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

Foyle

Northern Ireland Assembly constituency

Elected Members of the Legislative Assembly

5 out of 5 constituency seats

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

Results

Quota: 7,437
Summary results
PartyCandidateStatusStageFirst Preference VotesPercentage of first preference votes
PartySinn FéinCandidateElisha McCallionStatusElectedStage1First Preference Votes9,205First Preference Votes Share20.6%
PartySDLPCandidateColum EastwoodStatusElectedStage3First Preference Votes7,240First Preference Votes Share16.2%
PartySinn FéinCandidateRaymond McCartneyStatusElectedStage2First Preference Votes7,145First Preference Votes Share16.0%
PartySDLPCandidateMark H DurkanStatusElectedStage5First Preference Votes6,948First Preference Votes Share15.6%
PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyCandidateGary MiddletonStatusElectedStage6First Preference Votes5,975First Preference Votes Share13.4%
PartyPeople Before Profit AllianceCandidateEamonn McCannStatusEliminatedStage6First Preference Votes4,760First Preference Votes Share10.7%
PartyUlster Unionist PartyCandidateJulia KeeStatusEliminatedStage4First Preference Votes1,660First Preference Votes Share3.7%
PartyAlliance PartyCandidateColm CavanaghStatusEliminatedStage4First Preference Votes1,124First Preference Votes Share2.5%
PartyGreen PartyCandidateShannon DowneyStatusEliminatedStage3First Preference Votes242First Preference Votes Share0.5%
PartyCitizens Independent Social Thought AllianceCandidateJohn LindsayStatusEliminatedStage3First Preference Votes196First Preference Votes Share0.4%
PartyConservativesCandidateStuart CanningStatusEliminatedStage3First Preference Votes77First Preference Votes Share0.2%
PartyIndependentCandidateArthur McGuinnessStatusEliminatedStage3First Preference Votes44First Preference Votes Share0.1%

Counting complete

Quota: 7,437

How the election works

Turnout

Turnout

65.0%

First preference vote share

Party%
Sinn Féin36.6
SDLP31.8
Democratic Unionist Party13.4
People Before Profit Alliance10.7
Ulster Unionist Party3.7
OTHERS3.8

First preference vote share change since 2016

−%
+%
Sinn Féin
+8.2
SDLP
+1.8
Democratic Unionist Party
+1.5
People Before Profit Alliance
+0.2
Other
−11.8
Results from the 2016 election
Northern Ireland constituencies A-Z

Elected MLAs

6 out of 6 constituency seats

  • Democratic Unionist Party
  • Sinn Féin
  • SDLP
  • SDLP
  • Sinn Féin
  • People before Profit Alliance

Results

Quota: 5,672
Summary results
PartyCandidateStatusStageFirst Preference VotesPercentage of first preference votes
PartySinn FéinCandidateMartin McGuinnessStatusElectedStage7First Preference Votes5,037First Preference Votes Share12.7%
PartySDLPCandidateColum EastwoodStatusElectedStage7First Preference Votes5,000First Preference Votes Share12.6%
PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyCandidateGary MiddletonStatusElectedStage4First Preference Votes4,737First Preference Votes Share11.9%
PartySDLPCandidateMark DurkanStatusElectedStage7First Preference Votes4,197First Preference Votes Share10.6%
PartyPeople before Profit AllianceCandidateEamonn McCannStatusElectedStage8First Preference Votes4,176First Preference Votes Share10.5%
PartyIndependentCandidateAnne McCloskeyStatusEliminatedStage8First Preference Votes3,410First Preference Votes Share8.6%
PartySinn FéinCandidateRaymond McCartneyStatusElectedStage6First Preference Votes3,198First Preference Votes Share8.1%
PartySinn FéinCandidateMaeve McLaughlinStatusEliminatedStage5First Preference Votes3,062First Preference Votes Share7.7%
PartySDLPCandidateGerard DiverStatusEliminatedStage6First Preference Votes2,700First Preference Votes Share6.8%
PartyUlster Unionist PartyCandidateJulia KeeStatusEliminatedStage3First Preference Votes1,420First Preference Votes Share3.6%
PartyIndependentCandidateMaurice DevenneyStatusEliminatedStage3First Preference Votes1,173First Preference Votes Share3.0%
PartyIndependentCandidateKathleen BradleyStatusEliminatedStage2First Preference Votes902First Preference Votes Share2.3%
PartyCannabis is Safer than AlcoholCandidateJohn LindsayStatusEliminatedStage1First Preference Votes259First Preference Votes Share0.7%
PartyAlliance PartyCandidateChris McCawStatusEliminatedStage1First Preference Votes238First Preference Votes Share0.6%
PartyGreenCandidateMary HassanStatusEliminatedStage1First Preference Votes157First Preference Votes Share0.4%
PartyConservativeCandidateAlan DunlopStatusEliminatedStage1First Preference Votes36First Preference Votes Share0.1%

Counting complete

Quota: 5,672

How the election works

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