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%.

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

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% -

The writ for this election was issued on 30 March 2015.

Result declared at 05:32 on 8 May 2015. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

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.