Here are the most recent election results for the Belfast North constituency.
Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.
Name | Belfast North | ||
Region | Northern Ireland | ||
1st in 2024 | Sinn Fein | ||
2nd in 2024 | DUP | ||
Swing To Lose | 6.94% |
Note: 'Swing To Lose' is the swing needed by the 2nd placed party against the 1st placed party to win the seat.
Election | Party | |
---|---|---|
Election 2024 | Sinn Fein | |
Election 2019 (New Boundaries) | Sinn Fein | |
Election 2019 | Sinn Fein | |
Election 2017 | DUP | |
Election 2015 | DUP | |
Election 2010 | DUP | |
Election 2005 (New Boundaries) | DUP | |
Election 2005 | DUP | |
Election 2001 | DUP | |
Election 1997 | UUP | |
Election 1992 | UUP | |
Election 1987 | UUP | |
Election 1983 | UUP | |
Election 1979 | DUP | |
Election 1974 (October) | UUP | |
Election 1974 (February) | UUP |
View full Election 2024 results.
Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sinn Fein | 17,674 | 43.69% | -4.41% | |
DUP | 12,062 | 29.82% | -10.52% | |
Alliance NI | 4,274 | 10.57% | -0.03% | |
TUV | 2,877 | 7.11% | N/A | |
SDLP | 1,413 | 3.49% | +3.03% | |
Green | 1,206 | 2.98% | N/A | |
Minor | 946 | 2.34% | N/A | |
Majority | 5,612 | 13.87% | ||
Turnout | 40,452 | 54.49% | -12.96% | |
Electorate | 74,240 | |||
Swing from DUP to APNI | 5.25% | |||
Swing from DUP to SF | 3.05% | |||
Swing from SF to APNI | 2.19% | |||
Sinn Fein hold |
View full Election 2019 (New Boundaries) results.
Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sinn Fein | 23,158 | 48.11% | +1.04% | |
DUP | 19,419 | 40.34% | -2.76% | |
Alliance NI | 5,099 | 10.59% | +0.75% | |
SDLP | 225 | 0.47% | N/A | |
UUP | 161 | 0.33% | N/A | |
Minor | 57 | 0.12% | N/A | |
Conservative | 5 | 0.01% | N/A | |
Others | 16 | 0.03% | N/A | |
Majority | 3,739 | 7.77% | ||
Turnout | 48,140 | 67.45% | -0.45% | |
Electorate | 71,372 | |||
Swing from DUP to SF | 1.90% | |||
Swing from DUP to APNI | 1.76% | |||
Swing from APNI to SF | 0.14% | |||
Sinn Fein hold |
View full Election 2019 results.
Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sinn Fein | 23,078 | 47.06% | +5.35% | |
DUP | 21,135 | 43.10% | -3.14% | |
Alliance NI | 4,824 | 9.84% | +4.45% | |
Majority | 1,943 | 3.96% | ||
Turnout | 49,037 | 67.89% | +0.59% | |
Electorate | 72,225 | |||
Swing from DUP to SF | 4.25% | |||
Swing from DUP to APNI | 3.79% | |||
Swing from APNI to SF | 0.45% | |||
Sinn Fein gain from DUP |
View full Election 2017 results.
Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|
DUP | 21,240 | 46.24% | -0.80% | |
Sinn Fein | 19,159 | 41.71% | +7.79% | |
Alliance NI | 2,475 | 5.39% | -1.86% | |
SDLP | 2,058 | 4.48% | -3.74% | |
Green | 644 | 1.40% | N/A | |
Minor | 360 | 0.78% | N/A | |
Majority | 2,081 | 4.53% | ||
Turnout | 45,936 | 67.31% | +8.09% | |
Electorate | 68,249 | |||
Swing from APNI to SF | 4.82% | |||
Swing from DUP to SF | 4.30% | |||
Swing from APNI to DUP | 0.53% | |||
DUP hold |
View full Election 2015 results.
Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|
DUP | 19,096 | 47.04% | +7.00% | |
Sinn Fein | 13,770 | 33.92% | -0.11% | |
SDLP | 3,338 | 8.22% | -4.06% | |
Alliance NI | 2,941 | 7.25% | +2.35% | |
Minor | 919 | 2.26% | N/A | |
Others | 529 | 1.30% | N/A | |
Majority | 5,326 | 13.12% | ||
Turnout | 40,593 | 59.21% | +2.74% | |
Electorate | 68,553 | |||
Swing from SDLP to DUP | 5.53% | |||
Swing from SF to DUP | 3.55% | |||
Swing from SDLP to SF | 1.98% | |||
DUP hold |
View full Election 2010 results.
Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|
DUP | 14,812 | 40.04% | -5.59% | |
Sinn Fein | 12,588 | 34.03% | +5.39% | |
SDLP | 4,544 | 12.28% | -3.92% | |
UCU-NF | 2,837 | 7.67% | N/A | |
Alliance NI | 1,809 | 4.89% | N/A | |
Minor | 403 | 1.09% | N/A | |
Majority | 2,224 | 6.01% | ||
Turnout | 36,993 | 56.47% | -1.31% | |
Electorate | 65,504 | |||
Swing from DUP to SF | 5.49% | |||
Swing from SDLP to SF | 4.66% | |||
Swing from DUP to SDLP | 0.83% | |||
DUP hold |
View full Election 2005 (New Boundaries) results.
Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|
DUP | 13,935 | 45.63% | 0.00% | |
Sinn Fein | 8,747 | 28.64% | 0.00% | |
SDLP | 4,950 | 16.21% | 0.00% | |
UUP | 2,154 | 7.05% | 0.00% | |
Minor | 438 | 1.43% | N/A | |
Others | 316 | 1.03% | N/A | |
Majority | 5,188 | 16.99% | ||
Turnout | 30,540 | 57.78% | -0.35% | |
Electorate | 52,853 | |||
Swing from SF to DUP | 0.00% | |||
Swing from SDLP to DUP | 0.00% | |||
Swing from SDLP to SF | 0.00% | |||
DUP hold |
View full Election 2005 results.
Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|
DUP | 13,935 | 45.63% | +4.79% | |
Sinn Fein | 8,747 | 28.64% | +3.40% | |
SDLP | 4,950 | 16.21% | -4.78% | |
UUP | 2,154 | 7.05% | -4.93% | |
Alliance NI | 438 | 1.43% | N/A | |
Minor | 165 | 0.54% | N/A | |
Others | 151 | 0.49% | N/A | |
Majority | 5,188 | 16.99% | ||
Turnout | 30,540 | 58.13% | -9.03% | |
Electorate | 52,535 | |||
Swing from SDLP to DUP | 4.78% | |||
Swing from SDLP to SF | 4.09% | |||
Swing from SF to DUP | 0.69% | |||
DUP hold |
View full Election 2001 results.
Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|
DUP | 16,718 | 40.84% | N/A | |
Sinn Fein | 10,331 | 25.24% | +5.04% | |
SDLP | 8,592 | 20.99% | +0.60% | |
UUP | 4,904 | 11.98% | -39.83% | |
Minor | 253 | 0.62% | N/A | |
Others | 134 | 0.33% | N/A | |
Majority | 6,387 | 15.60% | ||
Turnout | 40,932 | 67.17% | +2.98% | |
Electorate | 60,941 | |||
Swing from SDLP to DUP | 20.12% | |||
Swing from SF to DUP | 17.90% | |||
Swing from SDLP to SF | 2.22% | |||
DUP gain from UUP |
View full Election 1997 results.
Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | 21,478 | 51.81% | +3.81% | |
SDLP | 8,454 | 20.39% | -0.81% | |
Sinn Fein | 8,375 | 20.20% | +7.14% | |
Alliance NI | 2,221 | 5.36% | -0.90% | |
Green | 539 | 1.30% | N/A | |
Minor | 297 | 0.72% | N/A | |
Others | 88 | 0.21% | N/A | |
Majority | 13,024 | 31.42% | ||
Turnout | 41,452 | 64.19% | -1.03% | |
Electorate | 64,577 | |||
Swing from SDLP to SF | 3.97% | |||
Swing from SDLP to UUP | 2.31% | |||
Swing from UUP to SF | 1.66% | |||
UUP hold |
View full Election 1992 results.
Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | 17,240 | 48.00% | +9.01% | |
SDLP | 7,615 | 21.20% | +5.46% | |
Sinn Fein | 4,693 | 13.07% | -0.68% | |
Alliance NI | 2,246 | 6.25% | -1.54% | |
Conservative | 2,107 | 5.87% | N/A | |
Minor | 1,386 | 3.86% | N/A | |
Others | 627 | 1.75% | N/A | |
Majority | 9,625 | 26.80% | ||
Turnout | 35,914 | 65.22% | +2.95% | |
Electorate | 55,068 | |||
Swing from SF to UUP | 4.85% | |||
Swing from SF to SDLP | 3.07% | |||
Swing from SDLP to UUP | 1.77% | |||
UUP hold |
View full Election 1987 results.
Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | 14,355 | 38.99% | +2.83% | |
SDLP | 5,795 | 15.74% | +1.73% | |
Minor | 5,671 | 15.40% | N/A | |
Sinn Fein | 5,062 | 13.75% | +0.90% | |
Alliance NI | 2,871 | 7.80% | -1.35% | |
Others | 3,062 | 8.32% | N/A | |
Majority | 8,560 | 23.25% | ||
Turnout | 36,816 | 62.27% | -7.17% | |
Electorate | 59,124 | |||
Swing from SDLP to MIN | 3.99% | |||
Swing from UUP to MIN | 3.44% | |||
Swing from SDLP to UUP | 0.55% | |||
UUP hold |
View full Election 1983 results.
Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | 15,339 | 36.16% | +10.90% | |
DUP | 8,260 | 19.47% | -8.13% | |
SDLP | 5,944 | 14.01% | -4.46% | |
Sinn Fein | 5,451 | 12.85% | N/A | |
Alliance NI | 3,879 | 9.14% | -0.59% | |
Minor | 2,412 | 5.69% | N/A | |
Others | 1,134 | 2.67% | N/A | |
Majority | 7,079 | 16.69% | ||
Turnout | 42,419 | 69.44% | +4.37% | |
Electorate | 61,087 | |||
Swing from DUP to UUP | 9.52% | |||
Swing from SDLP to UUP | 7.68% | |||
Swing from DUP to SDLP | 1.84% | |||
UUP gain from DUP |
View full Election 1979 results.
Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|
DUP | 11,690 | 27.61% | N/A | |
UUP | 10,695 | 25.26% | -37.39% | |
SDLP | 7,823 | 18.47% | -5.60% | |
Unionist Party of Northern Ireland | 4,220 | 9.97% | N/A | |
Alliance NI | 4,120 | 9.73% | +1.69% | |
Republican Clubs | 1,907 | 4.50% | N/A | |
NI Labour Party | 1,889 | 4.46% | -0.78% | |
Majority | 995 | 2.35% | ||
Turnout | 42,344 | 65.07% | -0.90% | |
Electorate | 65,073 | |||
Swing from UUP to DUP | 32.50% | |||
Swing from SDLP to DUP | 16.60% | |||
Swing from UUP to SDLP | 15.89% | |||
DUP gain from UUP |
View full Election 1974 (October) results.
Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | 29,662 | 62.64% | +18.89% | |
SDLP | 11,400 | 24.08% | -0.32% | |
Alliance NI | 3,807 | 8.04% | N/A | |
NI Labour Party | 2,481 | 5.24% | -0.69% | |
Majority | 18,262 | 38.57% | ||
Turnout | 47,350 | 65.97% | -3.25% | |
Electorate | 71,774 | |||
Swing from SDLP to UUP | 9.60% | |||
Swing from APNI to UUP | 5.42% | |||
Swing from SDLP to APNI | 4.18% | |||
UUP hold |
View full Election 1974 (February) results.
Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|
UUP | 21,531 | 43.76% | N/A | |
Unionist Party of Northern Ireland | 12,755 | 25.92% | N/A | |
SDLP | 12,003 | 24.39% | N/A | |
NI Labour Party | 2,917 | 5.93% | N/A | |
Majority | 8,776 | 17.84% | ||
Turnout | 49,206 | 69.22% | N/A | |
Electorate | 71,083 | |||
UUP win |