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Election for the constituency of Newry and Armagh on 7 May 2015

An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Newry and Armagh, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.

Sinn Féin hold by Mickey Brady with a majority of 4,176 - 8.4% - on a turnout of 64.2%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
BRADY, Mickey SF 20,488 41.1% -0.9%
KENNEDY, Danny UUP 16,312 32.7% -
MCNULTY, Justin SDLP 12,026 24.1% 0.7%
NICHOLL, Kate APNI 841 1.7% 0.5%
RIGBY, Robert Con 210 0.4% -

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.

An electorate of 77,633, having a valid vote count of 49,877 and an invalid vote count of 386.

Result declared at 05:32 on 8 May 2015.