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Results for the UK general election on 6 May 2010 Northern Ireland - by vote share

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Parties Constituencies Majorities Vote shares of winning candidates Turnouts Declaration times Non-party candidates

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 Vote share
1 Belfast West ADAMS, Gerry SF 71.1%
2 North Down HERMON, Sylvia Ind 63.3%
3 Mid Ulster MCGUINNESS, Martin SF 52.0%
4 Lagan Valley DONALDSON, Jeffrey DUP 49.8%
5 South Down RITCHIE, Margaret SDLP 48.5%
6 West Tyrone DOHERTY, Pat SF 48.4%
7 North Antrim PAISLEY, Ian DUP 46.4%
8 Strangford SHANNON, Jim DUP 45.9%
9 East Antrim WILSON, Sammy DUP 45.9%
10 Fermanagh and South Tyrone GILDERNEW, Michelle SF 45.5%
11 Foyle DURKAN, Mark SDLP 44.7%
12 Newry and Armagh MURPHY, Conor SF 42.0%
13 Belfast South MCDONNELL, Alasdair SDLP 41.0%
14 Belfast North DODDS, Nigel DUP 40.0%
15 Belfast East LONG, Naomi APNI 37.2%
16 East Londonderry CAMPBELL, Gregory DUP 34.6%
17 South Antrim MCCREA, William DUP 33.9%
18 Upper Bann SIMPSON, David DUP 33.8%

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