Nigel Dodds is Deputy Leader of the DUP. He has been an MP for North Belfast since 2001 and leads the DUP team at Westminster. He is a member of Her Majesty's Privy Council. He previously represented North Belfast in the Northern Ireland Assembly, holding several Ministerial posts, and on Belfast City Council, serving twice as Lord Mayor.
Constituency: Belfast North
| Electorate | Seats | Total Poll | Turnout | Valid Poll | Spoiled Votes |
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| 68,249 | 1 | 46,107 | 67.56% | 45,936 | 171 |
Vote Distribution
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Count Results
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21240 |
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19159 |
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2475 |
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2058 |
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644 |
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360 |
On the Ballot
The son of a Belfast solicitor murdered by loyalist paramilitaries and a solicitor himself, John Finucane bids to become the first nationalist MP for North Belfast. His father Pat Finucane was killed by loyalists in front of his wife and three children at their north Belfast home in February 1989. The murder has long been considered one of the most controversial killings of the Troubles, after the security forces colluded with gunmen from the UDA. The Finucane family have long campaigned for a public inquiry into the murder.
The 26-year-old law graduate from Ardoyne has served as a constituency adviser to Conall McDevitt and more recently as the SDLP’s Press Officer. A graduate of Queen’s University Belfast and St Malachy’s College, Martin McAuley has served on the board of local housing associations in North Belfast and has a background in young people’s rights.
Born and bred in North Belfast, party campaigns officer Sam Nelson says he is passionate about healing division and delivering progressive politics for everyone. Previously a member of the Board of Governors of a local school, he has a history of fighting for a shared and integrated society.
A campaigner for LGBT equality, equal marriage and suicide prevention, Malachai O'Hara is a senior manager with the Rainbow Project where he coordinates health and wellbeing services in partnership with community, voluntary and statutory agencies. He has a particular focus on emotional health and well-being and previously worked in health promotion.
Gemma Weir stood for the Workers Party in the 2015 Westminster election and the 2016 and 2017 Northern Ireland Assembly elections. The committed socialist is campaigning for an anti-sectarian society and a secular and publicly-funded education system. Other key issues for her are women's rights, racism and homophobia. She was heavily involved in the Stop the Drill group which campaigned to stop an exploratory oil well at Woodburn Forest near Carrickfergus.
