Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom since 2024
Current constituency |
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Created | 2024 |
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Member of Parliament | Claire Hanna (SDLP) |
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Seats | 1 |
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Created from | - Belfast South
- Lagan Valley
- Strangford
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Belfast South and Mid Down is a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.
Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat of Belfast South was subject to boundary changes and renamed Belfast South and Mid Down. It was first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election.[1][2]
The current MP is Claire Hanna (SDLP)
Boundaries
Map of boundaries from 2024
In time for the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland recommended expanding the current seat to become Belfast South and Mid Down covering central Belfast, Finaghy, Drumbo, and Carryduff.[2]
The constituency comprises twelve wards of Belfast City Council (Belvoir; Blackstaff; Central; Finaghy; Malone; Musgrave; Ormeau; Ravenhill; Rosetta; Stranmillis; Upper Malone; and Windsor)
- nine wards of Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council (Beechill; Cairnshill; Carryduff East; Carryduff West; Drumbo; Galwally; Knockbracken; Moneyreagh; and Newtownbreda)
- one ward of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (Saintfield).[3]
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party |
| 2024 | Claire Hanna | SDLP |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
General election 2024: Belfast South and Mid Down[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| SDLP | Claire Hanna | 21,345 | 49.1 | −4.2 |
| Alliance | Kate Nicholl | 8,839 | 20.3 | +4.9 |
| DUP | Tracy Kelly | 6,859 | 15.8 | −9.6 |
| UUP | Michael Henderson | 2,653 | 6.1 | +2.5 |
| TUV | Dan Boucher | 2,218 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Green (NI) | Áine Groogan | 1,577 | 3.6 | +3.4 |
Majority | 12,506 | 28.8 | +0.9 |
Turnout | 43,491 | 58.2 | |
Registered electors | 74,749 | | |
| SDLP win (new seat) |
See also
References
- ^ "Sinn Fein defend proposals to redraw Belfast's electoral boundaries". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Final Recommendations Report of the 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies - PDF". Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 (Statutory Instrument 2023 no. 1230)" (PDF). The Stationery Office. 15 November 2023. pp. 183–4. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll". Electoral Office for Northern Ireland. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
External links
- Belfast South and Mid Down UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
Sinn Féin (7) | - Belfast North
- Belfast West
- Fermanagh and South Tyrone
- Mid Ulster
- Newry and Armagh
- South Down
- West Tyrone
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DUP (5) | - Belfast East
- East Antrim
- East Londonderry
- Strangford
- Upper Bann
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SDLP (2) | - Belfast South and Mid Down
- Foyle
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Alliance (1) | |
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Independent Unionist (1) | |
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TUV (1) | |
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UUP (1) | |
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Parliamentary constituencies in County Antrim and the city of Belfast |
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Parliament of Ireland to 1800 | - County Antrim (???–1800)
- Antrim (1666–1800)
- Belfast (1613–1800)
- Carrickfergus (1326–1800)
- Lisburn (1661–1800)
- Randalstown (???–1800)
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Westminster 1801–present | Historic | - Antrim (1801–85, 1922–50)
- Mid Antrim (1885–1922)
- Belfast (1801–85)
- Belfast Cromac (1918–22)
- Belfast Duncairn (1918–22)
- Belfast Falls (1918–22)
- Belfast Ormeau (1918–22)
- Belfast Pottinger (1918–22)
- Belfast Shankill (1918–22)
- Belfast South (1885–1918, 1922–2024)
- Belfast St Anne's (1918–22)
- Belfast Victoria (1918–22)
- Belfast Woodvale (1918–22)
- Carrickfergus (1801–85)
- Lisburn (1801–85)
- Queen's University of Belfast (1918–50)
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Current | - East Antrim (1885–1922, 1983—)
- North Antrim (1885–1922, 1950—)
- South Antrim (1885–1922, 1950—)
- Belfast East (1885–1918, 1922—)
- Belfast North (1885–1918, 1922—)
- Belfast South and Mid Down (2024—)
- Belfast West (1885–1918, 1922—)
- Lagan Valley 1983—
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Dáil Éireann Revolutionary era 1919–1922 | First Dáil 1919–21 | Seats taken | (none) |
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No seats taken | - East Antrim
- Mid Antrim
- North Antrim
- South Antrim
- Belfast Cromac
- Belfast Duncairn
- Belfast Falls
- Belfast Ormeau
- Belfast Pottinger
- Belfast St Anne's
- Belfast Shankill
- Belfast Victoria
- Belfast Woodvale
- Queen's University of Belfast
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Second Dáil 1921–22 | Seats taken | (none) |
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No seats taken | - Antrim
- Belfast East
- Belfast North
- Belfast South
- Belfast West
- Queen's University of Belfast
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Parliament of Northern Ireland 1921–72 | 1921–29 | - Antrim (1921–29)
- Belfast East (1921–29)
- Belfast North (1921–29)
- Belfast South (1921–29)
- West Belfast (1921–29)
- Queen's University of Belfast (1921–69)
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1929–72 | - Bannside (1929–72)
- Belfast Ballynafeigh (1929–72)
- Belfast Bloomfield (1929–72)
- Belfast Central (1929–72)
- Belfast Clifton (1929–72)
- Belfast Cromac (1929–72)
- Belfast Dock (1929–72)
- Belfast Duncairn (1929–72)
- Belfast Falls (1929–72)
- Belfast Oldpark (1929–72)
- Belfast Pottinger (1929–72)
- Belfast Shankill (1929–72)
- Belfast St Anne's (1929–72)
- Belfast Victoria (1929–72)
- Belfast Willowfield (1929–72)
- Belfast Windsor (1929–72)
- Belfast Woodvale (1929–72)
- Carrick (1929–72)
- Larkfield (1969–72)
- Larne (1929–72)
- Mid Antrim (1929–72)
- Newtownabbey (1969–72)
- North Antrim (1929–72)
- Queen's University of Belfast (1921–69)
- South Antrim (1929–72)
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Northern Ireland Assemblies | |
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European Parliament 1979–2020 | |
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Constituencies in Ireland by county | Republic of Ireland | - Carlow
- Cavan
- Clare
- Cork
- Donegal
- Dublin
- Galway
- Kerry
- Kildare
- Kilkenny
- Laois
- Leitrim
- Limerick
- Longford
- Louth
- Mayo
- Meath
- Monaghan
- Offaly
- Roscommon
- Sligo
- Tipperary
- Waterford
- Westmeath
- Wexford
- Wicklow
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Northern Ireland | - Antrim
- Armagh
- Down
- Fermanagh
- Londonderry
- Tyrone
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Parliament of Ireland to 1800 | - County Down (????–1800)
- Bangor (1613–1800)
- Downpatrick (1586–1800)
- Hillsborough (1662–1800)
- Killyleagh (1613–1800)
- Newry (????–1800)
- Newtownards (????–1800)
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Westminster 1801–present | Historic | - Down (1801–85, 1922–50)
- East Down (1885–1922)
- Mid Down (1918–22)
- North Down (1885–1922, 1950–)
- South Down (1885–1922, 1950–)
- West Down (1885–1922)
- Downpatrick (1801–85)
- Newry (1801–1918)
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Current | - Belfast South and Mid Down (2024–)
- Lagan Valley (1983–)
- Newry & Armagh (1983–)
- North Down (1983–)
- South Down (1983–)
- Strangford (1983–)
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Dáil Éireann Revolutionary era 1919–1922 | First Dáil 1919–21 | Seats taken | (none) |
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Seats not taken | - East Down
- Mid Down
- North Down
- South Down
- West Down
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Second Dáil 1921–22 | One or more seats taken | Down |
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No seats taken | (none) |
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Parliament of Northern Ireland 1921–72 | - Ards (1929–72)
- Bangor (1969–72)
- Down (1921–29)
- East Down (1929–72)
- Iveagh (1929–72)
- Lagan Valley (1969–72)
- Larkfield (1969–72)
- Mid Down (1929–72)
- Mourne (1929–72)
- North Down (1929–72)
- South Down (1929–72)
- West Down (1929–72)
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Northern Ireland Assemblies | |
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European Parliament 1979–2020 | |
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Constituencies in Ireland by county | Republic of Ireland | - Carlow
- Cavan
- Clare
- Cork
- Donegal
- Dublin
- Galway
- Kerry
- Kildare
- Kilkenny
- Laois
- Leitrim
- Limerick
- Longford
- Louth
- Mayo
- Meath
- Monaghan
- Offaly
- Roscommon
- Sligo
- Tipperary
- Waterford
- Westmeath
- Wexford
- Wicklow
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Northern Ireland | - Antrim
- Armagh
- Down
- Fermanagh
- Londonderry
- Tyrone
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