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⚑ Northern Ireland
70,076 electors
Active Seat

Belfast East

Current MP
Gavin Robinson
Gavin Robinson

🗳️ Election History

5
Elections
62.3%
Avg Turnout
1
Times Changed
2015
Current Party Since
Democratic Unionist Party Gavin Robinson Hold
Majority 2,676
Turnout 58.6% ↓5.5pp
Total Votes 42,706
Winner Swing ↓2.6pp
✓ Gavin Robinson
Democratic Unionist Party
19,894 46.6%
↓1.3pp
Naomi Long
Alliance
17,218 40.3%
↓1.8pp
John Ross
Traditional Unionist Voice
1,918 4.5%
—
Ryan Warren
Ulster Unionist Party
1,818 4.3%
↓1.5pp
Brian Smyth
—
1,077 2.5%
—
Séamas De Faoite
Social Democratic & Labour Party
619 1.5%
↓2.9pp
Ryan North
—
162 0.4%
—
Democratic Unionist Party Gavin Robinson Hold
Majority 1,819
Turnout 64.1% ↓3.5pp
Total Votes 42,445
Winner Swing ↓6.6pp
✓ Gavin Robinson
—
20,874 49.2%
↓6.6pp
Naomi Long
Social Democratic Party
19,055 44.9%
↑8.9pp
Carl McClean
—
2,516 5.9%
↑2.6pp
Democratic Unionist Party Gavin Robinson Hold
Majority 8,474
Turnout 67.6% ↑4.7pp
Total Votes 42,890
Winner Swing ↑6.4pp
✓ Gavin Robinson
—
23,917 55.8%
↑6.4pp
Naomi Long
Social Democratic Party
15,443 36.0%
↓6.8pp
Hazel Legge
—
1,408 3.3%
—
Mairead O'Donnell
—
894 2.1%
↑0.0pp
Georgina Milne
—
561 1.3%
↓1.4pp
Sheila Bodel
Conservative
446 1.0%
↓1.8pp
Seamas de Faoite
Social Democratic & Labour Party
167 0.4%
↑0.1pp
Bobby Beck
—
54 0.1%
—
Democratic Unionist Party Gavin Robinson Gain from Alliance
Majority 2,597
Turnout 62.8% ↑4.4pp
Total Votes 39,682
Winner Swing ↑12.1pp
✓ Gavin Robinson
—
19,575 49.3%
↑16.6pp
Naomi Long
Social Democratic Party
16,978 42.8%
↑5.6pp
Neil Wilson
Conservative
1,121 2.8%
—
Ross Brown
—
1,058 2.7%
—
Niall Ó Donnghaile
—
823 2.1%
↓0.3pp
Mary Muldoon
Social Democratic & Labour Party
127 0.3%
↓0.7pp
Alliance Naomi Long Hold
Majority 1,533
Turnout 58.5%
Total Votes 34,488
✓ Naomi Long
Social Democratic Party
12,839 37.2%
—
Peter Robinson
—
11,306 32.8%
↓19.6pp
Trevor Ringland
—
7,305 21.2%
—
David Vance
—
1,856 5.4%
—
Niall O'Donnghaile
—
817 2.4%
↓0.1pp
Mary Muldoon
Social Democratic & Labour Party
365 1.1%
↓1.1pp

Turnout Trend

58.5%
'10
62.8%
'15
67.6%
'17
64.1%
'19
58.6%
'24

👥 Demographics

▲▼ changes shown vs 2011 Census
📊 Age
35 to 49
21.5%
0 to 17
20.9%
50 to 64
19.1%
65 and over
16.8% ▼0.6pp
25 to 34
15.6%
18 to 24
6.1%
🌍 Ethnicity
White
94.7%
Asian or Asian British
2.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
1.3%
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
0.9%
Other
0.3%
📊 Age
18 to 29
21.7%
30 to 44
21.5%
Under 18
20.9%
45 to 64
19.1%
65 and over
16.8%
🌍 Ethnicity
White
97.1%
Asian or Asian British
1.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
0.5%
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
0.3%
Other ethnic group
0.2%
📊 Age
45 to 64
24.3%
30 to 44
21.9%
Under 18
20.9%
65 and over
17.4%
18 to 29
15.5%

Previous MPs

Historical representatives of this constituency
MP Name Party From To
Naomi Long Alliance 2010-05-06 2015-03-30
Mr Peter Robinson Democratic Unionist Party 1986-01-23 2010-05-06
William Craig Ulster Unionist Party 1974-02-28 1979-05-03