2024 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland

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2024 United Kingdom general election
(Northern Ireland)
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All 18 Northern Ireland seats to the House of Commons
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader Gavin Robinson Michelle O'Neill[b] Naomi Long
Party DUP Sinn Féin Alliance
Leader since 29 March 2024 23 January 2017[c] 26 October 2016
Leader's seat Belfast East None[d] Running in Belfast East[a]
Last election 30.6%, 8 MPs 22.8%, 7 MPs 16.8%, 1 MP
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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Leader Colum Eastwood Doug Beattie Jim Allister
Party SDLP UUP TUV
Alliance Reform UK–TUV
Leader since 14 November 2015 17 May 2021 7 December 2007
Leader's seat Foyle None[f] None[e]
Last election 14.9%, 2 MPs 11.7%, 0 MPs Didn't stand

The 2024 general election in Northern Ireland is scheduled to be held on 4 July 2024, with all 18 Northern Irish seats in the House of Commons to be contested. The general election will occur after the recently completed constituency boundaries review.

Background[edit]

Electoral system[edit]

MPs will be elected in 18 single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post.

Date of the election[edit]

On 22 May 2024, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced 4 July 2024 as the election date.[1]

Constituency boundaries[edit]

Map of the 18 constituencies to be used.

In June 2023, it was published that The Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland had made final recommendations for the new boundaries for Northern Ireland's 18 parliamentary constituencies. The report was submitted to the speaker of the UK House of Commons and the UK Government was required to submit a draft of an Order in Council to activate the new boundaries within four months.[2]

Changes include:

  • 'Belfast South' became 'Belfast South and Mid Down' and expanded to include parts of Lagan Valley and Strangford.
  • East Antrim now includes some areas that were previously in North Antrim.
  • The Foyle constituency has been reduced in size, with areas incorporated into the constituencies of West Tyrone and East Londonderry.[2]
  • Strangford has expanded to include large swathes of the eastern side of South Down.

Ten wards were moved and as approved by MPs, the new boundaries became effective on 1 November 2023.[3] These changes were approved at a meeting of the Privy Council on 15 November[4] and came into force on 29 November.[5]

Campaign[edit]

In the run up to the election, there has been speculation to the extent at which unionist electoral pacts will be active in some constituencies.[6] In July 2023, Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader Doug Beattie clarified that his party intends to stand candidates in 17 constituencies, but there is still speculation about whether the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) will field candidates.[7] The TUV leader Jim Allister has said that in seats held by non-unionists where the sitting MP could potentially be ousted, it will support an “agreed single unionist candidate".[8]

In North Down, there have been calls for unionist parties to drop their own candidates and unite behind a single contender to defeat incumbent Alliance MP Stephen Farry.[9] Farry was confirmed as Alliance's candidate for North Down at the next election on 26 November 2023.[10] On 24 January 2024, the UUP selected former Iraq War veteran Tim Collins as their candidate for North Down, with the UUP leader Doug Beattie saying his party "does not do pacts".[11] Alex Easton is set to announce his Independent Unionist candidacy for the seat.[12]

In October 2023 the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland revealed that they intended to target Lagan Valley, seat of the then-leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Jeffrey Donaldson. They unveiled their candidate as Sorcha Eastwood and will require a 7.16% swing to gain the seat from the DUP.[13]

Within nationalism, due to their strong performance in the 2022 Assembly election and the 2023 local elections, Sinn Féin look "likely to increase its number of seats at Westminster", with the possibility of gaining Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) leader Colum Eastwood's seat of Foyle.[14]

The campaign has got underway in South Belfast and North Down, with both incumbent MPs, Claire Hanna and Stephen Farry seeking re-election. North Down Ulster Unionist candidate Tim Collins has said he is "very confident" of unseating Farry.[15]

In January 2024, the Ulster Unionist Party selected their former leader and Minister of Health Robin Swann as their candidate for South Antrim[16] and announced their deputy leader, Robbie Butler, as the party's candidate for Lagan Valley.[17]

On 16 March 2024, the Traditional Unionist Voice formed an electoral pact with Reform UK, in which the two parties would stand mutually agreed candidates within Northern Ireland.[18] On 24 May they announced that they were supporting Alex Easton, the Independent Unionist candidate in North Down, and would not stand a candidate in that constituency.[19]

The leader of the Green Party Northern Ireland, Sen. Mal O'Hara, told Slugger O'Toole on 26 April 2024 that they will stand in every constituency and will not pursue any electoral pacts.[20]

On 7 May 2024, the UUP announced that 19 year-old Jay Basra, who is Punjabi-British, would be their candidate for Mid Ulster.[21] Following the announcement, Basra was the target of racial abuse on social media. The abuse was condemned by UUP leader Doug Beattie and former First Minister Arlene Foster, as well as deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly.[22]

Candidates[edit]

Main article: Candidates in the 2024 United Kingdom general election

Candidates in bold were MPs at dissolution and represented a constituency in that parliamentary term which is succeeded at least partially by the constituency they're standing for election in at this election, in some cases not for the party they were aligned with when they were originally elected, and also includes those elected at by-elections in the preceding parliament. Italics denotes incumbent MPs not contesting the election.

Candidates are being selected for the election:[23]

Constituency (2024–) Constituency (2010–24) Sinn Féin DUP Alliance UUP SDLP Others Incumbent
Belfast East Naomi Long[24] Séamas De Faoite[25] DUP Gavin Robinson
Belfast North Phillip Brett[26] Nuala McAllister[27] SF John Finucane
Belfast South and Mid Down Belfast South Tracy Kelly[28] Kate Nicholl[29] Michael Henderson[30] Claire Hanna[31] SDLP Claire Hanna
Belfast West Paul Maskey[32] Eóin Millar[33] Paul Doherty[34] Gerry Carroll (PBP)[35] SF Paul Maskey
East Antrim Sammy Wilson[36] Danny Donnelly[37] Margaret Anne McKillop[38] DUP Sammy Wilson
East Londonderry Gregory Campbell[39] Richard Stewart[40] DUP Gregory Campbell
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Pat Cullen[41] Eddie Roofe[42] Diana Armstrong[43] Paul Blake[44] SF Michelle Gildernew
Foyle Sandra Duffy[32] Rachael Ferguson[45] Janice Montgomery[46] Colum Eastwood[47] SDLP Colum Eastwood
Lagan Valley Jonathan Buckley[48] Sorcha Eastwood[49] Robbie Butler[50] Independent (elected as DUP) Jeffrey Donaldson
Mid Ulster Cathal Mallaghan[32] Padraic Farrell[51] Jay Basra[52] Denise Johnston[53] SF Francie Molloy
Newry and Armagh Dáire Hughes[32] Helena Young[54] SF Mickey Brady
North Antrim Philip McGuigan[32] Sian Mulholland[55] Helen Maher[56] DUP Ian Paisley Jr
North Down Stephen Farry[57] Tim Collins[58] Alex Easton[59] (Independent - endorsed by TUV-Reform UK pact) APNI Stephen Farry
South Antrim Declan Kearney[32] John Blair[60] Robin Swann[61] Roisin Lynch[62] DUP Paul Girvan
South Down Chris Hazzard[32] Andrew McMurray[63] Colin McGrath[64] SF Chris Hazzard
Strangford Michelle Guy[65] Richard Smart[66] Will Polland[67] DUP Jim Shannon
Upper Bann Catherine Nelson[32] Eóin Tennyson[68] DUP Carla Lockhart
West Tyrone Stephen Donnelly[69] Matthew Bell[70] SF Órfhlaith Begley

Opinion polling[edit]

This section is transcluded from Opinion polling for the next United Kingdom general election. (edit | history)
Date(s)
conducted 		Pollster Client Sample
size 		DUP Sinn Féin Alliance SDLP UUP TUV Others Lead
10–13 May 2024 LucidTalk[71] Belfast Telegraph 3,316 20% 26% 15% 10% 13% 8%
8%
2% Aontú
1% People Before Profit
1% Greens
4% Independents and Others
 6
28 Jan – 11 Feb 2024 Social Market Research[72] Irish News–University of Liverpool 1,206 23.5% 31.1% 15.2% 8.1% 11.1% 4.8% – 6.6
26 Oct – 3 Nov 2023 Social Market Research[73] Institute of Irish Studies 1,074 25% 31% 15% 9% 11% 5% 5% 6
14 Jan – 7 Sep 2023 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey[g] ARK 1,200 19% 24% 28% 9% 13% –
9%
Greens on 5%
Others on 4%
 4%
12 Dec 2019 2019 general election – 30.6% 22.8% 16.8% 14.9% 11.7% N/A 3.2% 7.8%

Leadership approval ratings[edit]

Michelle O'Neill

The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Michelle O'Neill, the First Minister of Northern Ireland since 3 February 2024, Vice President of Sinn Féin since 10 February 2018 and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland from 11 January 2020 to 4 February 2022.

Date(s)
conducted 		Pollster Client Sample Size Good/Great Bad/Awful Don't know Net approval
11–14 Aug 2023 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 2,950 43% 37% 20% +6%
21–24 Apr 2023 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 3,957 41% 37% 22% +4%
20–23 Jan 2023 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 1,449 41% 40% 19% +4%
4–7 Nov 2022 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 3,351 46% 37% 17% +9%
12–15 Aug 2022 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 3,384 40% 42% 18% –2%

Jeffrey Donaldson

The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Jeffrey Donaldson, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) from 30 June 2021 to 29 March 2024.

Date(s)
conducted 		Pollster Client Sample Size Good/Great Bad/Awful Don't know Net approval
11–14 Aug 2023 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 2,950 24% 66% 10% –42%
21–24 Apr 2023 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 3,957 27% 65% 8% –38%
20–23 Jan 2023 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 1,449 25% 63% 12% –38%
4–7 Nov 2022 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 3,351 29% 65% 6% –36%
12–15 Aug 2022 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 3,384 27% 64% 9% –37%

Naomi Long

The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Naomi Long, the leader of the Alliance Party since 26 October 2016.

Date(s)
conducted 		Pollster Client Sample Size Good/Great Bad/Awful Don't know Net approval
11–14 Aug 2023 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 2,950 38% 39% 23% –1%
21–24 Apr 2023 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 3,957 40% 38% 22% +2%
20–23 Jan 2023 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 1,449 37% 38% 25% –1%
4–7 Nov 2022 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 3,351 45% 37% 18% +8%
12–15 Aug 2022 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 3,384 46% 37% 17% +9%

Doug Beattie

The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Doug Beattie, the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) since 27 May 2021.

Date(s)
conducted 		Pollster Client Sample Size Good/Great Bad/Awful Don't know Net approval
11–14 Aug 2023 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 2,950 34% 38% 28% –4%
21–24 Apr 2023 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 3,957 38% 33% 29% +5%
20–23 Jan 2023 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 1,449 28% 42% 30% –14%
4–7 Nov 2022 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 3,351 37% 32% 31% +5%
12–15 Aug 2022 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 3,384 34% 34% 32% 0%

Colum Eastwood

The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Colum Eastwood, the leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) since 14 November 2015.

Date(s)
conducted 		Pollster Client Sample Size Good/Great Bad/Awful Don't know Net approval
11–14 Aug 2023 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 2,950 26% 43% 31% –17%
21–24 Apr 2023 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 3,957 32% 40% 28% –8%
20–23 Jan 2023 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 1,449 33% 38% 29% –5%
4–7 Nov 2022 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 3,351 31% 39% 30% –8%
12–15 Aug 2022 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 3,384 34% 39% 27% –5%

Jim Allister

The following polls asked about voters' opinions on Jim Allister, the leader of Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) since 7 December 2007.

Date(s)
conducted 		Pollster Client Sample Size Good/Great Bad/Awful Don't know Net approval
11–14 Aug 2023 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 2,950 23% 63% 14% –40%
21–24 Apr 2023 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 3,957 27% 61% 12% –34%
20–23 Jan 2023 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 1,449 27% 57% 16% –30%
4–7 Nov 2022 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 3,351 27% 59% 14% –32%
12–15 Aug 2022 LucidTalk Belfast Telegraph 3,384 31% 54% 15% –23%

MPs not seeking re-election[edit]

Members of Parliament not standing for re-election
MP Seat First elected Party Date announced
Francie Molloy Mid Ulster 2013 Sinn Féin 13 February 2024[75]
Mickey Brady Newry and Armagh 2015 Sinn Féin 19 February 2024[76]
Jeffrey Donaldson Lagan Valley 1997 Independent[h] 22 May 2024[77]
Michelle Gildernew Fermanagh and South Tyrone 2001 Sinn Féin 23 May 2024[78]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Long serves as an MLA for Belfast East. She previously represented the area at Westminster from 2010-2015.
  2. ^ "Party leader in the North" and vice president of Sinn Féin. Mary Lou McDonald is the party president and leader of the opposition in the Dáil of the Republic of Ireland.
  3. ^ As "Party leader in the North"
  4. ^ O'Neill is an MLA for Mid Ulster.
  5. ^ Allister is an MLA for North Antrim.
  6. ^ Beattie is an MLA for Upper Bann.
  7. ^ The question asked was "If there were a general election tomorrow, which political party do you think you would be most likely to support?".[74]
  8. ^ Elected as DUP.

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