Election for the constituency of Belfast South and Mid Down on 4 July 2024

An election to the 59th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Belfast South and Mid Down, held as part of the general election on 4 July 2024.

SDLP hold by Claire Hanna with a majority of 12,506 - 28.8% - on a turnout of 58.2%.

Candidates

Name	Party	Vote	Vote share	Vote change
HANNA, Claire	SDLP	21,345	49.1%	-4.2%
NICHOLL, Kate	APNI	8,839	20.3%	4.9%
KELLY, Tracy	DUP	6,859	15.8%	-9.6%
HENDERSON, Michael	UUP	2,653	6.1%	2.5%
BOUCHER, Dan	TUV	2,218	5.1%	-
GROOGAN, Ãine	Green	1,577	3.6%	3.5%

An electorate of 74,749, having a valid vote count of 43,491 and an invalid vote count of 266.

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.

This constituency of Belfast South and Mid Down was established by the 2024 boundary set for Northern Ireland. This election was the first held under that boundary set. Any holds, gains and vote change percentages as a result of this election are based on notional results, which estimate the outcome of the previous election had it been contested on the new boundaries.