Belfast North (UK Parliament constituency)

Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox UK constituency Belfast North is a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The MP since 2019Template:Dated maintenance category (articles) is John Finucane (Sinn Féin).

History

Belfast North historically had a narrow unionist majority, which gradually decreased over time. The nationalist vote is considerable, and those from a Catholic background (47%) now slightly outnumber those from a Protestant background (46%), according to the 2011 census. It has generated particular interest for a number of highly unusual election results, as well as for several candidates and MPs prominently disagreeing with their parties.

Of the five main political parties in Northern Ireland, four (the Ulster Unionist Party, the Democratic Unionist Party, the Social Democratic and Labour Party, and Sinn Féin) all have relatively strong support bases and routinely poll similar results. Other parties such as the Alliance, Progressive Unionist Party, Unionist Party of Northern Ireland, Conservatives and the Workers' Party have at times polled significantly, as have independent candidates, with the result that many elections have been won on comparatively low shares of the vote. The elections to the various assemblies have often seen the seats for the constituency heavily split – in 1998 no party won more than one Assembly seat.

The area saw a steady out movement of Protestants during the Troubles, to some degree replaced by a growing Catholic population, although the overall population of the area fell sharply. However, all the inner-city communities in the constituency are now haemorrhaging electors, and the overall ethnic composition of the constituency now seems stable. The constituency suffered the highest level of violence in Northern Ireland during the Troubles and covers many areas synonymous with the conflict – the New Lodge, Ardoyne, Rathcoole, Ballysillan and Woodvale. The overall tenor of the constituency is working-class, with a high proportion of residents in public housing, and concentrations of low-income single people in the middle Antrim Road and Cliftonville areas. There are some upscale residential areas around Belfast Castle and on the slopes of Cavehill. Sectarian divisions are stark, with a number of Peace lines cutting through the constituency and occasional outbursts of sectarian street violence, and was the focus for post-ceasefire incidents such as the Holy Cross dispute.

The seat was consistently held by the Ulster Unionist Party from its creation until the 1970s. In 1972 the first notable dissent occurred when the sitting MP, Stratton Mills, dissented from the UUP's decision to withdraw from the Conservative whip at Westminster over the suspension of the Stormont Parliament. Mills remained as a Conservative MP, but the following year he joined the Alliance, giving them their only Westminster representation before 2010.

In the February 1974 general election the seat was won by John Carson of the Ulster Unionist Party with backing by the Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party and the Democratic Unionist Party on a united slate in opposition to the Sunningdale Agreement. Carson's victory came despite a majority of votes being cast for pro-Sunningdale candidates, albeit split between the Pro-Assembly Unionists, the Social Democratic and Labour Party and the Northern Ireland Labour Party. Carson held his seat in the October 1974 election but was deselected by the local Ulster Unionists over his support for the minority Labour government.

At the 1979 general election, John McQuade of the Democratic Unionist Party won the seat with a mere 27.6% of the vote – the third lowest total for a successful candidate in a UK general election in the twentieth century. This came about due to the strong showing of several other parties, dividing the vote strongly. McQuade also had the distinction of being the oldest person to be initially elected to Westminster in the 20th century. He did not stand at the next general election.

At the 1983 general election, Cecil Walker regained the seat for the UUP, beating Scotsman George Seawright of the DUP. In the 1987 general election the UUP and DUP agreed a pact in opposition to the Anglo-Irish Agreement. Seawright had been expelled from the DUP and stood in the election, reviving the Protestant Unionist Party label, but was unsuccessful.

Walker continued to hold the seat until 2001 but gained a reputation for inactivity. In the 2001 general election the DUP contested the seat for the first time since 1983, with their candidate Nigel Dodds campaigning heavily on both their opposition to the Good Friday Agreement and Walker's record. Walker also suffered from a disastrous television interview during the campaign. In the election Walker's vote collapsed to a mere 12%, coming fourth whilst Dodds won the seat. The UUP vote fell even further in both the 2003 Assembly election and the 2005 general election.

Nigel Dodds became the DUP's deputy leader and Commons leader in 2008, but the 2010 general election saw Sinn Féin increase their vote share and reduce the DUP majority. Sinn Féin targeted the seat in the 2015 general election, campaigning on returning the constituency's first Irish nationalist MP and the growing Catholic population surpassing Protestants. However, the DUP and the UUP agreed an electoral pact in which the UUP would withdraw their candidate to help re-elect an unionist. This allowed for Dodds to hold the seat comfortably with an increased majority, although a 4.3% swing to Sinn Féin in the 2017 general election confirmed the seat's marginal status.

Prior to the 2019 general election, the SDLP and UUP withdrew their candidates. In a highly divisive contest marred by threats from loyalist paramilitaries, John Finucane of Sinn Féin won with a majority of 1,943 votes. This meant that the 2019 election was the first time that Sinn Féin won multiple seats in Belfast and the first time Belfast North had elected a nationalist instead of a unionist. Dodds was replaced as Commons leader by Jeffrey Donaldson.

Boundaries

Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the parliamentary borough of Belfast was expanded. The 2-seat borough constituency of Belfast in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom was divided into four divisions: East, South, West, and North.

The city boundaries were expanded under the Belfast Corporation Act 1896. Under the Redistribution of Seats (Ireland) Act 1918, the parliamentary borough was extended to include the whole city and the number of divisions increased from 4 to 9. The Duncairn and Shankill divisions largely replaced the North division. These boundaries were in effect at the 1918 general election.

The Government of Ireland Act 1920 established the Parliament of Northern Ireland, which came into operation in 1921. The representation of Northern Ireland in the Parliament of the United Kingdom was reduced from 30 MPs to 13 MPs, taking effect at the 1922 United Kingdom general election. These changes saw a 4-seat Belfast North constituency in the House of Commons of Northern Ireland and Belfast West re-established as a one-seat constituency at Westminster. The seat is centred on the north section of Belfast, though at times the area around the Docks on the north side of the Lagan Estuary has been part of variously Belfast East and Belfast West.

1885–1918	In the parliamentary borough of Belfast, St. Anne's ward (except so much as is comprised in the West division), so much of Dock ward as is bounded on the south-east by a line drawn along the centre of North Queen Strect, and on the north-east by a line drawn along the centre of New Lodge Road; and on the south-west by a line drawn along the centre of Limestone Road, and continued ina straight line to the centre of York Road, and on the east by 2 line drawn along the centre of Carrickfergus Road, and in the parish of Shankill, in the county of Antrim, the townlands of:— Ballygomartin, Ballysillan Lower, Greencastle (with the town of Greencastle), Legoniel (with the town of Legoniel), Lowwood, Old Park (with the town of Old Park), and Skegoniell, and so much of the townland of Ballyaghagan as is in the parliamentary borough.
1922–1950	The divisions of Duncairn (Duncairn ward and part of Clifton ward) and Shankill (Shankill ward and the remaining part of Clifton ward).
1950–1974	In the county borough of Belfast, the wards of Duncairn, Shankill and Clifton.
1974–1983	In the county borough of Belfast, the wards of Dock, Duncairn, Clifton and Shankill.
1983–1997	In Belfast, the wards of Ardoyne, Ballysillan, Bellevue, Castleview, Cavehill, Cliftonville, Crumlin, Duncairn, Fortwilliam, Grove, Legoniel, New Lodge, Shankill, and Woodvale.
1997–2010	In Belfast, the wards of Ardoyne, Ballysillan, Bellevue, Castleview, Cavehill, Chichester Park, Cliftonville, Crumlin, Duncairn, Fortwilliam, Legoniel, New Lodge, Water Works, and Woodvale, and in Newtownabbey, the wards of Abbey, Coole, Dunanney, Valley, and Whitehouse.
2010–2024	In Belfast, the wards of Ardoyne, Ballysillan, Bellevue, Castleview, Cavehill, Chichester Park, Cliftonville, Crumlin, Duncairn, Fortwilliam, Legoniel, New Lodge, Water Works, and Woodvale; and in Newtownabbey, the wards of Abbey, Ballyhenry, Cloughfern, Collinbridge, Coole, Dunanney, Glebe, Glengormley, Hightown, Valley, and Whitehouse.
2024–	In Antrim and Newtownabbey, the part of the Abbey ward to the south of the northern boundary of the 2008 Belfast North constituency, and the wards of Ballyhenry, Carnmoney Hill, Collinbridge, Glebe, Glengormley, Hightown, O'Neill, Rathcoole, Valley, Whitehouse ward; and in Belfast, the wards of Ardoyne, Ballysillan, Bellevue, Cavehill, Chichester Park, Cliftonville, Duncairn, Forth River, Fortwilliam, Innisfayle, Legoniel, New Lodge, Water Works.

Members of parliament

Election	Member	Party
1885	Sir William Ewart	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
1889 by-election	Edward Harland	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
1896 by-election	James Horner Haslett	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
1905 by-election	Sir Daniel Dixon	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
1907 by-election	George Clark	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Jan. 1910	Robert Thompson	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
1918	constituency abolished
1922	constituency recreated
	Thomas McConnell	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
1929	Thomas Somerset	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
1945	William Neill	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
1950	H. Montgomery Hyde	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
1959	Stratton Mills	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
1972		REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
1973		REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
Feb 1974	John Carson	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
1979	John McQuade	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
1983	Cecil Walker	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2001	Nigel Dodds	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2019	John Finucane	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color

• Monuments at Belfast City Hall – MPs for Belfast North
• Edward James Harland MP, Lord Mayor of Belfast
  Edward James Harland MP, Lord Mayor of Belfast
• James Horner Haslett MP, Mayor of Belfast
  James Horner Haslett MP, Mayor of Belfast
• Sir Daniel Dixon MP, Lord Mayor of Belfast
  Sir Daniel Dixon MP, Lord Mayor of Belfast

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

2024 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Finucane	17,674	43.7
		Phillip Brett	12,062	29.8
		Nuala McAllister	4,274	10.6
		David Clarke	2,877	7.1
		Carl Whyte	1,413	3.5
		Mal O'Hara	1,206	3.0
		Fiona Ferguson	946	2.3
Majority			5,612	13.9
Turnout			40,452	54.5
Registered electors			74,240
	hold		Swing	Increase3.05

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result

Party excl. candidate		Vote	%
	Sinn Féin	23,158	48.1
	Democratic Unionist Party	19,419	40.3
	Alliance	5,009	10.6
	Social Democratic and Labour Party	255	0.5
	Ulster Unionist Party	161	0.3
	People Before Profit	57	0.1
	Aontú	16	0.0
	Conservatives	5	0.0
Majority		3,739	7.8
Turnout		48,140	67.4
Electorate		71,372

2019 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Finucane	23,078	47.1
		Nigel Dodds	21,135	43.1
		Nuala McAllister	4,824	9.8
Majority			1,943	4.0
Turnout			49,037	67.9
Registered electors			72,225
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+4.3

This seat saw the only increase in vote share for Sinn Féin at the 2019 general election.

2017 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Nigel Dodds	Template:Replace	46.2
		John Finucane	19,159	41.7
		Sam Nelson	2,475	5.4
		Martin McAuley	2,058	4.5
		Mal O'Hara	644	1.4
		Gemma Weir	360	0.8
Majority			2,081	4.5
Turnout			45,936	67.3
Registered electors			68,249
	hold		Swing	–4.3

2015 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Nigel Dodds	Template:Replace	47.0
		Gerry Kelly	13,770	33.9
		Alban Maginness	3,338	8.2
		Jason O'Neill	2,941	7.3
		Gemma Weir	919	2.3
		Fra Hughes	529	1.3
Majority			5,326	13.1
Turnout			40,593	59.2
Registered electors			68,553
	hold		Swing	+3.5

2010 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Nigel Dodds	Template:Replace	40.0
		Gerry Kelly	12,588	34.0
		Alban Maginness	4,544	12.3
		Fred Cobain	2,837	7.7
		Billy Webb	1,809	4.9
		Martin McAuley	403	1.1
Majority			2,224	6.0
Turnout			36,993	56.5
Registered electors			65,504
	hold		Swing	–5.5

Elections in the 2000s

2005 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Nigel Dodds	Template:Replace	45.6
		Gerry Kelly	8,747	28.6
		Alban Maginness	4,950	16.2
		Fred Cobain	2,154	7.1
		Marjorie Hawkins	438	1.4
		Marcella Delaney	165	0.5
		Lynda Gilby	151	0.5
Majority			5,188	17.0
Turnout			30,540	57.8
Registered electors			52,535
	hold		Swing	+0.7

2001 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Nigel Dodds	Template:Replace	40.8
		Gerry Kelly	10,331	25.2
		Alban Maginness	8,592	21.0
		Cecil Walker	4,904	12.0
		Marcella Delaney	253	0.6
		Rainbow George Weiss	134	0.3
Majority			6,387	15.6
Turnout			40,932	67.2
Registered electors			60,941
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

1997 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Cecil Walker	Template:Replace	51.8
		Alban Maginness	8,454	20.4
		Gerry Kelly	8,375	20.2
		Tom Campbell	2,221	5.4
		Peter Emerson	539	1.3
		Paul Treanor	297	0.7
		Andrea Gribben	98	0.2
Majority			13,024	31.4
Turnout			41,462	64.2
Registered electors			64,645
	hold		Swing	–1.2

1997 changes are compared to the 1992 notional results shown below.

Notional 1992 UK general election result: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		N/A	Template:Replace	52.4
		N/A	7,867	18.52
		N/A	4,882	11.5
		N/A	3,321	7.8
		N/A	2,107	5.0
	Others	N/A	2,041	4.8
Majority			14,392	33.9
	hold		Swing

1992 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Cecil Walker	Template:Replace	48.0
		Alban Maginness	7,615	21.2
		Paddy McManus	4,693	13.1
		Tom Campbell	2,246	6.3
		Margaret Redpath	2,107	5.9
	New Agenda	Seamus Lynch	1,386	3.9
		Margaret Smith	419	1.2
		David O'Leary	208	0.6
Majority			9,625	26.8
Turnout			35,914	65.2
Registered electors			55,068
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

1987 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Cecil Walker	Template:Replace	39.0
		Alban Maginness	5,795	15.7
	Protestant Unionist	George Seawright	5,671	15.4
		Paddy McManus	5,062	13.8
		Seamus Lynch	3,062	8.3
		Tom Campbell	2,871	7.8
Majority			8,560	23.3
Turnout			36,816	62.3
Registered electors			59,124
	hold		Swing

By-election 1986: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Cecil Walker	Template:Replace	71.5
		Paul Maguire	5,072	16.7
		Seamus Lynch	3,563	11.8
Majority			16,577	54.8
Turnout			30,284	51.5
Registered electors			59,791
	hold		Swing

1983 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Cecil Walker	Template:Replace	36.2
		George Seawright	8,260	19.5
		Brian Feeney	5,944	14.0
		Joe Austin	5,451	12.9
		Paul Maguire	3,879	9.1
		Seamus Lynch	2,412	5.7
	Independent DUP	William Gault	1,134	2.7
Majority			7,079	16.7
Turnout			42,419	69.4
Registered electors			61,087
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

1979 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Johnny McQuade	Template:Replace	27.6
		Cecil Walker	10,695	25.3
		Paschal O'Hare	7,823	18.5
		Anne Dickson	4,220	10.0
		John Cushnahan	4,120	9.7
		Seamus Lynch	1,907	4.5
		Alan Carr	1,889	4.4
Majority			995	2.3
Turnout			42,344	65.1
Registered electors			65,073
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

October 1974 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Carson	Template:Replace	62.6
		Thomas Donnelly	11,400	24.1
		John Ferguson	3,807	8.1
		Billy Boyd	2,481	5.2
Majority			18,222	38.5
Turnout			47,670	65.9
Registered electors			71,779
	hold		Swing

February 1974 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Carson	Template:Replace	43.7
		David Smyth	12,755	25.9
		Thomas Donnelly	12,003	24.4
		Sandy Scott	2,917	5.9
Majority			8,776	17.8
Turnout			49,206	68.2
Registered electors			72,178
	hold		Swing

1970 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Stratton Mills	Template:Replace	48.5
		John Sharkey	18,894	31.9
		William Beattie	11,173	18.8
		John McKeague	441	0.8
Majority			9,774	16.6
Turnout			59,176	78.0
Registered electors			75,740
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

1966 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Stratton Mills	Template:Replace	57.4
		David Overend	19,927	42.6
Majority			6,964	14.8
Turnout			46,818	65.5
Registered electors			71,434
	hold		Swing

1964 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Stratton Mills	Template:Replace	59.6
		Jack McDowell	17,564	34.9
		Francis McGlade	2,743	5.5
Majority			12,412	24.7
Turnout			50,283	69.5
Registered electors			72,400
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1959 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Stratton Mills	Template:Replace	60.7
		Jack McDowell	18,640	35.2
		Francis McGlade	2,156	4.1
Majority			13,533	25.6
Turnout			52,969	71.1
Registered electors			74,494
	hold		Swing

1955 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		H. Montgomery Hyde	Template:Replace	63.3
		Billy Boyd	15,065	28.2
		Francis McGlade	4,534	8.5
Majority			18,680	35.1
Turnout			53,344	69.3
Registered electors			76,990
	hold		Swing

1951 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		H. Montgomery Hyde	Template:Replace	60.7
		James Morrow	22,685	39.3
Majority			12,310	21.4
Turnout			57,680	75.7
Registered electors			76,243
	hold		Swing

1950 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		H. Montgomery Hyde	Template:Replace	64.4
		William Leeburn	20,146	35.6
Majority			16,266	28.8
Turnout			56,558	74.9
Registered electors			75,563
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1945 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Neill	Template:Replace	55.3
		William Leeburn	20,845	44.7
Majority			4,916	10.6
Turnout			46,606	63.6
Registered electors			73,231
	hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1930s

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1935 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Registered electors			64,259
	hold

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1931 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Registered electors			62,017
	hold

Elections in the 1920s

1929 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Thomas Somerset	Template:Replace	62.1
		Tommy Henderson	10,909	24.4
	Temperance Unionist and Local Optionist	David Wilson	6,059	13.5
Majority			16,903	37.7
Turnout			44,780	72.9
Registered electors			61,438
	hold		Swing

1924 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Thomas McConnell	Template:Replace	96.6
		Hugh Corvin	1,192	3.4
Majority			32,990	93.2
Turnout			35,374	75.4
Registered electors			46,902
	hold		Swing

1923 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Thomas McConnell	Template:Replace	52.5
		Tommy Henderson	15,171	47.5
Majority			1,600	5.0
Turnout			31,942	68.2
Registered electors			46,844
	hold		Swing	N/A

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1922 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Registered electors
	win (new seat)

Elections in the 1910s

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December 1910 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Registered electors
	hold

January 1910 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Robert Thompson	Template:Replace	61.4
		Robert Gageby	3,951	38.6
Majority			2,324	22.8
Turnout			10,226	86.4
Registered electors			11,829
	hold		Swing	+9.9

Elections in the 1900s

1907 Belfast North by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		George Clark	Template:Replace	58.9
		William Walker	4,194	41.1
Majority			1,827	17.8
Turnout			10,215	84.7
Registered electors			12,065
	hold		Swing	+7.4

1906 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Daniel Dixon	Template:Replace	51.5
		William Walker	4,616	48.5
Majority			291	3.0
Turnout			9,523	83.6
Registered electors			11,385
	hold		Swing

1905 Belfast North by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Daniel Dixon	Template:Replace	52.8
		William Walker	3,966	47.2
Majority			474	5.6
Turnout			8,406	78.1
Registered electors			10,762
	hold		Swing

1900 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Horner Haslett	Template:Replace	69.2
	Independent Liberal Unionist	Thomas Harrison	1,855	30.8
Majority			2,317	38.4
Turnout			6,027	59.6
Registered electors			10,117
	hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1890s

1896 Belfast North by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Horner Haslett	Template:Replace	51.1
		Adam Turner	3,434	48.9
Majority			161	2.2
Turnout			7,029	76.4
Registered electors			9,201
	hold		Swing	N/A

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1895 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Registered electors
	hold

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1892 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Registered electors			8,610
	hold

Elections in the 1880s

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1889 Belfast North by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Registered electors			6,469
	hold

1886 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Ewart	Template:Replace	86.1
		Charles James Dempsey	732	13.9
Majority			3,790	72.2
Turnout			5,254	76.9
Registered electors			6,831
	hold		Swing

1885 general election: Belfast North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Ewart	Template:Replace	74.6
		Alexander Bowman	1,330	25.4
Majority			2,585	49.2
Turnout			5,245	76.8
Registered electors			6,831
	win (new seat)

External links

• Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
• Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)
• 2017 Election House of Commons Library 2017 Election report
• A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)
• BBC News, Election 2005
• BBC News, Vote 2001
• Guardian Unlimited Politics
• Election results from 1951 to the present Template:Webarchive, at psr.keele.ac.uk
• F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 – 1949
• F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950 – 1970
• The Constitutional Year Book For 1912, Conservative Central Office
• Belfast North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
• Belfast North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK