2015 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland information
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United Kingdom general election, 2015 (Northern Ireland)
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All 18 seats in Northern Ireland to the House of Commons
Turnout
58.5% ()
First party
Second party
Leader
Peter Robinson
Gerry Adams
Party
DUP
Sinn Féin
Leader since
31 May 2008
13 November 1983
Leader's seat
Did not stand[nb 1]
Did not stand[nb 2]
Last election
8 seats, 25.0%
5 seats, 25.5%
Seats won
8
4
Seat change
0
1
Popular vote
184,260
176,232
Percentage
25.7%
24.5%
Swing
0.7%
1.0%
Third party
Fourth party
Leader
Alasdair McDonnell
Mike Nesbitt
Party
SDLP
Ulster Unionist
Leader since
5 November 2011
31 March 2012
Leader's seat
Belfast South
Did not stand[nb 3]
Last election
3 seats, 16.5%
0 seats, 15.2%[nb 4]
Seats won
3
2
Seat change
0
2
Popular vote
99,809
114,935
Percentage
13.9%
16.0%
Swing
2.6%
0.8%
Colours on map indicate winning party for each constituency.
The 2015 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland was held on 7 May 2015 and all 18 seats were contested. 1,236,765 people were eligible to vote, up 67,581 from the 2010 general election. 58.45% of eligible voters turned out, an increase of half a percentage point from the last general election. This election saw the return of Ulster Unionists to the House of Commons, after they targeted 4 seats but secured 2.[1]
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