Northern Ireland · Constituency
Strangford
Covers Comber · Newtownards · Portaferry
Photograph shows Strangford. The constituency reaches beyond the village itself.
Your member of parliament
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist PartyDemocratic Unionist Party won Strangford at the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,131 votes, or 13.2 points. A swing of 6.6 points to Alliance would take it. That makes it safer than 300 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 350.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 13.2 points, which is larger than 300 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Democratic Unionist Party finished ahead of Alliance by 5,131 votes.
Majority
5,131
13.2% of votes cast.
Turnout
52.2%
-7.5 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
10
38,909 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim ShannonElected | Democratic Unionist Party | 15,559 | 40.0% | +39.4 |
| Michelle Guy | Alliance | 10,428 | 26.8% | +26.4 |
| Richard Smart | Ulster Unionist Party | 3,941 | 10.1% | +9.8 |
| Ron McDowell | Traditional Unionist Voice | 3,143 | 8.1% | +7.9 |
| Noel Sands | Sinn Féin | 2,793 | 7.2% | +6.4 |
| Will Polland | Social Democratic & Labour Party | 1,783 | 4.6% | +4.3 |
| Alexandra Braidner | Green Party Northern Ireland | 703 | 1.8% | +1.8 |
| Garreth Falls | Independent | 256 | 0.7% | -1.4 |
| Gareth Burns | Independent | 157 | 0.4% | -1.6 |
| Barry Hetherington | Conservative | 146 | 0.4% | -23.3 |
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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