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Election for the constituency of Strangford on 7 May 2015

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

DUP hold by Jim Shannon with a majority of 10,185 - 30.0% - on a turnout of 52.8%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
SHANNON, Jim DUP 15,053 44.4% -1.5%
BURGESS, Robert UUP 4,868 14.3% -
ARMSTRONG, Kellie APNI 4,687 13.8% 5.1%
BOYLE, Joe SDLP 2,335 6.9% 0.2%
JORDAN, Joe UKIP 2,237 6.6% -
ANDREWS, Johnny Con 2,167 6.4% -
COOPER, Stephen TUV 1,701 5.0% -0.6%
BAILIE, Sheila SF 876 2.6% -1.0%

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 64,289, having a valid vote count of 33,924 and an invalid vote count of 180.

Result declared at 02:03 on 8 May 2015.