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Belfast South election results 1885-2010

[edit] Elections in the 2010s

Candidates for the General Election 2010: Belfast South[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 14,026 41.0 +10.9
Democratic Unionist Jimmy Spratt 8,100 23.7 -5.9
Conservatives and Unionists Paula Bradshaw[3] 5,910 17.3 -4.9
Alliance Anna Lo 5,114 15.0 +7.7
Green (NI) Adam McGibbon 1,036 3.0 N/A
Majority 5,926 17.3
Turnout 34.186 57.4 -5.1
SDLP hold Swing

[] Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 10,339 32.3 +1.7
Democratic Unionist Jimmy Spratt 9,104 28.4 N/A
Ulster Unionist Michael McGimpsey 7,263 22.7 -22.1
Sinn Féin Alex Maskey 2,882 9.0 +1.4
Alliance Geraldine Rice 2,012 6.3 +0.9
Rainbow Dream Ticket Lynda Gilby 235 0.7 +0.4
Workers' Party Paddy Lynn 193 0.6 +0.1
Majority 1,235 3.9
Turnout 32,028 60.8 -3.1
SDLP gain from Ulster Unionist Swing
General Election 2001: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Martin Smyth 17,008 44.8 +8.8
SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 11,609 30.6 +6.3
NI Women's Coalition Monica McWilliams 2,968 7.8 0.0
Sinn Féin Alex Maskey 2,894 7.6 +2.5
Alliance Geraldine Rice 2,042 5.4 -7.6
Progressive Unionist Dawn Purvis 1,112 2.9 -11.5
Workers' Party Paddy Lynn 204 0.5 -0.2
Rainbow Dream Ticket Rainbow George Weiss 115 0.3 N/A
Majority 5,399 14.2
Turnout 37,952 63.9 +1.6
Ulster Unionist hold Swing

[] Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Martin Smyth 14,201 36.0 -18.7
SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 9,601 24.3 +10.1
Progressive Unionist David Ervine 5,687 14.4 N/A
Alliance Steve McBride 5,112 12.9 -2.8
Sinn Féin Sean Hayes 2,019 5.1 +2.6
NI Women's Coalition Annie Campbell 1,204 3.0 N/A
Conservative Myrtle Boal 962 2.4 -9.3
Independent Labour Niall Cusack 292 0.7 N/A
Workers' Party Paddy Lynn 286 0.7 N/A
Natural Law James Anderson 120 0.3 N/A
Majority 4,600
Turnout 62.2
Ulster Unionist hold Swing

1997 Changes are compared to the 1992 notional results shown below [6].

Notional 1992 UK General Election Result: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist N/A 23,258 52.7 N/a
Alliance N/A 6,921 15.7 N/A
SDLP N/A 6,266 14.2 N/A
Conservative N/A 5,154 11.7 N/A
Others N/A 1,437 3.3 N/A
Sinn Féin N/A 1,116 2.5 N/A
Majority 16,337 37.0 N/A
General Election 1992: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Martin Smyth 16,336 48.6
SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 6,266 18.7
Alliance John Montgomery 5,054 15.0
Conservative Andrew Fee 3,356 10.0
Sinn Féin Sean Hayes 1,123 3.3
Labour and Trade Union Peter Hadden 875 2.6
Workers' Party Paddy Lynn 362 1.1
Natural Law Teresa Mullen 212 0.6
Majority 10,070
Turnout 64.5
Ulster Unionist hold Swing

[] Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Martin Smyth 18,917 57.8
Alliance David Cook 6,963 21.3
SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 4,268 13.1
Workers' Party Gerry Carr 1,528 4.7
Sinn Féin Sean McKnight 1,030 3.2
Majority 11,954 36.6
Turnout 60.3
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
By-election January 23 1986: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Martin Smyth 21,771 71.3
Alliance David Cook 7,635 25.0
Workers' Party Gerry Carr 1,109 3.6
Majority 14,136 46.3
Turnout 56.9
Ulster Unionist hold Swing

Note: The by-election was caused by the decision of all Unionist MPs to resign their seats and seek re-election on a platform of opposition to the Anglo-Irish Agreement.

General Election 1983: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Martin Smyth 18,669 50.0
Alliance David Cook 8,945 23.9
Democratic Unionist Raymond McCrea 4,565 12.2
SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 3,216 8.6
Sinn Féin Sean McKnight 1,107 3.0
Workers' Party Gerry Carr 856 2.3
Majority 9,724 26.0
Turnout 69.6
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
By-election March 4 1982: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Martin Smyth 17,123 39.3
Alliance David Cook 11,726 26.9
Democratic Unionist William McCrea 9,818 22.6
SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 3,839 8.8
Ulster Loyalist Democratic Party John McMichael 576 1.3
United Labour Party Brian Caul 303 0.7
One Human Family Jagat Narain 137 0.3
Peace State Simon Hall-Raleigh 12 0.03
Majority 5,397 12.4
Turnout 66.2
Ulster Unionist hold Swing

[] Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Robert Bradford 28,875 61.7
Alliance Basil Glass 11,745 25.1
SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 3,694 7.9
Unionist Party NI Victor Brennan 1,784 3.8 N/A
Labour Integrationist Jeff Dudgeon 692 1.5 N/A
Majority 17,130 36.6
Turnout 67.9
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
General Election October 1974: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Vanguard Robert Bradford 30,116 59.2
Alliance John Glass 11,715 23.0
Independent Unionist Stanley McMaster 4,982 9.8 N/A
SDLP John Carraher 2,390 4.7
Labour (NI) Erskine Holmes 1,643 3.2
Majority 18,401 36.2
Turnout 50,846 67.7
Vanguard hold Swing
General Election February 1974: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Vanguard Robert Bradford 22,083 42.6 N/A
Pro-Assembly Unionist Rafton Pounder 18,085 34.9
Alliance David Cook 5,118 9.9 N/A
SDLP John Carraher 4,149 8.0 N/A
Labour (NI) Erskine Holmes 2,455 4.7
Majority 3,998 7.7
Turnout 51,890 69.6
Vanguard gain from Ulster Unionist Swing
General Election 1970: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Rafton Pounder 27,523 70.4
Labour (NI) John Coulthard 11,567 29.6
Majority 15,956 40.8
Turnout 39,090 68.4
Ulster Unionist hold Swing

[] Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Rafton Pounder 23,329 65.4
Labour (NI) Erskine Holmes 12,364 34.6
Majority 10,965 30.7
Turnout 35,693 63.3
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1964: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Rafton Pounder 27,422 69.8
Labour (NI) John Barkley 8,792 22.4
Liberal Judith Rosenfield 1,941 4.9
Independent Republican Robert McKnight 1,159 3.0
Majority 18,630 47.4
Turnout 39,314 68.3
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
Belfast South by-election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Rafton Pounder 17,989
Labour (NI) Norman Searight 7,209
Liberal Albert Hamilton 2,774
Majority 10,780
Turnout
Ulster Unionist hold Swing

[] Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist David Campbell 30,164 69.9
Labour (NI) Norman Searight 9,318 21.6
Liberal Sheelagh Murnaghan 3,253 7.5
Sinn Féin Brendan O'Reilly 434 1.0
Majority 20,846 48.3
Turnout 43,169 72.1
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1955: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist David Campbell 33,392 78.4
Labour (NI) Edward Brown 7,508 17.6
Sinn Féin Patrick Kearney 1,679 3.9
Majority 25,884 60.8
Turnout 42,579 65.7
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
Belfast South by-election, 1952
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist David Campbell 23,067 75.1
Labour (NI) Samuel Napier 7,655 24.9
Majority 15,412
Turnout 46.4
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1951: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Hugh Gage 37,046 75.8
Labour (NI) Robert McBrinn 11,815 24.2
Majority 25,231 51.6
Turnout 48,861 73.8
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1950: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Hugh Gage 34,620 75.2
Labour (NI) James McKernan 11,428 24.8
Majority 23,192 50.4
Turnout 46,048 69.3
Ulster Unionist hold Swing

[] Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Hugh Gage 24,282 52.2
Commonwealth Labour Harry Midgley 14,096 30.3
Labour (NI) James Morrow 8,166 17.5
Majority 10,186 21.9
Turnout 46,544 66.4
Ulster Unionist hold Swing

[] Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1935: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist William Stewart Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 1931: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist William Stewart Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A

[] Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1929: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist William Stewart 24,019 62.9
Independent Unionist Philip James Woods 14,148 37.1
Majority 9,871 25.9
Turnout 38,167 64.7
Ulster Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1924: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Thomas Moles Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 1923: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Thomas Moles Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election 1922: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ulster Unionist Thomas Moles Unopposed N/A N/A
Ulster Unionist hold Swing N/A

[] Elections in the 1910s

Belfast South by-election, July 1917: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist William Arthur Lindsay Unopposed N/A N/A
Irish Unionist hold Swing N/A
Belfast South by-election, April 1917: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist James Chambers Unopposed N/A N/A
Irish Unionist hold Swing N/A
General Election December 1910: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist James Chambers 5,585
Independent Unionist Thomas Henry Sloan 2,722
Majority 2,863
Turnout 8,307 78.2
Irish Unionist hold Swing
General Election January 1910: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Unionist James Chambers 5,772
Independent Unionist Thomas Henry Sloan 3,553
Majority 2,219
Turnout 9,325 87.8
Irish Unionist gain from Independent Unionist Swing

[] Elections in the 1900s

General Election 1906: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Unionist Thomas Henry Sloan 4,450 N/A
Irish Unionist Lord Arthur Hill 3,634 N/A
Majority 816 N/A
Turnout 8,084 84.8 N/A
Independent Unionist gain from Conservative Swing N/A
Belfast South by-election, 1902
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Unionist Thomas Henry Sloan 3,795 N/A
Conservative C. W. Dunbar Buller 2,969 N/A
Majority 826 N/A
Turnout 6,764 60.1 N/A
Independent Unionist gain from Conservative Swing
General Election 1900: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Johnston Unopposed N/A N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

[] Elections in the 1890s

General Election 1895: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Johnston Unopposed N/A N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General Election 1892: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Johnston Unopposed N/A N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

[] Elections in the 1880s

General Election 1886: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Johnston 4,442
Irish Parliamentary A. McErlean 657
Majority 3,785
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1885: Belfast South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Johnston 3,610
Irish Parliamentary J. W. Workman 990
Conservative R. Seeds 871
Majority 2,620
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

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