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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards

For other constituencies of the same name, seeLagan (disambiguation).

Lagan Valley
County constituency for theHouse of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Location within Northern Ireland
Districts of Northern Ireland	Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Lisburn and Castlereagh
Major settlements	Lisburn
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of Parliament	Sorcha Eastwood (Alliance)
Seats	1
Created from	South Antrim Belfast South North Down South Down^[1]

Lagan Valley is aNorthern Ireland parliamentary constituency in theHouse of Commons of the United Kingdom covering the area of theLagan Valley including the south part ofCounty Antrim and the north-west part ofCounty Down.

ItsMP since the2024 general election isSorcha Eastwood of theAlliance Party.^[2] This was the first time since its creation it did not elect aunionist MP.

Map of boundaries 2010–2024

Boundaries

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The seat was created in 1983, as part of an expansion ofNorthern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from parts ofSouth Antrim andNorth Down in the area of theRiver Lagan. In their original proposals, in January 1980, the boundary commission proposed calling it "Lagan". In further revisions in 1995 it lost some areas to bothBelfast West andStrangford.

1983–1997	The district ofLisburn, and in the borough ofCastlereagh the ward of Carryduff.^[3]
1997–2010	In the district of Lisburn, the wards of Ballinderry, Ballymacash, Ballymacbrennan, Ballymacoss, Blaris, Derryaghy, Dromara, Drumbo, Dunmurry, Glenavy, Harmony Hill, Hilden, Hillhall, Hillsborough, Knockmore, Lagan Valley, Lambeg, Lisnagarvey, Maghaberry, Magheralave, Maze, Moira, Old Warren, Seymour Hill, Tonagh, and Wallace Park; and in the district ofBanbridge, the wards of Dromore North, Dromore South, Gransha, and Quilly.^[4]
2010–2024	In the district of Banbridge, the wards of Dromore North, Dromore South, Gransha, and Quilly and the Ballynahatty and Edenderry parts of the Belvoir ward of the City of Belfast; and in the city of Lisburn, the wards of Ballinderry, Ballymacash, Ballymacbrennan, Ballymacoss, Blaris, Dromara, Drumbo, Harmony Hill, Hilden, Hillhall, Hillsborough, Knockmore, Lagan Valley, Lambeg, Lisnagarvey, Maghaberry, Magheralave, Maze, Moira, Old Warren, Seymour Hill, Tonagh, Wallace Park, and that part of Derryaghy ward lying to the south and east of the Derryaghy and Lagmore townland boundary.^[5]
2024–	In the district ofArmagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, the wards of Aghagallon, the part of the Donaghcloney ward to the east of the western boundary of the 2010–2024 Lagan Valley constituency, Dromore, the part of the Gransha ward to the north of the southern boundary of the 2010–2024 Lagan Valley constituency, Magheralin, and Quilly; and in the district ofLisburn and Castlereagh, the wards of Ballinderry, Ballymacash, Ballymacbrennan, Ballymacoss, Blaris, Dromara, Harmony Hill, Hilden, Hillhall, Hillsborough, Knockmore, Lagan, Lagan Valley, Lambeg, Lisnagarvey, Maghaberry, Magheralave, Maze, Moira, Old Warren, Ravernet, Wallace Park, and White Mountain.^[6]

Members of Parliament

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MPs from Lagan Valley have included two party leaders:James Molyneaux, leader of theUlster Unionist Party from 1979 to 1995 (having representedSouth Antrim from 1970 to 1979), andJeffrey Donaldson, leader of theDemocratic Unionist Party from 2021 to 2024, when he resigned as party leader and was suspended as a party member.^[7]

Election	MP^[8]
1983	James Molyneaux^[a]	UUP
1986 b
1987
1992
1997	Jeffrey Donaldson^[b]	UUP
2001		UUP
2004		DUP
2005
2010
2015
2017
2019
2024		Ind. Unionist^[9]
2024	Sorcha Eastwood	Alliance

^Knighted in 1996.
^Knighted in 2016.

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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2024 general election: Lagan Valley^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Sorcha Eastwood	18,618	37.9	+10.8
	DUP	Jonathan Buckley	15,659	31.9	−11.5
	UUP	Robbie Butler	11,157	22.7	+4.2
	TUV	Lorna Smyth	2,186	4.5	New
	SDLP	Simon Lee	1,028	2.1	−2.0
	Green (NI)	Patricia Denvir	433	0.9	New
Majority			2,959	6.0	N/A
Turnout			49,081	60.0	−0.2
Registered electors			82,201
	Alliancegain fromDUP		Swing	+11.15

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 general election: Lagan Valley^[14]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DUP	Jeffrey Donaldson	19,586	43.1	−16.5
	Alliance	Sorcha Eastwood	13,087	28.8	+17.7
	UUP	Robbie Butler	8,606	19.0	+2.2
	SDLP	Ally Haydock	1,758	3.9	−3.6
	Sinn Féin	Gary McCleave	1,098	2.4	−1.1
	NI Conservatives	Gary Hynds	955	2.1	+1.1
	UKIP	Alan Love	315	0.7	New
Majority			6,499	14.3	−28.5
Turnout			45,405	60.0	−2.2
Registered electors			75,675
	DUPhold		Swing	−17.1

This seat saw a swing towards the Alliance Party of over 17%, and the largest decrease in vote share for the DUP at the 2019 general election.^[15]

2017 general election: Lagan Valley^[16]^[17]^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DUP	Jeffrey Donaldson	26,762	59.6	+11.7
	UUP	Robbie Butler	7,533	16.8	+1.6
	Alliance	Aaron McIntyre	4,996	11.1	−2.8
	SDLP	Pat Catney	3,384	7.5	+1.2
	Sinn Féin	Jacqui Russell	1,567	3.5	+0.6
	NI Conservatives	Ian Nickels	462	1.0	−0.6
	Independent	Jonny Orr	222	0.5	−1.4
Majority			19,229	42.8	+10.1
Turnout			45,044	62.2	+6.3
Registered electors			72,380
	DUPhold		Swing	+5.1

2015 general election: Lagan Valley^[19]^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DUP	Jeffrey Donaldson	19,055	47.9	−1.9
	UUP	Alexander Redpath	6,055	15.2	−5.9
	Alliance	Trevor Lunn	5,544	13.9	+2.5
	SDLP	Pat Catney	2,500	6.3	+1.3
	UKIP	Alan Love	2,200	5.5	New
	TUV	Samuel Morrison	1,887	4.7	−3.9
	Sinn Féin	Jacqui McGeough	1,144	2.9	−1.1
	Independent	Jonny Orr	756	1.9	New
	NI Conservatives	Helen Osborne	654	1.6	New
Majority			13,000	32.7	+4.0
Turnout			39,795	55.9	−0.1
Registered electors			71,152
	DUPhold		Swing	+2.0

2010 general election: Lagan Valley^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DUP	Jeffrey Donaldson	18,199	49.8	−8.5
	UCU-NF	Daphne Trimble	7,713	21.1	−1.8
	Alliance	Trevor Lunn	4,174	11.4	+0.5
	TUV	Keith Harbinson	3,154	8.6	+8.6
	SDLP	Brian Heading	1,835	5.0	−1.1
	Sinn Féin	Paul Butler	1,465	4.0	−3.5
Majority			10,486	28.7	−4.5
Turnout			36,540	56.0	−4.2
Registered electors			65,257
	DUPhold		Swing	−3.4

Elections in the 2000s

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2005 general election: Lagan Valley^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DUP	Jeffrey Donaldson	23,289	54.7	+41.3
	UUP	Basil McCrea	9,172	21.5	−35.0
	Alliance	Seamus Close	4,316	10.1	−6.5
	Sinn Féin	Paul Butler	3,197	7.5	+1.6
	SDLP	Patricia Lewsley	2,598	6.1	−1.4
Majority			14,117	33.2	N/A
Turnout			42,572	60.2	−3.0
Registered electors			70,238
	DUPgain fromUUP		Swing	+38.1

2001 general election: Lagan Valley^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Jeffrey Donaldson	25,966	56.5	+1.1
	Alliance	Seamus Close	7,624	16.6	−0.6
	DUP	Edwin Poots	6,164	13.4	−0.2
	SDLP	Patricia Lewsley	3,462	7.5	−0.3
	Sinn Féin	Paul Butler	2,725	5.9	+3.4
Majority			18,342	39.9	−1.7
Turnout			45,941	63.2	+1.1
Registered electors			72,671
	UUPhold		Swing	+0.9

Elections in the 1990s

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1997 general election: Lagan Valley^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	Jeffrey Donaldson	24,560	55.4	−5.4
	Alliance	Seamus Close	7,635	17.2	+4.5
	DUP	Edwin Poots	6,005	13.6	New
	SDLP	Dolores Kelly	3,436	7.8	−1.7
	NI Conservatives	Stuart E. Sexton	1,212	2.7	−6.3
	Sinn Féin	Sue Ramsey	1,110	2.5	+0.4
	Workers' Party	Frances McCarthy	203	0.5	−0.7
	Natural Law	Hugh Finlay	149	0.3	New
Majority			16,925	38.2	−9.9
Turnout			44,310	62.1	−5.2
Registered electors			71,341
	UUPhold		Swing	−8.5

1992 general election: Lagan Valley^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	James Molyneaux	29,772	60.8	−9.2
	Alliance	Seamus Close	6,207	12.7	−1.1
	SDLP	Hugh Lewsley	4,626	9.5	+2.6
	NI Conservatives	Timothy R. Coleridge	4,423	9.0	New
	Sinn Féin	Patrick Joseph Rice	3,346	6.8	+0.4
	Workers' Party	Ann Marie Lowry	582	1.2	−1.7
Majority			23,565	48.1	−8.1
Turnout			48,956	67.3	+2.9
Registered electors			72,645
	UUPhold		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

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1987 general election: Lagan Valley^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	James Molyneaux	29,101	70.0	+10.8
	Alliance	Seamus Close	5,728	13.8	+2.5
	SDLP	Billy McDonnell	2,888	6.9	+0.5
	Sinn Féin	Patrick Joseph Rice	2,656	6.4	+2.1
	Workers' Party	John Lowry	1,215	2.9	+0.9
Majority			23,373	56.2	+13.8
Turnout			41,588	64.4	−3.2
Registered electors			64,873
	UUPhold		Swing

1986 Lagan Valley by-election^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	James Molyneaux	32,514	90.7	+31.5
	Workers' Party	John Lowry	3,328	9.3	+7.3
Majority			29,186	81.4	+39.0
Turnout			35,842	57.8	−9.8
Registered electors			63,244
	UUPhold		Swing

1983 general election: Lagan Valley^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	UUP	James Molyneaux	24,017	59.2
	DUP	William John Beattie	6,801	16.8
	Alliance	Seamus Close	4,593	11.3
	SDLP	Cormac Joseph Boomer	2,603	6.4
	Sinn Féin	Richard McAuley	1,751	4.3
	Workers' Party	Gerard Loughlin	809	2.0
Majority			17,216	42.4
Turnout			40,574	67.6
Registered electors			60,051
	UUPwin (new seat)

References

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^"Sorcha Eastwood".UK Parliament.
^Schedule (a) County constituencies,"The Parliamentary Constituencies (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 (No. 1838)"(PDF).legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 22 December 1982.
^"Parliamentary Constituencies (Northern Ireland) Order 1995: Schedule",legislation.gov.uk,The National Archives, 23 November 1995, SI 1995/2992 (sch.)
^"Parliamentary Constituencies (Northern Ireland) Order 2008: Schedule",legislation.gov.uk,The National Archives, 11 June 2008, SI 2008/1486 (sch.)
^"Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023: Schedule 2",legislation.gov.uk,The National Archives, 15 November 2023, SI 2023/1230 (sch. 2)
^Carroll, Rory."Donaldson's downfall raises questions over Stormont power sharing".The Guardian. Retrieved29 March 2024.
^Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)
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^"General election for the constituency of Lagan Valley on 4 July 2024".UK Parliament.
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External links

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2017 Election House of Commons Library 2017 Election report
A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)
Lagan Valley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) atMapIt UK
Lagan Valley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) atMapIt UK

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Sinn Féin (7)	Belfast North Belfast West Fermanagh and South Tyrone Mid Ulster Newry and Armagh South Down West Tyrone
DUP (5)	Belfast East East Antrim East Londonderry Strangford Upper Bann
SDLP (2)	Belfast South and Mid Down Foyle
Alliance (1)	Lagan Valley
Independent Unionist (1)	North Down
TUV (1)	North Antrim
UUP (1)	South Antrim

Parliamentary constituencies inCounty Antrim and the city ofBelfast

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Lisburn (1661–1800)
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Westminster 1801–present

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Antrim (1801–85, 1922–50)
Mid Antrim (1885–1922)
Belfast (1801–85)
Belfast Cromac (1918–22)
Belfast Duncairn (1918–22)
Belfast Falls (1918–22)
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Carrickfergus (1801–85)
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Queen's University of Belfast (1918–50)

Current

East Antrim (1885–1922, 1983—)
North Antrim (1885–1922, 1950—)
South Antrim (1885–1922, 1950—)
Belfast East (1885–1918, 1922—)
Belfast North (1885–1918, 1922—)
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Lagan Valley 1983—

Dáil Éireann
Revolutionary era 1919–1922

First Dáil
1919–21

Seats taken	(none)
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Second Dáil
1921–22

Seats taken	(none)
No seats taken	Antrim Belfast East Belfast North Belfast South Belfast West Queen's University of Belfast

Parliament of Northern Ireland
1921–72

1921–29

Antrim (1921–29)
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Belfast North (1921–29)
Belfast South (1921–29)
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Queen's University of Belfast (1921–69)

1929–72

Bannside (1929–72)
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Belfast Central (1929–72)
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Carrick (1929–72)
Larkfield (1969–72)
Larne (1929–72)
Mid Antrim (1929–72)
Newtownabbey (1969–72)
North Antrim (1929–72)
Queen's University of Belfast (1921–69)
South Antrim (1929–72)

Northern Ireland Assemblies

Assembly 1973–74 Constitutional Convention 1975–76 Assembly 1982–86	North Antrim South Antrim Belfast East Belfast North Belfast South Belfast West
Northern Ireland Forum 1996–98 Assembly (1998–present)	East Antrim North Antrim South Antrim Belfast East Belfast North Belfast South Belfast West Lagan Valley

European Parliament
1979–2020

Northern Ireland

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Northern Ireland	Antrim Armagh Down Fermanagh Londonderry Tyrone

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to 1800

County Down (????–1800)
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Westminster
1801–present

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Current	Belfast South and Mid Down (2024–) Lagan Valley (1983–) Newry & Armagh (1983–) North Down (1983–) South Down (1983–) Strangford (1983–)

Dáil Éireann
Revolutionary era 1919–1922

First Dáil
1919–21

Seats taken	(none)
Seats not taken	East Down Mid Down North Down South Down West Down

Second Dáil
1921–22

One or more seats taken	Down
No seats taken	(none)

Parliament of Northern Ireland
1921–72

Ards (1929–72)
Bangor (1969–72)
Down (1921–29)
East Down (1929–72)
Iveagh (1929–72)
Lagan Valley (1969–72)
Larkfield (1969–72)
Mid Down (1929–72)
Mourne (1929–72)
North Down (1929–72)
South Down (1929–72)
West Down (1929–72)

Northern Ireland Assemblies

Assembly 1973–74 Constitutional Convention 1975–76 Assembly 1982–86	North Down South Down
Northern Ireland Forum 1996–98 Assembly (1998–present)	North Down South Down Lagan Valley Newry & Armagh Strangford Upper Bann

European Parliament
1979–2020

Northern Ireland

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