WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Strangford

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

5,131latest majority

52.2%latest turnout

2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024

Electorate74,525

Turnout52.2%

Majority5,131

Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament

Barry HetheringtonConservative1460.4%

Gareth BurnsIndependent1570.4%

Garreth FallsIndependent2560.7%

Alexandra BraidnerGreen Party Northern Ireland7031.8%

Will PollandSocial Democratic & Labour Party1,7834.6%

Noel SandsSinn Féin2,7937.2%

Ron McDowellTraditional Unionist Voice3,1438.1%

Richard SmartUlster Unionist Party3,94110.1%

Michelle GuyAlliance10,42826.8%

Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist Party15,55940.0%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Democratic Unionist Party Majority 5,677 · 56.8% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

2017 Democratic Unionist Party Majority 18,343 · 60.2% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

2015 Democratic Unionist Party Majority 10,185 · 52.8% 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

Population99,379Mid-2024 estimate

Under 1820.8%Share of population

Aged 65+21.9%Share of population

Home owners70.7%Households

Private renters13.3%Households

Social renters12.9%Households

One-person households29.0%Of households

Families with children28.4%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.