Sinn Féin Tops the Poll

Sinn Féin tops the poll with 25.5% of the vote. In the second election running Sinn Féin has secured the highest number of votes of any party in the Six Counties. The party returned it's five sitting MPs – Gerry Adams for West Belfast, Conor Murphy (Newry & Armagh), Michelle Gildernew (Fermanagh/South Tryone), Martin McGuinness (Mid-Ulster) and Pat Doherty (West Tyrone). The breakdown of results in each of these constituencies is as follows.

Overall Result

Party             Vote           Percent    Seats won

Sinn Féin           171,942         25.5%         5

DUP                   168,216        25.0%          8

Other                  120,382        17.9%          2

SDLP                  110,970        16.5%          3

UUP                    102,361        15.2%          0

West Belfast (GERRY ADAMS)

Sinn Féin            22,840            71.1%

SDLP                  5,261              16.4%

DUP                    2,436               7.6%

UUP                    1,000                3.1%

Alliance               596                  1.9%

Newry & Armagh (CONOR MURPHY)

Sinn Féin              18,857            42.0%

SDLP                    10,526            23.4%

UUP                        8,558            19.1%

DUP                        5,764            12.8%

Independent                656              1.5%

Alliance                      545              1.2%

Fermanagh/South Tyrone

(MICHELLE GILDERNEW)

Sinn Féin                             21,304        45.5%

Unionist Unity Candidate   21,300        45.5%

SDLP                                     3,574          7.6%

Alliance                                    437          0.9%

Mid Ulster (MARTIN McGUINNESS)

Sinn Féin                     21,239          52.0%

DUP                                5,876         14.4%

SDLP                              5,826          14.3%

UUP                                4,509          11.0%

TUV                                2,995           7.3%

Alliance                             397            1.0%

West Tyrone (PAT DOHERTY)

Sinn Féin                       18,050           48.4%

DUP                                 7,365           19.8%

UUP                                 5,281           14.2%

SDLP                                5,212           14.0%

Alliance                               859             2.3%

Independent                         508             1.4%