Northern Ireland · Constituency
Mid Ulster
Covers Castledawson · Cookstown · Maghera
Photograph shows Magherafelt, a settlement in this constituency, not the whole of Mid Ulster.
Your member of parliament
Mr Cathal Mallaghan
Sinn FéinSinn Féin won Mid Ulster at the 2024 general election with a majority of 14,923 votes, or 32.8 points. A swing of 16.4 points to Democratic Unionist Party would take it. That makes it safer than 581 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 69.
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How safe is this seat?
Very safe
A majority of 32.8 points, which is larger than 581 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Sinn Féin finished ahead of Democratic Unionist Party by 14,923 votes.
Majority
14,923
32.8% of votes cast.
Turnout
61.4%
+1.7 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
45,445 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathal MallaghanElected | Sinn Féin | 24,085 | 53.0% | +52.3 |
| Keith Buchanan | Democratic Unionist Party | 9,162 | 20.2% | +19.6 |
| Denise Johnston | Social Democratic & Labour Party | 3,722 | 8.2% | +7.9 |
| Glenn Moore | Traditional Unionist Voice | 2,978 | 6.6% | +6.4 |
| Jay Basra | Ulster Unionist Party | 2,269 | 5.0% | +4.7 |
| Padraic Farrell | Alliance | 2,001 | 4.4% | +4.0 |
| Alixandra Halliday | Aontú | 1,047 | 2.3% | +2.3 |
| John Kelly | Independent | 181 | 0.4% | -1.6 |
Very safe. Won by more than thirty points. 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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