Belfast South

Electorate

Elections

62.8%

Avg turnout

Times changed

Election history

Claire Hanna Gain

2019-12-12

Majority 15,401 Turnout 67.7% Votes 47,352

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Claire Hanna	LAB	27,079	57.2%	+31.3pp
Emma Little Pengelly		11,678	24.7%	-5.8pp
Paula Bradshaw	SOC	6,786	14.3%	-3.9pp
Michael Henderson		1,259	2.7%	-0.8pp
Chris McHugh		550	1.2%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Emma Little Pengelly		13,299	30.4%	+8.2pp
Alasdair McDonnell	LAB	11,303	25.9%	+1.3pp
Paula Bradshaw	SOC	7,946	18.2%	+1.0pp
Mairtin Samuel O Muilleoir		7,143	16.3%	+2.5pp
Clare Bailey		2,241	5.1%	-0.6pp
Michael Henderson		1,527	3.5%	-5.6pp
Clare Salier	CON	246	0.6%	-0.9pp

Alasdair McDonnell Hold

2015-05-07

Majority 906 Turnout 60.0% Votes 38,957

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Alasdair McDonnell	LAB	9,560	24.5%	-16.5pp
Jonathan Bell		8,654	22.2%	-1.5pp
Paula Bradshaw	SOC	6,711	17.2%	+2.3pp
Máirtín Ó Muilleoir		5,402	13.9%	—
Rodney McCune		3,549	9.1%	—
Clare Bailey		2,238	5.7%	+2.7pp
Bob Stoker		1,900	4.9%	—
Ben Manton	CON	582	1.5%	—
Lily Kerr		361	0.9%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Alasdair McDonnell	LAB	14,026	41.0%	+10.9pp
Jimmy Spratt		8,100	23.7%	-5.9pp
Paula Bradshaw		5,910	17.3%	—
Anna Lo	SOC	5,114	15.0%	—
Adam McGibbon		1,036	3.0%	—

White

94.2%

Asian or Asian British

4.1%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

0.7%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.6%

Other ethnic group

0.3%

18 to 29

26.3%

45 to 64

21.3%

30 to 44

20.8%

Under 18

18.0%

65 and over

13.5%

MP	Party	From	To
Emma Little Pengelly	DUP	2017-06-08	2019-11-06
Dr Alasdair McDonnell	LAB	2005-05-05	2017-05-03
The Rev Martin Smyth	ULS	1986-01-23	2005-05-05
Rev Robert Bradford	ULS	1974-02-28	1981-11-14