2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.
Summary
DUP
Democratic Unionist Party Hold
Majority
5,795
Electorate
62,811
Turnout
53.3%
You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.
Share of the vote
The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.
Breakdown
The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.
| Candidate/Party | Votes | Share | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Sammy Wilson
Democratic Unionist Party
|
12,103 | 36.1% | -9.7% |
|
|
Roy Beggs
Ulster Unionist Party
|
6,308 | 18.8% | 18.8% |
|
|
Stewart Dickson
Alliance
|
5,021 | 15.0% | 3.9% |
|
|
Noel Jordan
UK Independence Party
|
3,660 | 10.9% | 10.9% |
|
|
Oliver McMullan
Sinn Féin
|
2,314 | 6.9% | 0.1% |
|
|
Ruth Wilson
TUV
|
1,903 | 5.7% | -0.3% |
|
|
Margaret Anne McKillop
Social Democratic & Labour Party
|
1,639 | 4.9% | -1.7% |
|
|
Alex Wilson
Conservative
|
549 | 1.6% | 1.6% |