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WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Belfast South and Mid Down

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

12,506latest majority
58.2%latest turnout
2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Claire Hanna

Social Democratic & Labour Party

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024
Electorate74,749
Turnout58.2%
Majority12,506
Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament
Áine GrooganGreen Party Northern Ireland1,5773.6%
Dan BoucherTraditional Unionist Voice2,2185.1%
Michael HendersonUlster Unionist Party2,6536.1%
Tracy KellyDemocratic Unionist Party6,85915.8%
Kate NichollAlliance8,83920.3%
Claire HannaSocial Democratic & Labour Party21,34549.1%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Social Democratic & Labour Party Majority 13,322 · 66.2% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population124,323Mid-2024 estimate
Under 1817.3%Share of population
Aged 65+15.1%Share of population
Home owners56.5%Households
Private renters26.8%Households
Social renters14.0%Households
One-person households34.4%Of households
Families with children23.3%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.