Results for a UK general election on 6 May 2010 Northern Ireland - Elections won by Sinn Féin

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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Constituency Candidate Electorate Turnout Votes Vote share Vote change Majority
Belfast West ADAMS, Gerry 59,522 54.0% 22,840 71.1% 2.5% 17,579
Fermanagh and South Tyrone GILDERNEW, Michelle 67,908 68.9% 21,304 45.5% 7.3% 4
Mid Ulster MCGUINNESS, Martin 64,594 63.2% 21,239 52.0% 4.4% 15,363
Newry and Armagh MURPHY, Conor 74,308 60.4% 18,857 42.0% 0.6% 8,331
West Tyrone DOHERTY, Pat 61,148 61.0% 18,050 48.4% 9.5% 10,685

Turnout as calculated by the House of Commons Library, is the total number of votes cast and not spoiled, divided by the size of the electorate.

This was the first election on a new set of constituency boundaries in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. The vote share calculations in those countries are based on notional results, which estimate the outcome of the previous election had it been contested on the new boundaries.