2011 Belfast West by-election
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On 9 June 2011, a by-election was held for the United Kingdom constituency of Belfast West. The by-election was prompted by the resignation of the constituency's Member of Parliament, Gerry Adams[1] in advance of his candidacy in the 2011 general election in the Republic of Ireland.
Background
Gerry Adams had held Belfast West for
In 2010, the two main
Vacation of the seat
Members of the House of Commons, whether or not they have taken their seats,
Calling the by-election
In order for a by-election to take place, an MP
Candidates
Alex Attwood, the Environment Minister in the Northern Ireland Executive, and the Social Democratic and Labour Party's candidate for the seat at the 2010 general election was the SDLP candidate for the by-election.[12]
Brian Kingston was the Democratic Unionist Party candidate.[13]
Results
By-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sinn Féin | Paul Maskey | 16,211 | 70.6 | −0.5 | |
SDLP | Alex Attwood | 3,088 | 13.5 | −2.9 | |
People Before Profit
|
Gerry Carroll | 1,751 | 7.6 | New | |
DUP | Brian Kingston | 1,393 | 6.1 | −1.5 | |
UUP | Bill Manwaring | 386 | 1.7 | −1.4 | |
Alliance | Aaron McIntyre | 122 | 0.5 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 13,123 | 57.1 | +2.4 | ||
Turnout | 22,951 | 37.5 | −16.5 | ||
Registered electors | 61,441 | ||||
Sinn Féin hold | Swing | +1.2 |
Previous General Election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sinn Féin | Gerry Adams | 22,840 | 71.1 | +2.5 | |
SDLP | Alex Attwood | 5,261 | 16.4 | +0.3 | |
DUP | William Humphrey | 2,436 | 7.6 | −3.3 | |
UCU-NF | Bill Manwaring | 1,000 | 3.1 | +0.6 | |
Alliance | Máire Hendron | 596 | 1.9 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 17,579 | 54.7 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 32,133 | 54.0 | −13.5 | ||
Registered electors | 59,522 | ||||
Sinn Féin hold | Swing | +1.1 |
See also
- 1903 Belfast West by-election
- 1943 Belfast West by-election
- 1950 Belfast West by-election
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
- Opinion polling for the 2015 United Kingdom general election
References
- ^ "Manor of Northstead". HM Treasury. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ Gerry Adams resigns as West Belfast MP BBC News
- ^ "Constituencies in order of % Majority after the 2010 general election". Politicsresources.net. 13 January 2011. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ West Belfast 2007, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ West Belfast, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ West Belfast 1950–1970, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ a b "Adams 'becomes baron'". The Irish Times. 26 January 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ Adams comments on Cameron claims Sinnfein.ie
- ^ "Downing Street apology for Gerry Adams". BBC Online. 26 January 2011. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ "Microsoft Word - M07 - Parliamentary Elections.doc" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ "Go-ahead given for Belfast poll – Northern Ireland, Local & National". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ "(Andersonstown News) – The Candidate". Belfast Media. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ – DUP Nomination for West Belfast by-election, 24 May 2011
- ^ "Paul Maskey 'wants to run for West Belfast'". Bbc.co.uk. 11 May 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ Martina Purdy, "Galloway to run for West Belfast?", BBC News, 21 January 2011
- ^ Sinn Fein's Paul Maskey wins West Belfast by-election, BBC News, 10 June 2011
- ^ Northern Ireland Elections, Northern Ireland Elections, 6 May 2018
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
External links
- A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)
- Northern Ireland Elections