Results for a UK general election on 6 May 2010 Northern Ireland - by majority
A general election to the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom with an electorate of 45,597,461, having 29,687,604 valid votes and 81,879 invalid votes.
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Ranking | Constituency | Winning candidate | Winning party | Majority | Valid vote count | Majority / valid vote count |
1 | Belfast West | ADAMS, Gerry | SF | 17,579 | 32,133 | 54.7% |
2 | North Down | HERMON, Sylvia | Ind | 14,364 | 33,481 | 42.9% |
3 | Mid Ulster | MCGUINNESS, Martin | SF | 15,363 | 40,842 | 37.6% |
4 | North Antrim | PAISLEY, Ian | DUP | 12,558 | 42,397 | 29.6% |
5 | Lagan Valley | DONALDSON, Jeffrey | DUP | 10,486 | 36,540 | 28.7% |
6 | West Tyrone | DOHERTY, Pat | SF | 10,685 | 37,275 | 28.7% |
7 | East Antrim | WILSON, Sammy | DUP | 6,770 | 30,502 | 22.2% |
8 | South Down | RITCHIE, Margaret | SDLP | 8,412 | 42,589 | 19.8% |
9 | Newry and Armagh | MURPHY, Conor | SF | 8,331 | 44,906 | 18.6% |
10 | Strangford | SHANNON, Jim | DUP | 5,876 | 32,505 | 18.1% |
11 | Belfast South | MCDONNELL, Alasdair | SDLP | 5,926 | 34,186 | 17.3% |
12 | East Londonderry | CAMPBELL, Gregory | DUP | 5,355 | 34,950 | 15.3% |
13 | Foyle | DURKAN, Mark | SDLP | 4,824 | 37,889 | 12.7% |
14 | Upper Bann | SIMPSON, David | DUP | 3,361 | 41,383 | 8.1% |
15 | Belfast North | DODDS, Nigel | DUP | 2,224 | 36,993 | 6.0% |
16 | Belfast East | LONG, Naomi | APNI | 1,533 | 34,488 | 4.4% |
17 | South Antrim | MCCREA, William | DUP | 1,183 | 34,009 | 3.5% |
18 | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | GILDERNEW, Michelle | SF | 4 | 46,803 | 0.0% |