Northern Ireland Results

Northern Ireland Assembly Results
PartyDemocratic Unionist PartySinn FéinSDLPUlster Unionist PartyAlliance PartyOther
Seats2827121085

After 90 of 90 seatsAbout these resultsResults in full

Latest headlines

  1. Overall turnout: 64.8%
  2. Counting complete in all 18 constituencies
  3. DUP remain largest party, but only one seat ahead of Sinn Féin
  4. Sinn Féin first preference vote share rises by almost 4 percentage points

Belfast North

Northern Ireland Assembly constituency

Elected Members of the Legislative Assembly

5 out of 5 constituency seats

  • Democratic Unionist Party
  • Democratic Unionist Party
  • SDLP
  • Sinn Féin
  • Sinn Féin

Results

Quota: 6,915
Summary results
PartyCandidateStatusStageFirst Preference VotesPercentage of first preference votes
PartySinn FéinCandidateGerry KellyStatusElectedStage7First Preference Votes6,275First Preference Votes Share15.1%
PartySinn FéinCandidateCarál Ní ChuilínStatusElectedStage7First Preference Votes5,929First Preference Votes Share14.3%
PartySDLPCandidateNichola MallonStatusElectedStage7First Preference Votes5,431First Preference Votes Share13.1%
PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyCandidatePaula BradleyStatusElectedStage6First Preference Votes4,835First Preference Votes Share11.7%
PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyCandidateWilliam HumphreyStatusElectedStage6First Preference Votes4,418First Preference Votes Share10.6%
PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyCandidateNelson McCauslandStatusEliminatedStage5First Preference Votes4,056First Preference Votes Share9.8%
PartyAlliance PartyCandidateNuala McAllisterStatusEliminatedStage7First Preference Votes3,487First Preference Votes Share8.4%
PartyUlster Unionist PartyCandidateRobert FosterStatusEliminatedStage4First Preference Votes2,418First Preference Votes Share5.8%
PartyProgressive Unionist Party of NICandidateJulie-Anne Corr-JohnstonStatusEliminatedStage3First Preference Votes2,053First Preference Votes Share4.9%
PartyPeople Before Profit AllianceCandidateFiona FergusonStatusEliminatedStage2First Preference Votes1,559First Preference Votes Share3.8%
PartyGreen PartyCandidateMalachai O'HaraStatusEliminatedStage1First Preference Votes711First Preference Votes Share1.7%
PartyWorkers PartyCandidateGemma WeirStatusEliminatedStage1First Preference Votes248First Preference Votes Share0.6%
PartyIndependentCandidateAdam MillarStatusEliminatedStage1First Preference Votes66First Preference Votes Share0.2%

Counting complete

Quota: 6,915

How the election works

Turnout

Turnout

61.8%

First preference vote share

Party%
Democratic Unionist Party32.1
Sinn Féin29.4
SDLP13.1
Alliance Party8.4
Ulster Unionist Party5.8
OTHERS11.2

First preference vote share change since 2016

−%
+%
Sinn Féin
+2.9
SDLP
+2.5
Alliance Party
+1.4
Democratic Unionist Party
−2.9
Other
−4.4
Results from the 2016 election
Northern Ireland constituencies A-Z

Elected MLAs

6 out of 6 constituency seats

  • Sinn Féin
  • Democratic Unionist Party
  • Democratic Unionist Party
  • Democratic Unionist Party
  • SDLP
  • Sinn Féin

Results

Quota: 5,225
Summary results
PartyCandidateStatusStageFirst Preference VotesPercentage of first preference votes
PartySinn FéinCandidateGerry KellyStatusElectedStage1First Preference Votes5,695First Preference Votes Share15.6%
PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyCandidatePaula BradleyStatusElectedStage11First Preference Votes4,591First Preference Votes Share12.6%
PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyCandidateWilliam HumphreyStatusElectedStage11First Preference Votes4,105First Preference Votes Share11.2%
PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyCandidateNelson McCauslandStatusElectedStage11First Preference Votes4,087First Preference Votes Share11.2%
PartySinn FéinCandidateCarál Ní ChuilínStatusElectedStage11First Preference Votes4,009First Preference Votes Share11.0%
PartySDLPCandidateNichola MallonStatusElectedStage11First Preference Votes3,866First Preference Votes Share10.6%
PartyAlliance PartyCandidateNuala McAllisterStatusEliminatedStage11First Preference Votes2,569First Preference Votes Share7.0%
PartyUlster Unionist PartyCandidateLesley CarrollStatusEliminatedStage10First Preference Votes1,972First Preference Votes Share5.4%
PartyPeople before Profit AllianceCandidateFiona FergusonStatusEliminatedStage9First Preference Votes1,286First Preference Votes Share3.5%
PartyProgressive Unionist Party of NICandidateBilly HutchinsonStatusEliminatedStage8First Preference Votes1,238First Preference Votes Share3.4%
PartyGreenCandidateMalachai O'HaraStatusEliminatedStage7First Preference Votes796First Preference Votes Share2.2%
PartyUKIPCandidateKen BoyleStatusEliminatedStage6First Preference Votes751First Preference Votes Share2.1%
PartyTraditional Unionist VoiceCandidateJohn MillerStatusEliminatedStage5First Preference Votes644First Preference Votes Share1.8%
PartyWorkers PartyCandidateGemma WeirStatusEliminatedStage4First Preference Votes476First Preference Votes Share1.3%
PartyIndependentCandidateFra HughesStatusEliminatedStage3First Preference Votes243First Preference Votes Share0.7%
PartyNI Labour Representation CommitteeCandidateAbdo ThabethStatusEliminatedStage3First Preference Votes127First Preference Votes Share0.3%
PartyIndependentCandidateTom BurnsStatusEliminatedStage2First Preference Votes87First Preference Votes Share0.2%
PartyNorthern Ireland FirstCandidateGeoff DoweyStatusEliminatedStage2First Preference Votes32First Preference Votes Share0.1%

Counting complete

Quota: 5,225

How the election works

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