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Strangford (UK Parliament constituency)

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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards

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

Strangford
County constituency for theHouse of Commons
Strangford as of 2024
Districts of Northern Ireland	Ards and North Down Newry, Mourne and Down
Major settlements	Newtownards Comber
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of Parliament	Jim Shannon (DUP)
Created from	North Down Belfast South Belfast East^[1]

Strangford is aparliamentary constituency in theHouse of Commons of the United Kingdom.

The constituency's current MP isJim Shannon of theDemocratic Unionist Party (DUP), who has served since the2010 election.

Constituency profile

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Strangford covers the settlements either side ofStrangford Lough.

The constituency has been represented by Unionist candidates since it was formed. There have not been significant votes for parties outside the traditional unionist block, although theAlliance has saved its deposit in every election.

The main interest in elections has been the contest between theUlster Unionist Party (UUP) and theDemocratic Unionist Party (DUP). Until the2001 general election, the UUP were clearly ahead of the DUP in Westminster elections, but elections to regional assemblies and local government were much closer. In 2001 the sitting MPJohn Taylor retired and the contest to succeed him was fierce. The seat was won byIris Robinson for the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the subsequent2003 assembly election saw the DUP increase their vote further.

The seat is stronglyunionist, and one of 7 areas of Northern Ireland whichvoted to leave the European Union.^[2]

Boundaries

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The seat was created after boundary changes in 1983, as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from parts ofNorth Down.

In 1995, the Commission recommended abolishing the constituency and dividing it between North Down and new constituencies of Mid Down, and Castlereagh and Newtownards. This was successfully opposed in local enquiries.^{[citation needed]}

From 2024, for the first time, the town ofStrangford is included in the constituency having previously being inSouth Down.

1983–1997	The district ofArds; and in the district ofCastlereagh, the wards of Beechill, Fourwinds, Hillfoot, Lower Braniel, Minnowburn, Moneyreagh, Newtownbreda, and Upper Braniel.^[3]^[4]
1997–2010	In the district of Ards, the wards of Ballygowan, Ballyrainey, Ballywalter, Bradshaw's Brae, Carrowdore, Central, Comber East, Comber North, Comber West, Glen, Gregstown, Killinchy, Kircubbin, Lisbane, Loughries, Movilla, Portaferry, Portavogie, Scrabo, and Whitespots; in the district of Castlereagh, the wards of Ballyhanwood, Carrowreagh, Carryduff East, Carryduff West, Dundonald, Enler, Graham's Bridge and Moneyreagh; and in the district ofDown, the wards of Derryboy, Killyleagh, and Saintfield.^[5]
2010–2024	In the district of Ards, the wards of Ballygowan, Ballyrainey, Ballywalter, Bradshaw's Brae, Carrowdore, Central, Comber East, Comber North, Comber West, Glen, Gregstown, Killinchy, Kircubbin, Lisbane, Loughries, Movilla, Portaferry, Portavogie, Scrabo, and Whitespots; in the district of Castlereagh, the ward of Moneyreagh; and in the district of Down, the wards of Ballymaglave, Ballynahinch East, Derryboy, Killyleagh, Kilmore, and Saintfield.^[6]
2024–	InArds and North Down, the wards of Ballygowan, Ballywalter, the part of the Carrowdore ward to the south of the southern boundary of the 2010–2024 North Down constituency, Comber North, Comber South, Comber West, Conway Square, Cronstown, Glen, Gregstown, Killinchy, Kircubbin, the part of the Loughries ward to the west of the southern boundary of the 2010–2024 North Down constituency, Movilla, Portaferry, Portavogie, Scrabo, and West Winds; and inNewry, Mourne and Down, the wards of Ballynahinch, the part of the Ballyward ward to the north of the Ballyward split line, Crossgar and Killyleagh, Derryboy, Drumaness, Kilmore, the part of the Quoile ward to the north of the Quoile split line, the Strangford ward, except for the relevant area.^[7]^[8]

Members of Parliament

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Election	Member^[9]
1983	John Taylor	UUP
1986 b
1987
1992
1997
2001	Iris Robinson^*	DUP
2005	Iris Robinson^*	DUP
2010	Vacant
2010	Jim Shannon	DUP
2015
2017
2019
2024

^*Iris Robinson left the DUP shortly before taking theChiltern Hundreds to leave the Commons.^[10] The seat was vacant from 13 January 2010 until the general election on 6 May 2010. Robinsonresigned in January 2010 after ascandal involving financial dealings.^[11] However, no by-election was held, as the next general election was held in May 2010.

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2024 general election: Strangford^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DUP	Jim Shannon	15,559	40.0	−0.5
	Alliance	Michelle Guy	10,428	26.8	+0.6
	UUP	Richard Smart	3,941	10.1	+0.9
	TUV	Ron McDowell	3,143	8.1	New
	Sinn Féin	Noel Sands	2,793	7.2	−0.4
	SDLP	Will Polland	1,783	4.6	−5.5
	Green (NI)	Alexandra Braidner	703	1.8	0.0
	Independent	Garreth Falls	256	0.7	New
	Independent	Gareth Burns	157	0.4	New
	NI Conservatives	Barry Hetherington	146	0.4	−3.0
Majority			5,131	13.2	−1.1
Turnout			38,909	52.2	−4.6
Registered electors			74,525
	DUPhold		Swing	−0.55

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 general election: Strangford^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DUP	Jim Shannon	17,705	47.2	−14.8
	Alliance	Kellie Armstrong	10,634	28.4	+13.7
	UUP	Phillip Smith	4,023	10.7	−0.7
	SDLP	Joe Boyle	1,994	5.3	−0.9
	NI Conservatives	Grant Abraham	1,476	3.9	+2.6
	Green (NI)	Maurice Macartney	790	2.1	+0.5
	Sinn Féin	Ryan Carlin	555	1.5	−1.3
	UKIP	Robert Stephenson	308	0.8	New
Majority			7,071	18.8	−28.5
Turnout			37,485	56.0	−4.4
Registered electors			66,938
	DUPhold		Swing	−14.3

2017 general election: Strangford^[14]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DUP	Jim Shannon	24,036	62.0	+17.6
	Alliance	Kellie Armstrong	5,693	14.7	+0.9
	UUP	Mike Nesbitt	4,419	11.4	−2.9
	SDLP	Joe Boyle	2,404	6.2	−0.7
	Sinn Féin	Carole Murphy	1,083	2.8	+0.2
	Green (NI)	Ricky Bamford	607	1.6	New
	NI Conservatives	Claire Hiscott	507	1.3	−5.1
Majority			18,343	47.3	+17.2
Turnout			38,749	60.4	+7.6
Registered electors			64,327
	DUPhold		Swing	+8.4

2015 general election: Strangford^[16]^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DUP	Jim Shannon	15,053	44.4	−1.5
	UUP	Robert Burgess	4,868	14.3	−13.5
	Alliance	Kellie Armstrong	4,687	13.8	+5.1
	SDLP	Joe Boyle	2,335	6.9	+0.2
	UKIP	Joe Jordan^[18]	2,237	6.6	New
	NI Conservatives	Johnny Andrews^[19]	2,167	6.4	New
	TUV	Stephen Cooper	1,701	5.0	−0.6
	Sinn Féin	Sheila Bailie	876	2.6	−1.0
Majority			10,185	30.1	+12.0
Turnout			33,924	52.8	−0.9
Registered electors			64,289
	DUPhold		Swing	+6.0

2010 general election: Strangford^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DUP	Jim Shannon	14,926	45.9	−8.8
	UCU-NF	Mike Nesbitt	9,050	27.8	+2.6
	Alliance	Deborah Girvan	2,828	8.7	+0.5
	SDLP	Claire Hanna	2,164	6.7	±0.0
	TUV	Terry Williams	1,814	5.6	New
	Sinn Féin	Michael Coogan	1,161	3.6	−0.1
	Green (NI)	Barbara Haig	562	1.7	New
Majority			5,876	18.1	−17.4
Turnout			32.505	53.7	−3.4
Registered electors			60,539
	DUPhold		Swing	−7.6

Elections in the 2000s

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2005 general election: Strangford^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DUP	Iris Robinson	20,921	56.5	+13.7
	UUP	Gareth McGimpsey	7,872	21.3	−19.0
	Alliance	Kieran McCarthy	3,332	9.0	+2.3
	SDLP	Joe Boyle	2,496	6.7	+0.6
	NI Conservatives	Terry Dick	1,462	3.9	New
	Sinn Féin	Dermot Kennedy	949	2.6	+0.4
Majority			13,049	35.2	+32.7
Turnout			37,032	53.6	−6.3
Registered electors			68,570
	DUPhold		Swing	+16.4

2001 general election: Strangford^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DUP	Iris Robinson	18,532	42.8	+12.6
	UUP	David McNarry	17,422	40.3	−4.0
	Alliance	Kieran McCarthy	2,902	6.7	−6.4
	SDLP	Danny McCarthy	2,646	6.1	−0.6
	Sinn Féin	Liam Johnston	930	2.2	+1.0
	NI Unionist	Cedric Wilson	822	1.9	New
Majority			1,110	2.5
Turnout			43,254	59.9	+0.4
Registered electors			72,192
	DUPgain fromUUP		Swing	−8.3

Elections in the 1990s

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1997 general election: Strangford^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	John Taylor	18,431	44.3	−4.7
	DUP	Iris Robinson	12,579	30.2	+10.3
	Alliance	Kieran McCarthy	5,467	13.1	−3.0
	SDLP	Peter O'Reilly	2,775	6.7	New
	NI Conservatives	Gilbert Chalk	1,743	4.2	−10.0
	Sinn Féin	Garret O'Fachtna	503	1.2	New
	Natural Law	Sarah Mullins	121	0.3	−0.4
Majority			5,852	14.1	−15.0
Turnout			41,619	59.5	−5.5
Registered electors			70,073
	UUPhold		Swing	−7.6

Notional 1992 Election Result: Strangford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	N/A	20,473	49.0	N/A
	DUP	N/A	8,295	19.9	N/A
	Alliance	N/A	6,736	16.1	N/A
	NI Conservatives	N/A	5,945	14.2	N/A
	Others	N/A	295	0.7	N/A
Majority			12,178	29.1	N/A

1992 general election: Strangford^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	John Taylor	19,517	43.6	−32.3
	DUP	Sammy Wilson	10,606	23.7	New
	Alliance	Kieran McCarthy	7,585	16.9	−3.4
	NI Conservatives	Stephen Eyre	6,782	15.1	New
	Natural Law	David Shaw	295	0.7	New
Majority			8,911	19.9	−35.7
Turnout			44,785	65.0	+7.4
Registered electors			68,901
	UUPhold		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

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1987 general election: Strangford^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	John Taylor	28,199	75.9	+27.1
	Alliance	Addie Morrow	7,553	20.3	+4.5
	Workers' Party	Imelda Elizabeth Hynds	1,385	3.7	New
Majority			20,646	55.6	+36.8
Turnout			37,137	57.6	−7.3
Registered electors			64,429
	UUPhold		Swing

1986 Strangford by-election^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UUP	John Taylor	32,627	94.2	+45.4
	"For theAnglo-Irish Agreement"	"Peter Barry" (Wesley Robert Williamson)^[27]	1,993	5.8	New
Majority			30,634	88.4	+69.6
Turnout			34,620	55.0	−9.9
Registered electors			62,854
	UUPhold		Swing

1983 general election: Strangford^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	UUP	John Taylor	19,086	48.8
	DUP	Simpson Gibson	11,716	30.0
	Alliance	Addie Morrow	6,171	15.8
	SDLP	James Curry	1,713	4.4
	Independent Labour	Samuel Raymond Heath	430	1.1
Majority			7,370	18.8
Turnout			39,116	64.9
Registered electors			60,179
	UUPwin (new seat)

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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)
Politics Resources
Strangford UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) atMapIt UK
Strangford UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) atMapIt UK

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