Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency)

Belfast East
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Belfast East in Northern Ireland
Districts of Northern IrelandBelfast, Castlereagh
Population92,221 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate60,516 (March 2011)
Current constituency
Created1922
Member of ParliamentGavin Robinson (DUP)
Number of members1
Created from
  • Belfast Pottinger
  • Belfast Victoria
1885–1918
Number of members1
Type of constituencyBorough constituency
Replaced by{{ublBelfast Pottinger|Belfast Victoria}}
Created fromBelfast

Belfast East (Irish: Béal Feirste Thoir) is a constituency of the United Kingdom. It is in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Election results

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

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Belfast East Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Archived from the original on 20 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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