 4,312.49 4,536.49  
SDLP Carmel Hanna 12.48% 3,910 3,922.92 3,925.92 3,935.92 3,953.09 3,982.26 3,990.77 4,056.3 4,062.68 4,332.7 4,337.55 4,404.55
Sinn Féin Alex Maskey 12.55% 3,933 3,935.55 3,937.55 3,947.55 3,968.55 3,987.55 3,989.55 3,991.55 3,991.55 4,003.55 4,011.55 4,012.55
SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 10.30% 3,266 3,283 3,287 3,307 3,317.34 3,340.34 3,350.51 3,381.02 3,389.55 3,589.1 3,599.97 3,649.97
NI Women's Coalition Monica McWilliams 6.86% 2,150 2,180.43 2,185.43 2,203.43 2,248.43 2,387.6 2,431.13 2,518 2,542.23 3,168.48 3,208.54 3,522.54
DUP Ruth Patterson 8.10% 2,538 2,556.7 2,556.7 2,556.7 2,576.04 2,580.04 2,680.25 2,683.42 2,818.67 2,838.84    
Alliance Geraldine Rice 3.78% 1,185 1,198.94 1,201.94 1,202.94 1,214.94 1,269.94 1,284.62 1,747.34 1,762.72      
Ulster Unionist John Hiddleston 2.45% 769 968.75 969.75 970.92 990.6 995.6 1,089.81 1,111        
Alliance Tom Ekin 2.12% 664 672.5 673.5 678.5 698.18 726.35 739.86          
PUP Thomas Morrow 1.58% 495 509.62 509.62 511.62 520.62 528.62            
Green (NI) John Wright 0.98% 308 309.19 325.36 330.36 367.53              
Socialist Party Jim Barbour 0.53% 167 168.19 170.19 181.19                
NI Conservatives Roger Lomas 0.37% 116 119.06 120.06 120.06                
Workers' Party Patrick Lynn 0.31% 96 96.17 97.17                  
Rainbow Dream Ticket Lindsay Steven 0.13% 42 42.17                    
Electorate: 50,707   Valid: 31,330 (61.79%)   Spoilt: 407   Quota: 4,476   Turnout: 31,737 (62.59%)  

1998

1998 Assembly election: South Belfast – 6 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ulster Unionist Michael McGimpsey 12.13% 4,938 5,032 5,183 5,358 5,898          
SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 12.17% 4,956 5,039 5,042 5,059 5,073 5,963        
DUP Mark Robinson 7.05% 2,872 2,940 3,484 3,629 3,779 3,781 4,351 6,524    
Ulster Unionist Esmond Birnie 7.06% 2,875 2,980 3,065 3,499 4,389 4,392 5,267 5,881    
NI Women's Coalition Monica McWilliams 9.61% 3,912 4,053 4,067 4,112 4,157 4,675 5,077 5,118 5,238 5,277.27
SDLP Carmel Hanna 9.53% 3,882 3,923 3,927 3,954 3,968 4,791 4,851 4,866 4,891 4,982.63
Alliance Steve McBride 10.03% 4,086 4,187 4,203 4,236 4,331 4,374 4,616 4,670 4,826 4,832.46
DUP Myreve Chambers 6.01% 2,449 2,505 3,011 3,205 3,314 3,318 3,510      
PUP Ernie Purvis 5.19% 2,112 2,187 2,230 2,721 2,823 2,855        
Sinn Féin Sean Hayes 6.40% 2,605 2,627 2,627 2,653 2,654          
Ulster Unionist Jim Clarke 4.22% 1,720 1,793 1,916 2,057            
Ulster Democratic David Adams 4.28% 1,745 1,796 1,855              
UK Unionist Grant Dillon 3.67% 1,496 1,579                
Ind. Unionist William Dickson 1.07% 437                  
Labour Party NI Boyd Black 0.57% 231                  
Workers' Party Patrick Lynn 0.43% 176                  
NI Conservatives Roger Lomas 0.24% 97                  
Natural Law James Anderson 0.18% 73                  
Independent Labour Niall Cusack 0.15% 62                  
Electorate: 61,209   Valid: 40,724 (66.53%)   Spoilt: 542   Quota: 5,819   Turnout: 41,266 (67.42%)  

1996 forum

Successful candidates are shown in bold.[8]

Party Candidate(s) Votes Percentage
Ulster Unionist Bob Stoker
Jim Clarke
Michael McGimpsey
Drew Nelson
Gordon Lucy 		8,617 22.8
SDLP Alasdair McDonnell
Peter O'Reilly
Carmel Hanna
Douglas Arthur Hegney
Rosaleen Hughes 		7,956 21.0
DUP Joan Parkes
Thomas Scott
John Norris 		5,818 15.4
Alliance Steve McBride
Philip McGarry
Margaret Marshall 		4,689 12.4
Sinn Féin Sean Hayes
Sean Clinton
Deborah Moore 		2,455 6.5
PUP Dawn Purvis
Victor Murphy 		2,321 6.1
UK Unionist Patrick Roche
Kate Garrett 		1,750 4.6
Ulster Democratic David Adams
Pauline Gilmore 		1,666 4.4
NI Women's Coalition Kate Fearon
Annie Campbell
Barbara McCabe
Clare McLaughlin
Fidelma O'Gorman 		947 2.5
Labour coalition Peter Hadden
Eleanor Rogers
Niall Cusack
Neil House
Maeve Cross 		333 0.9
Green (NI) Mary Carberry
Jane Carney
Owen Clarke
Andy Frew 		314 0.8
NI Conservatives Myrtle Boal
Alan McKelvey 		279 0.7
Workers' Party Paddy Lynn
Ian Foster 		270 0.7
Democratic Partnership Paul Smyth
Alison Wilson 		133 0.4
Ulster Independence Gordon Smyth
Samuel Stevenson 		108 0.3
Democratic Left Jean Craig
Chris Skillen 		96 0.3
Ulster Christian Democratic Austin Scallan
Martine McLaughlin
John McLaughlin
Brian McLaughlin
Margaret Gibson 		31 0.1
Natural Law James Anderson
Morris Ahmed 		13 0.0
Independent Chambers Bertha Burleigh
Mark Strain 		5 0.0

1984 by-election

1984 by-election: South Belfast – 1 Seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Ulster Unionist Frank Millar Jr 100.0% Unopposed
Electorate: –   Valid: Unopposed   Spoilt: Unopposed   Quota: Unopposed   Turnout: Unopposed  

1982

1982 Assembly election: South Belfast – 5 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Ulster Unionist Martin Smyth 35.59% 13,337          
Alliance David Cook 17.39% 6,514          
DUP Stuart McCrea 10.92% 4,091 4,695.2 4,859.68 6,880.28    
Ulster Unionist Edgar Graham 7.67% 2,875 5,210.18 5,369.71 5,407.71 5,734.08 6,253.08
Ulster Unionist Jim Kirkpatrick 3.01% 1,126 4,427.37 4,617.29 4,673.29 4,959.67 5,415.67
SDLP Ben Caraher 8.92% 3,342 3,344.12 3,740.12 3,740.12 3,740.55 4,712.55
Alliance Basil Glass 6.65% 2,493 2,643.52 3,260.01 3,274.01 3,293.36  
DUP Cedric Wilson 5.63% 2,111 2,407.8 2,495.95      
Workers' Party Gerard Carr 2.49% 933 938.83        
UUUP Philip Moles 0.66% 248 322.73        
Communist Barry Bruton 0.45% 168 169.59        
UUUP James Scott 0.22% 82 239.41        
Ulster Liberal Michael Warden 0.17% 65 89.38        
Ind. Unionist William Clulow 0.17% 65 85.67        
Independent Stuart Hall Raleigh 0.05% 19 20.59        
Electorate: 66,683   Valid: 37,469 (56.19%)   Spoilt: 1,243   Quota: 6,245   Turnout: 38,712 (58.05%)  

1975 Constitutional Convention

1975 Constitutional Convention: Belfast South – 6 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Ulster Unionist Martin Smyth 31.50% 15,061                    
Alliance Basil Glass 16.65% 7,961                    
Ulster Unionist Jeremy Burchill 8.85% 4,230 7,751.1                  
Alliance Jim Hendron 5.23% 2,499 2,535.85 3,473.29 3,482.81 4,282.48 4,287.65 4,464.74 7,328.74      
Vanguard David Trimble 5.08% 2,429 4,398 4,403.18 4,637.96 4,742.38 5,147.02 5,216.57 5,226.48 7,240.98    
DUP Thomas Burns 5.29% 2,529 3,405.7 3,412.84 3,733.02 3,836.7 4,965.12 5,042.36 5,053.86 6,117.42 6,134.07 6,513.87
Unionist Party NI Reginald Magee 7.43% 3,552 3,818.75 3,862.43 3,908.77 4,076 4,131.7 5,718.02 5,778.61 5,947.76 6,423.86 6,447.71
Vanguard Raymond Jordan 3.92% 1,874 2,732.55 2,736.05 2,906.57 2,995.6 3,282.28 3,350.53 3,364.57      
SDLP Ben Caraher 6.41% 3,065 3,068.85 3,125.69 3,126.81 3,269 3,270.69 3,280.81        
Unionist Party NI John Houston 3.55% 1,697 1,783.35 1,799.73 1,827.31 2,019.72 2,050.7          
DUP Robert McNeice 2.75% 1,316 1,836.85 1,839.09 1,903.21 1,927.76            
NI Labour Erskine Holmes 3.34% 1,599 1,682.05 1,716.49 1,726.01              
Electorate: 73,324   Valid: 47,812 (65.21%)   Spoilt: 789   Quota: 6,831   Turnout: 48,601 (66.28%)  

1973

1973 Assembly election: South Belfast – 6 seats[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Ulster Unionist Basil McIvor 13.14% 6,930 6,940 6,958 6,959 6,981 7,003 7,120 7,152 7,191 7,385 8,185          
Alliance Basil Glass 9.76% 5,148 5,244 5,367 5,404 5,848 5,852 5,876 7,305 7,309 7,393 7,441 9,025        
DUP Thomas Burns 8.80% 4,640 4.640 4.641 4,641 4,644 4,779 4,872 4,874 6,343 6,893 6,986 7,103 7,133 10,436    
Ulster Unionist Nelson Elder 9.12% 4,807 4,810 4,815 4,815 4,821 4,840 4,909 4,917 4,965 6,110 6,610 6,835 6,978 7,287 8,044  
Ulster Unionist Herbert Kirk 10.29% 5,426 5,429 5,435 5,439 5,447 5,465 5,610 5,620 5,653 6,009 6,605 6,838 7,038 7,297 7,663  
Ulster Unionist Reginald Magee 6.93% 3,656 3,661 3,666 3,666 3,676 3,696 3,835 3,854 3,895 4,042 5,051 5,235 5,417 5,603 6,039 6,690
SDLP Ben Caraher 6.30% 3,320 3,326 3,414 3,779 3,799 3,800 3,802 3,980 3,982 3,999 4,000 4,575 5,018 5,029 5,037 5,038
Vanguard Martin Gowdy 4.62% 2,434 2,434 2,436 2,438 2,442 3,208 3,273 3,277 3,865 4,082 4,170 4,272 4,283      
NI Labour Erskine Holmes 5.09% 2,684 2,699 2,833 2,950 2,996 3,003 3,038 3,155 3,168 3,241 3,292          
Ulster Unionist Robert Stewart 5.41% 2,850 2,853 2,859 2,861 2,868 2,886 3,010 3,017 3,074 3,218            
Ind. Unionist Grace Bannister 4.81% 2,538 2,540 2,553 2,554 2,568 2,584 2,900 2,918 2,992              
DUP Thomas Wright 4.05% 2,134 2,134 2,135 2,138 2,139 2,295 2,369 2,373                
Alliance William McCollum 2.45% 1,294 1,446 1,525 1,545 1,834 1,835 1,848                  
Ind. Unionist Thomas Rea 2.28% 1,201 1,204 1,210 1,211 1,214 1,230                    
Vanguard Stanley Morgan 2.29% 1,205 1,205 1,205 1,205 1,206                      
Alliance Jean Graham 1.41% 743 810 869 885                        
Republican Clubs Sean Flynn 1.49% 783 784 794                          
Ulster Liberal Sheelagh Murnaghan 1.04% 548 560                            
Alliance John Somerville 0.72% 380                              
Electorate: 75,990   Valid: 52,721 (69.38%)   Spoilt: 928   Quota: 7,532   Turnout: 53,649 (70.60%)  

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