List of parliamentary constituencies in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is divided into 18 Parliamentary constituencies - 4 Borough constituencies in Belfast and 14 County constituencies elsewhere. Each area returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons at Westminster and six Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) to the devolved Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont. Parliamentary constituencies are not used for local government, which is instead carried out by 26 councils; these often have different boundaries.

NameCurrent boundariesName
  1. Belfast East BC
  2. Belfast North BC
  3. Belfast South BC
  4. Belfast West BC
  5. East Antrim CC
  6. East Londonderry CC
  7. Fermanagh & South Tyrone CC
  8. Foyle CC
  9. Lagan Valley CC
Parliamentary constituencies in Northern Ireland
  1. Mid Ulster CC
  2. Newry & Armagh CC
  3. North Antrim CC
  4. North Down CC
  5. South Antrim CC
  6. South Down CC
  7. Strangford CC
  8. Upper Bann CC
  9. West Tyrone CC

2005 general election

      α Democratic Unionist       β Sinn Féin       δ Social Democratic and Labour       ε Ulster Unionist       Ω Independent


Name[nb 1]ElectorateMajority[nb 2]Member of ParliamentNearest oppositionElectoral wardsMap
Belfast East BC52,8995,877 Peter Robinson α Reg Empey ε
A very small constituency, located in the east of the country.
Belfast North BC52,5355,188Nigel Dodds αGerry Kelly β
A very small constituency, located in the east of the country
Belfast South BC52,2181,235Alasdair McDonnell δJimmy Spratt α
A very small constituency, located in the East of the country.
Belfast West BC53,53619,315Gerry Adams βAlex Attwood δ
A very small constituency, located in the East of the country.
East Antrim CC57,9667,304Sammy Wilson αRoy Beggs ε
A medium-sized constituency, located in the East of the country.
East Londonderry CC58,4617,727 Gregory Campbell α David McClarty ε
A fairly large constituency, located in the north of the country.
Fermanagh & South Tyrone CC66,4154,582Michelle Gildernew βArlene Foster α
A very large constituency, comprising the southwest area of the country.
Foyle CC68,7585,957Mark Durkan δMitchel McLaughlin β
A medium-sized constituency found in the south east of the county.
Lagan Valley CC70,23814,117Jeffrey Donaldson αBasil McCrea ε
A medium constituency located inland, in the southeast of the country.
Mid Ulster CC62,08810,976Martin McGuinness βIan McCrea α
A medium constituency, located slightly to the north and west of the centre of the country.
Newry & Armagh CC71,7718,195 Conor Murphy β Dominic Bradley δ
A medium constituency in the south of the country.
North Antrim CC73,93817,965Ian Paisley αPhilip McGuigan β
A large constituency in the north of the county.
North Down CC59,3584,944Sylvia Hermon εPeter Weir α
A medium-sized constituency found in the south east of the county.
South Antrim CC66,5803,448William McCrea αDavid Burnside ε
A medium constituency located in the extreme south west of the county.
South Down CC73,1759,140Eddie McGrady δCaitriona Ruane β
A medium constituency located in the centre of the county. Due to the elongated shape of the county, no constituencies border it to the north or the south despite its central location.
Strangford CC71,5091,886 Iris Robinson α Gareth McGimpsey ε
A small constituency. It is situated in the south west of the county, although it borders another constituency located further south west.
Upper Bann CC71,6455,398David Simpson αDavid Trimble ε
A large constituency in the north of the county.
West Tyrone CC59,8425,005Pat Doherty βKieran Deeny Ω
A medium-sized constituency found in the south east of the county.
ConstituencyUnionist voteRepublican/Nationalist vote
North Down85%3.7%
Strangford78%9.3%
Lagan Valley76%13.6%
North Antrim69%28%
South Antrim66%24%
East Antrim67%8%
Upper Bann62%33%
East Londonderry64%32%
Belfast North52%42%
Belfast East80%6%
Belfast West13%86%
Belfast South50%41%
Foyle16.5%79%
South Down27%79%
Fermanagh & South Tyrone47%53%
Mid Ulster34%63%
West Tyrone16%57%
Newry & Armagh30%65%

Notes

  1. ^ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. ^ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

References

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