Northern Ireland · Constituency
Belfast East
Covers Ballybeen · Ballyhackamore
Photograph shows Ballybeen, a suburb in this constituency, not the whole of Belfast East.
Your member of parliament
Gavin Robinson
Democratic Unionist PartyDemocratic Unionist Party won Belfast East at the 2024 general election with a majority of 2,676 votes, or 6.3 points. A swing of 3.1 points to Alliance would take it. That makes it safer than 136 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 514.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 6.3 points, which is larger than 136 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Democratic Unionist Party finished ahead of Alliance by 2,676 votes.
Majority
2,676
6.3% of votes cast.
Turnout
58.6%
-1.1 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
42,706 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin RobinsonElected | Democratic Unionist Party | 19,894 | 46.6% | +46.0 |
| Naomi Long | Alliance | 17,218 | 40.3% | +39.9 |
| John Ross | Traditional Unionist Voice | 1,918 | 4.5% | +4.3 |
| Ryan Warren | Ulster Unionist Party | 1,818 | 4.3% | +3.9 |
| Brian Smyth | Green Party Northern Ireland | 1,077 | 2.5% | +2.5 |
| Séamas De Faoite | Social Democratic & Labour Party | 619 | 1.4% | +1.1 |
| Ryan North | Independent | 162 | 0.4% | -1.7 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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