Northern Ireland · Constituency
Lagan Valley
Covers Lisburn
Photograph shows Lisburn, a city in this constituency, not the whole of Lagan Valley.
Your member of parliament
Sorcha Eastwood
AllianceAlliance won Lagan Valley at the 2024 general election with a majority of 2,959 votes, or 6.0 points. A swing of 3.0 points to Democratic Unionist Party would take it. That makes it safer than 132 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 518.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 6.0 points, which is larger than 132 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Alliance finished ahead of Democratic Unionist Party by 2,959 votes.
Majority
2,959
6.0% of votes cast.
Turnout
59.7%
-0.0 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
49,081 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorcha-Lucy EastwoodElected | Alliance | 18,618 | 37.9% | +37.5 |
| Jonathan Buckley | Democratic Unionist Party | 15,659 | 31.9% | +31.3 |
| Robbie Butler | Ulster Unionist Party | 11,157 | 22.7% | +22.4 |
| Lorna Smyth | Traditional Unionist Voice | 2,186 | 4.5% | +4.3 |
| Simon Lee | Social Democratic & Labour Party | 1,028 | 2.1% | +1.8 |
| Patricia Denvir | Green Party Northern Ireland | 433 | 0.9% | +0.9 |
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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