Northern Ireland · Constituency
Upper Bann
Covers Banbridge · Craigavon · Lurgan
Photograph shows Craigavon, a town in this constituency, not the whole of Upper Bann.
Your member of parliament
Carla Lockhart
Democratic Unionist PartyDemocratic Unionist Party won Upper Bann at the 2024 general election with a majority of 7,406 votes, or 15.6 points. A swing of 7.8 points to Sinn Féin would take it. That makes it safer than 354 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 296.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 15.6 points, which is larger than 354 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Democratic Unionist Party finished ahead of Sinn Féin by 7,406 votes.
Majority
7,406
15.6% of votes cast.
Turnout
58.3%
-1.4 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
5
47,358 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carla LockhartElected | Democratic Unionist Party | 21,642 | 45.7% | +45.1 |
| Catherine Nelson | Sinn Féin | 14,236 | 30.1% | +29.3 |
| Eóin Tennyson | Alliance | 6,322 | 13.3% | +12.9 |
| Kate Evans | Ulster Unionist Party | 3,662 | 7.7% | +7.4 |
| Malachy Quinn | Social Democratic & Labour Party | 1,496 | 3.2% | +2.9 |
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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