2010 General Election
The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
SF
Sinn Féin Hold
Majority
10,685
Electorate
61,148
Turnout
61%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Doherty, Pat
Sinn Féin
|
18,050 | 48.4% | 9.5% |
|
|
Buchanan, Thomas
Democratic Unionist Party
|
7,365 | 19.8% | 2.0% |
|
|
Hussey, Ross
Ulster Conservatives and Unionists – New Force
|
5,281 | 14.2% | 14.2% |
|
|
Byrne, Joe
Social Democratic & Labour Party
|
5,212 | 14.0% | 4.9% |
|
|
Bower, Michael
Alliance
|
859 | 2.3% | 2.3% |
|
|
McClean, Ciaran
Independent
|
508 | 1.4% | -26.0% |