Belfast South - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Belfast South 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 South
Region	Northern Ireland
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2019	SDLP
	Election 2017	DUP
	Election 2015	SDLP
	Election 2010	SDLP
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	SDLP
	Election 2005	SDLP
	Election 2001	UUP
	Election 1997	UUP
	Election 1992	UUP
	Election 1987	UUP
	Election 1983	UUP
	Election 1979	UUP
	Election 1974 (October)	Vanguard
	Election 1974 (February)	Vanguard
	Election 1970	UUP
	Election 1966	UUP
	Election 1964	UUP
	Election 1959	UUP
	Election 1955	UUP

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SDLP	27,079	57.19%	+31.32%
	DUP	11,678	24.66%	-5.77%
	Alliance NI	6,786	14.33%	-3.85%
	UUP	1,259	2.66%	-0.84%
	Minor	550	1.16%	N/A
Majority		15,401	32.52%
Turnout		47,352	67.66%	+1.55%
Electorate		69,984
Swing from DUP to SDLP			18.55%
Swing from APNI to SDLP			17.59%
Swing from DUP to APNI			0.96%
	SDLP gain from DUP

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	DUP	13,299	30.43%	+8.21%
	SDLP	11,303	25.86%	+1.32%
	Alliance NI	7,946	18.18%	+0.95%
	Sinn Fein	7,143	16.34%	+2.48%
	Green	2,241	5.13%	-0.62%
	UUP	1,527	3.49%	-5.62%
	Conservative	246	0.56%	-0.93%
Majority		1,996	4.57%
Turnout		43,705	66.11%	+6.11%
Electorate		66,105
Swing from APNI to DUP			3.63%
Swing from SDLP to DUP			3.45%
Swing from APNI to SDLP			0.18%
	DUP gain from SDLP

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SDLP	9,560	24.54%	-16.49%
	DUP	8,654	22.21%	-1.48%
	Alliance NI	6,711	17.23%	+2.27%
	Sinn Fein	5,402	13.87%	N/A
	UUP	3,549	9.11%	N/A
	Green	2,238	5.74%	+2.71%
	UKIP	1,900	4.88%	N/A
	Conservative	582	1.49%	N/A
	Minor	361	0.93%	N/A
Majority		906	2.33%
Turnout		38,957	60.00%	+2.57%
Electorate		64,927
Swing from SDLP to APNI			9.38%
Swing from SDLP to DUP			7.50%
Swing from DUP to APNI			1.87%
	SDLP hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SDLP	14,026	41.03%	+8.75%
	DUP	8,100	23.69%	-4.73%
	UCU-NF	5,910	17.29%	N/A
	Alliance NI	5,114	14.96%	N/A
	Green	1,036	3.03%	N/A
Majority		5,926	17.33%
Turnout		34,186	57.43%	-3.38%
Electorate		59,524
Swing from DUP to UCU-NF			11.01%
Swing from DUP to SDLP			6.74%
Swing from SDLP to UCU-NF			4.27%
	SDLP hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SDLP	10,339	32.28%	0.00%
	DUP	9,104	28.43%	0.00%
	UUP	7,263	22.68%	0.00%
	Sinn Fein	2,882	9.00%	0.00%
	Minor	2,012	6.28%	N/A
	Others	428	1.34%	N/A
Majority		1,235	3.86%
Turnout		32,028	60.81%	-0.52%
Electorate		52,668
Swing from DUP to SDLP			0.00%
Swing from UUP to SDLP			0.00%
Swing from UUP to DUP			0.00%
	SDLP hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SDLP	10,339	32.28%	+1.69%
	DUP	9,104	28.43%	N/A
	UUP	7,263	22.68%	-22.14%
	Sinn Fein	2,882	9.00%	+1.37%
	Alliance NI	2,012	6.28%	+0.90%
	Minor	235	0.73%	N/A
	Others	193	0.60%	N/A
Majority		1,235	3.86%
Turnout		32,028	61.34%	-2.52%
Electorate		52,218
Swing from UUP to DUP			25.28%
Swing from SDLP to DUP			13.37%
Swing from UUP to SDLP			11.91%
	SDLP gain from UUP

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UUP	17,008	44.81%	+8.85%
	SDLP	11,609	30.59%	+6.27%
	Minor	2,968	7.82%	N/A
	Sinn Fein	2,894	7.63%	+2.51%
	Alliance NI	2,042	5.38%	-7.57%
	Others	1,431	3.77%	N/A
Majority		5,399	14.23%
Turnout		37,952	63.85%	+1.61%
Electorate		59,436
Swing from MIN to UUP			7.72%
Swing from MIN to SDLP			6.43%
Swing from SDLP to UUP			1.29%
	UUP hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UUP	14,201	35.97%	-12.68%
	SDLP	9,601	24.32%	+5.66%
	Minor	5,687	14.40%	N/A
	Alliance NI	5,112	12.95%	-2.10%
	Sinn Fein	2,019	5.11%	+1.77%
	Conservative	962	2.44%	-7.56%
	Others	1,902	4.82%	N/A
Majority		4,600	11.65%
Turnout		39,484	62.24%	-2.28%
Electorate		63,439
Swing from UUP to MIN			12.24%
Swing from UUP to SDLP			9.17%
Swing from SDLP to MIN			3.07%
	UUP hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UUP	16,336	48.64%	-9.20%
	SDLP	6,266	18.66%	+5.61%
	Alliance NI	5,054	15.05%	-6.24%
	Conservative	3,356	9.99%	N/A
	Sinn Fein	1,123	3.34%	+0.19%
	Minor	875	2.61%	N/A
	Others	574	1.71%	N/A
Majority		10,070	29.98%
Turnout		33,584	64.52%	+4.19%
Electorate		52,050
Swing from UUP to SDLP			7.40%
Swing from APNI to SDLP			5.92%
Swing from UUP to APNI			1.48%
	UUP hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UUP	18,917	57.84%	+7.87%
	Alliance NI	6,963	21.29%	-2.65%
	SDLP	4,268	13.05%	+4.44%
	Minor	1,528	4.67%	N/A
	Sinn Fein	1,030	3.15%	+0.19%
Majority		11,954	36.55%
Turnout		32,706	60.33%	-9.27%
Electorate		54,208
Swing from APNI to UUP			5.26%
Swing from APNI to SDLP			3.55%
Swing from SDLP to UUP			1.71%
	UUP hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UUP	18,669	49.97%	-11.74%
	Alliance NI	8,945	23.94%	-1.16%
	DUP	4,565	12.22%	N/A
	SDLP	3,216	8.61%	+0.71%
	Sinn Fein	1,107	2.96%	N/A
	Minor	856	2.29%	N/A
Majority		9,724	26.03%
Turnout		37,358	69.60%	+1.71%
Electorate		53,674
Swing from UUP to DUP			11.98%
Swing from APNI to DUP			6.69%
Swing from UUP to APNI			5.29%
	UUP hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UUP	28,875	61.71%	N/A
	Alliance NI	11,745	25.10%	+2.06%
	SDLP	3,694	7.89%	+3.19%
	Unionist Party of Northern Ireland	1,784	3.81%	N/A
	Minor	692	1.48%	N/A
Majority		17,130	36.61%
Turnout		46,790	67.89%	+0.47%
Electorate		68,920
Swing from APNI to UUP			29.83%
Swing from SDLP to UUP			29.26%
Swing from APNI to SDLP			0.57%
	UUP gain from Vanguard

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Vanguard	30,116	59.23%	+16.67%
	Alliance NI	11,715	23.04%	+13.18%
	Independent Unionist	4,982	9.80%	N/A
	SDLP	2,390	4.70%	-3.30%
	NI Labour Party	1,643	3.23%	-1.50%
Majority		18,401	36.19%
Turnout		50,846	67.42%	-2.19%
Electorate		75,417
Swing from INDU to VG			3.44%
Swing from APNI to VG			1.75%
Swing from INDU to APNI			1.69%
	Vanguard hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Vanguard	22,083	42.56%	N/A
	Unionist Party of Northern Ireland	18,085	34.85%	N/A
	Alliance NI	5,118	9.86%	N/A
	SDLP	4,149	8.00%	N/A
	NI Labour Party	2,455	4.73%	-24.86%
Majority		3,998	7.70%
Turnout		51,890	69.61%	+1.17%
Electorate		74,542
Swing from APNI to VG			16.35%
Swing from APNI to UPNI			12.49%
Swing from UPNI to VG			3.85%
	Vanguard gain from UUP

Election 1970

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UUP	27,523	70.41%	+5.05%
	NI Labour Party	11,567	29.59%	-5.05%
Majority		15,956	40.82%
Turnout		39,090	68.44%	+5.15%
Electorate		57,112
Swing from NILAB to UUP			5.05%
	UUP hold

Election 1966

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UUP	23,329	65.36%	-4.39%
	NI Labour Party	12,364	34.64%	+12.28%
Majority		10,965	30.72%
Turnout		35,693	63.30%	-5.01%
Electorate		56,390
Swing from UUP to NILAB			8.33%
	UUP hold

Election 1964

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UUP	27,422	69.75%	-0.12%
	NI Labour Party	8,792	22.36%	+21.36%
	Minor	1,941	4.94%	N/A
	Independent Republican	1,159	2.95%	N/A
Majority		18,630	47.39%
Turnout		39,314	68.30%	-3.81%
Electorate		57,558
Swing from MIN to NILAB			11.98%
Swing from UUP to NILAB			10.74%
Swing from MIN to UUP			1.24%
	UUP hold

Election 1959

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UUP	30,164	69.87%	-8.55%
	Sinn Fein	9,318	21.58%	+17.64%
	Minor	3,253	7.54%	N/A
	NI Labour Party	434	1.01%	-16.63%
Majority		20,846	48.29%
Turnout		43,169	72.11%	+6.45%
Electorate		59,864
Swing from UUP to SF			13.10%
Swing from UUP to MIN			8.04%
Swing from MIN to SF			5.05%
	UUP hold

Election 1955

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UUP	33,392	78.42%	N/A
	NI Labour Party	7,508	17.63%	N/A
	Sinn Fein	1,679	3.94%	N/A
Majority		25,884	60.79%
Turnout		42,579	65.66%	N/A
Electorate		64,844

	UUP win

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