Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1922 onwards
Belfast East (Irish: Béal Feirste Thoir) is a constituency of the United Kingdom. It is in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
| Belfast East | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Belfast East in Northern Ireland | |
| Districts of Northern Ireland | Belfast, Castlereagh |
| Population | 92,221 (2011 census)[1] |
| Electorate | 60,516 (March 2011) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1922 |
| Member of Parliament | Gavin Robinson (DUP) |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Created from | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
| Replaced by | {{ublBelfast Pottinger|Belfast Victoria}} |
| Created from | Belfast |
Election results
change| General election 2019: Belfast East[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| DUP | Gavin Robinson | 20,874 | 49.2 | ―6.6 | |
| Alliance | Naomi Long | 19,055 | 44.9 | +8.9 | |
| Ulster Unionist | Carl McClean | 2,516 | 5.9 | +2.6 | |
| Majority | 1,819 | 4.3 | ―15.5 | ||
| Turnout | 42,445 | 64.1 | ―3.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 66,217 | ||||
| DUP hold | Swing | ―7.4 | |||
References
change- ↑ "Usual Resident Population". Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service. Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ↑ "Belfast East Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Archived from the original on 20 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.