WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

South Down

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

9,280latest majority

59.3%latest turnout

2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Chris Hazzard

Sinn Féin

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024

Electorate76,248

Turnout59.3%

Majority9,280

Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament

Hannah WestroppConservative460.1%

Declan WalshGreen Party Northern Ireland4441.0%

Rosemary McGloneAontú7971.8%

Michael O'LoanUlster Unionist Party1,4113.1%

Jim WellsTraditional Unionist Voice1,8934.2%

Andrew McMurrayAlliance3,1877.0%

Diane ForsytheDemocratic Unionist Party7,34916.2%

Colin McGrathSocial Democratic & Labour Party10,41823.0%

Chris HazzardSinn Féin19,69843.5%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Sinn Féin Majority 1,623 · 62.7% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

2017 Sinn Féin Majority 2,446 · 67.2% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

2015 Social Democratic & Labour Party Majority 5,891 · 56.8% turnout Actual result on pre-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

Population106,164Mid-2024 estimate

Under 1824.6%Share of population

Aged 65+18.1%Share of population

Home owners70.1%Households

Private renters17.4%Households

Social renters9.3%Households

One-person households26.8%Of households

Families with children34.0%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.