2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.
Summary
SDLP
Social Democratic & Labour Party Hold
Majority
5,891
Electorate
75,220
Turnout
56.8%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Margaret Ritchie
Social Democratic & Labour Party
|
18,077 | 42.3% | -6.1% |
|
|
Chris Hazzard
Sinn Féin
|
12,186 | 28.5% | -0.2% |
|
|
Harold McKee
Ulster Unionist Party
|
3,964 | 9.3% | 9.3% |
|
|
Jim Wells
Democratic Unionist Party
|
3,486 | 8.2% | -0.4% |
|
|
Henry Reilly
UK Independence Party
|
3,044 | 7.1% | 7.1% |
|
|
Martyn Todd
Alliance
|
1,622 | 3.8% | 2.5% |
|
|
Felicity Buchan
Conservative
|
318 | 0.7% | 0.7% |