Belfast South and Mid Down

Belfast South and Mid Down is a constituency in Northern Ireland. The seat has been held by Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.

Summary

SDLP
Social Democratic & Labour Party Hold
Majority
12,506
Electorate
74,749
Turnout
58.2%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

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
Claire Hanna
Social Democratic & Labour Party
21,345 49.1% -4.2%
Kate Nicholl
Alliance
8,839 20.3% 4.9%
Tracy Kelly
Democratic Unionist Party
6,859 15.8% -9.6%
Michael Henderson
Ulster Unionist Party
2,653 6.1% 2.5%
Dan Boucher
Traditional Unionist Voice
2,218 5.1% 5.1%
Áine Groogan
Green Party Northern Ireland
1,577 3.6% 3.5%