| Electorate | Seats | Total Poll | Turnout | Valid Poll | Spoiled Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75,707 | 1 | 41,430 | 54.72% | 41,277 | 153 |
Vote Distribution
Left Right
| Candidate | 1 |
|---|---|
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11506 |
|
|
11327 |
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|
5260 |
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|
4363 |
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|
3734 |
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|
3412 |
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|
1043 |
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|
445 |
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|
187 |
Aontú
The deputy leader of Aontu, Gemma Brolly previously stood in last year's local council election and the 2022 Assembly election. She is a Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator and previously served as Youth President for Saint Vincent de Paul for five years. She is also an Irish medium teacher and Irish language officer at her local GAA club.
Democratic Unionist Party
DUP stalwart Gregory Campbell has been the MP for East Londonderry since 2001, elected on six successive occasions. Previously, he was a councillor for 30 years, starting in 1981. He was also elected to the 1982 Assembly and the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue in 1996. He was first elected as a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1998 representing the East Londonderry constituency and served as Regional Development Minister in 2000-2001. He also served as the Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister in 2008-2009. He remained a member of the Assembly until he stepped down at the 2016 election.
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Cara Hunter was elected as a councillor for the first time in 2019, becoming deputy mayor of Derry City and Strabane Council. She stood in the 2019 General Election, but failed to win a seat before she was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly upon the death of John Dallat in 2020. She was then re-elected to the Assembly in 2022. In 2021, Ms Hunter revealed that she had been diagnosed with a brain tumour which she described as "life-altering" rather than "life-threatening".
Traditional Unionist Voice
Vice-chairman of the TUV, Allister Kyle was last year elected as a Causeway Coast and Glens councillor on the 10th count in the Causeway DEA. He has served on the board of directors of Coleraine Football Club since January 2014 and runs his own electrical business. He has held a variety of offices in the Loyal Orders and was formerly a member of Dunseverick and Dunloy accordion bands.
Green Party
Jen McCahon is the Green Party (NI)'s Causeway co-chair. She is also a founding member of the North Coast For Choice abortion campaign group and the Causeway Pride group.
Sinn Fein
Kathleen McGurk was co-opted to Derry City and Strabane District Council in 2018, and was then re-elected in 2019 to represent Benbradagh. She holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Psychology from Queen's University and works in the construction industry.
Ulster Unionist Party
A lifelong resident of Claudy, Glen Miller has since 2010 been a director in his family business, which has connections to the rural and agricultural community. Glen is also involved with the Boys' Brigade and is interested in the voluntary sector.
Conservatives
Claire Scull moved from England to Northern Ireland in 2022 along with her partner, who is from Portrush. She leads a global Commercial Operations, Sales and Delivery Enablement team at a life sciences company. She was previously elected as a local parish councillor in England and ran as a local council candidate in 2020.
Alliance Party
Richard Stewart was elected to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council in 2023, representing the Causeway area. He was recently on a fun fair ride with Alliance Party leader Naomi Long as they campaigned in Portrush.
