Notional election for the constituency of South Down on 12 December 2019

A notional election to the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of South Down, forming part of the notional general election on 12 December 2019.

Sinn Féin win with a majority of 1,623 - 3.6% - on a turnout of 62.7%.

Candidates

Party Vote Vote share
Sinn Féin 13,863 30.8%
Social Democratic & Labour Party 12,240 27.2%
Democratic Unionist Party 8,162 18.1%
Alliance 6,212 13.8%
Ulster Unionist Party 3,460 7.7%
Aontú 1,070 2.4%

An electorate of 71,772, having a valid vote count of 45,007.

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.

Estimates of the 2019 general election result in new constituencies

BBC News, ITV News, Sky News and the Press Association have together produced estimates of the 2019 general election result as if the new constituencies recommended by the separate Parliamentary Boundary Commissions for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland had then been in existence.

Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News.

An explanation of the methods used and the electoral impact of the changes can be found in the linked document.