Northern Ireland · Constituency
Belfast North
Covers Ligoniel · Newtownabbey
Photograph shows Ligoniel, a suburb in this constituency, not the whole of Belfast North.
Your member of parliament
John Finucane
Sinn FéinSinn Féin won Belfast North at the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,612 votes, or 13.9 points. A swing of 7.0 points to Democratic Unionist Party would take it. That makes it safer than 316 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 334.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 13.9 points, which is larger than 316 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Sinn Féin finished ahead of Democratic Unionist Party by 5,612 votes.
Majority
5,612
13.9% of votes cast.
Turnout
54.5%
-5.2 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
40,452 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John FinucaneElected | Sinn Féin | 17,674 | 43.7% | +43.0 |
| Phillip Brett | Democratic Unionist Party | 12,062 | 29.8% | +29.2 |
| Nuala McAllister | Alliance | 4,274 | 10.6% | +10.2 |
| David Clarke | Traditional Unionist Voice | 2,877 | 7.1% | +6.9 |
| Carl Whyte | Social Democratic & Labour Party | 1,413 | 3.5% | +3.2 |
| Mal O'Hara | Green Party Northern Ireland | 1,206 | 3.0% | +3.0 |
| Fiona Ferguson | People Before Profit Alliance | 946 | 2.3% | +2.3 |
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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