Northern Ireland · Constituency
South Down
Covers Downpatrick · Kilkeel · Newcastle · Warrenpoint
Photograph shows Kilkeel, a town in this constituency, not the whole of South Down.
Your member of parliament
Chris Hazzard
Sinn FéinSinn Féin won South Down at the 2024 general election with a majority of 9,280 votes, or 20.5 points. A swing of 10.3 points to Social Democratic & Labour Party would take it. That makes it safer than 442 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 208.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 20.5 points, which is larger than 442 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Sinn Féin finished ahead of Social Democratic & Labour Party by 9,280 votes.
Majority
9,280
20.5% of votes cast.
Turnout
59.3%
-0.4 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
9
45,243 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris HazzardElected | Sinn Féin | 19,698 | 43.5% | +42.8 |
| Colin McGrath | Social Democratic & Labour Party | 10,418 | 23.0% | +22.7 |
| Diane Forsythe | Democratic Unionist Party | 7,349 | 16.2% | +15.6 |
| Andrew McMurray | Alliance | 3,187 | 7.0% | +6.6 |
| Jim Wells | Traditional Unionist Voice | 1,893 | 4.2% | +4.0 |
| Michael O'Loan | Ulster Unionist Party | 1,411 | 3.1% | +2.8 |
| Rosemary McGlone | Aontú | 797 | 1.8% | +1.7 |
| Declan Walsh | Green Party Northern Ireland | 444 | 1.0% | +1.0 |
| Hannah Westropp | Conservative | 46 | 0.1% | -23.6 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. 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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