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 West

Northern Ireland Assembly constituency

Elected Members of the Legislative Assembly

5 out of 5 constituency seats

  • Sinn Féin
  • People Before Profit Alliance
  • Sinn Féin
  • Sinn Féin
  • Sinn Féin

Results

Quota: 6,725
Summary results
PartyCandidateStatusStageFirst Preference VotesPercentage of first preference votes
PartySinn FéinCandidateÓrlaithí FlynnStatusElectedStage1First Preference Votes6,918First Preference Votes Share17.1%
PartySinn FéinCandidateAlex MaskeyStatusElectedStage3First Preference Votes6,346First Preference Votes Share15.7%
PartySinn FéinCandidateFra McCannStatusElectedStage4First Preference Votes6,201First Preference Votes Share15.4%
PartySinn FéinCandidatePat SheehanStatusElectedStage4First Preference Votes5,466First Preference Votes Share13.5%
PartyPeople Before Profit AllianceCandidateGerry CarrollStatusElectedStage3First Preference Votes4,903First Preference Votes Share12.2%
PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyCandidateFrank McCoubreyStatusEliminatedStage4First Preference Votes4,063First Preference Votes Share10.1%
PartySDLPCandidateAlex AttwoodStatusEliminatedStage2First Preference Votes3,452First Preference Votes Share8.6%
PartyPeople Before Profit AllianceCandidateMichael CollinsStatusEliminatedStage1First Preference Votes1,096First Preference Votes Share2.7%
PartyAlliance PartyCandidateSorcha EastwoodStatusEliminatedStage1First Preference Votes747First Preference Votes Share1.9%
PartyUlster Unionist PartyCandidateFred RodgersStatusEliminatedStage1First Preference Votes486First Preference Votes Share1.2%
PartyWorkers PartyCandidateConor CampbellStatusEliminatedStage1First Preference Votes415First Preference Votes Share1.0%
PartyGreen PartyCandidateEllen MurrayStatusEliminatedStage1First Preference Votes251First Preference Votes Share0.6%

Turnout

Turnout

66.8%

First preference vote share

Party%
Sinn Féin61.8
People Before Profit Alliance14.9
Democratic Unionist Party10.1
SDLP8.6
Alliance Party1.9
OTHERS2.9

First preference vote share change since 2016

−%
+%
Sinn Féin
+7.3
SDLP
+1.3
Democratic Unionist Party
−0.3
Other
−1.3
People Before Profit Alliance
−8.0

Elected MLAs

6 out of 6 constituency seats

  • People before Profit Alliance
  • Sinn Féin
  • Sinn Féin
  • Sinn Féin
  • Sinn Féin
  • SDLP

Results

Quota: 5,182
Summary results
PartyCandidateStatusStageFirst Preference VotesPercentage of first preference votes
PartyPeople before Profit AllianceCandidateGerry CarrollStatusElectedStage1First Preference Votes8,299First Preference Votes Share22.9%
PartySinn FéinCandidateAlex MaskeyStatusElectedStage2First Preference Votes4,769First Preference Votes Share13.1%
PartySinn FéinCandidateJennifer McCannStatusElectedStage6First Preference Votes4,386First Preference Votes Share12.1%
PartySinn FéinCandidateFra McCannStatusElectedStage5First Preference Votes4,028First Preference Votes Share11.1%
PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyCandidateFrank McCoubreyStatusEliminatedStage8First Preference Votes3,766First Preference Votes Share10.4%
PartySinn FéinCandidatePat SheehanStatusElectedStage4First Preference Votes3,516First Preference Votes Share9.7%
PartySinn FéinCandidateRosie McCorleyStatusEliminatedStage3First Preference Votes3,053First Preference Votes Share8.4%
PartySDLPCandidateAlex AttwoodStatusElectedStage8First Preference Votes2,647First Preference Votes Share7.3%
PartyUlster Unionist PartyCandidateGareth MartinStatusEliminatedStage2First Preference Votes654First Preference Votes Share1.8%
PartyWorkers PartyCandidateConor CampbellStatusEliminatedStage2First Preference Votes532First Preference Votes Share1.5%
PartyGreenCandidateEllen MurrayStatusEliminatedStage2First Preference Votes327First Preference Votes Share0.9%
PartyAlliance PartyCandidateJemima HigginsStatusEliminatedStage2First Preference Votes291First Preference Votes Share0.8%
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