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This article lists the Ulster Unionist Party 's election resultsUK parliamentary elections.
Summary of general election performance [ edit ]
Year
Number of Candidates
Total votes
Average votes per candidate
% UK vote
% NI vote
Change (percentage points)
Saved deposits
Number of MPs
1970 12
422,041
35,170
1.5
?
?
?
1974 Feb 7
232,103
33,158
0.8
?
-0.7
?
1974 Oct 7
256,065
36,580
0.9
?
+0.1
?
1979 11
254,578
23,143
0.8
?
-0.1
?
1983 16
259,952
16,247
0.8
?
0.0
?
1987 12
276,230
23,019
0.8
?
0.0
?
1992 13
271,049
20,850
0.8
?
0.0
?
1997 16
258,349
16,147
0.8
?
0.0
?
2001 17
216,839
12,755
0.8
26.8
0.0
?
2005 18
127,414
7,079
0.5
17.8
-0.3
?
2010 17
102,361
6,021
0.3
15.2
-0.1
?
2015 15
114,935
7,662
0.4
16.0
0.1
13
2017 14
83,280
5,949
0.3
10.3
0.0
11
2019 16
93,123
5,820
0.3
11.7
0.0
14
Election results [ edit ] 1922 general election [ edit ] 1923 general election [ edit ] 1924 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Antrim Charles Curtis Craig 60,868
49.0
1
Antrim Hugh O'Neill 60,764
49.0
2
Armagh William Allen 29,021
71.2
1
Belfast East Herbert Dixon unopposed
N/A 1
Belfast North Thomas McConnell 34,182
96.6
1
Belfast South Thomas Moles unopposed
N/A 1
Belfast West Robert Lynn 28,435
54.5
1
Down David Reid 58,929
46.5
1
Down John Morrow Simms 58,777
46.4
2
Fermanagh and Tyrone Charles Falls 44,716
43.5
1
Fermanagh and Tyrone James Pringle 44,711
43.4
2
Londonderry Malcolm Macnaghten 30,875
82.9
1
By-elections, 1924–1929 [ edit ] 1929 general election [ edit ] 1931 general election [ edit ] 1935 general election [ edit ] By-elections, 1935–1945 [ edit ] 1945 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Antrim Hugh O'Neill 57,259
43.1
1
Antrim Samuel Gillmor Haughton 57,232
43.1
2
Armagh William Allen unopposed
N/A 1
Belfast East Thomas Loftus Cole 21,443
56.4
1
Belfast North William Frederick Neill 25,761
55.3
1
Belfast South Hugh Gage 24,282
52.2
1
Belfast West Knox Cunningham 26,729
46.5
2
Down Walter Smiles 24,148
20.9
2
Down John Blakiston Houston 22,730
19.6
3
Fermanagh and Tyrone Thomas Lyons 46,392
22.8
3
Fermanagh and Tyrone Noreen Cooper 46,260
22.8
4
Londonderry Ronald Deane Ross 40,214
50.8
1
By-elections, 1945–1950 [ edit ] 1950 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Armagh James Harden unopposed
N/A 1
Belfast East Alan McKibbin 29,844
63.3
1
Belfast North Harford Montgomery Hyde 36,412
64.4
1
Belfast South Hugh Gage 34,620
75.2
1
Belfast West James Godfrey MacManaway 33,917
51.5
1
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Henry Richardson 29,877
48.1
2
Londonderry Ronald Deane Ross 36,602
62.6
1
Mid Ulster John Shearer 29,721
47.4
2
North Antrim Hugh O'Neill unopposed
N/A 1
North Down Walter Smiles 41,810
79.4
1
South Antrim Douglas Lloyd Savory 41,023
83.6
1
South Down Lawrence Orr 38,508
63.5
1
By-elections, 1950–1951 [ edit ] 1951 general election [ edit ] By-elections, 1951–1955 [ edit ] 1955 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Armagh Christopher Wyborne Armstrong 38,617
64.4
1
Belfast East Alan McKibbin 26,938
62.5
1
Belfast North Harford Montgomery Hyde 33,745
63.3
1
Belfast South David Campbell 33,392
78.4
1
Belfast West Patricia McLaughlin 34,191
58.3
1
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Robert Grosvenor 30,268
49.8
2
Londonderry Robin Chichester-Clark 35,673
64.5
1
Mid Ulster Charles Beattie 29,477
49.8
2
North Antrim Phelim O'Neill 41,763
86.0
1
North Down George Currie 50,315
96.9
1
South Antrim Knox Cunningham 50,347
90.7
1
South Down Lawrence Orr 37,921
65.9
1
Although Grosvenor failed to win Fermanagh and South Tyrone, he was declared elected after the winning candidate was found to be ineligible.
By-elections, 1955–1959 [ edit ] Although Beattie failed to win Mid Ulster, he was declared elected after the winning candidate was found to be ineligible, but was then in turn disqualified as ineligible. A new by-election was held, which the Ulster Unionist Party did not contest.
1959 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Armagh John Maginnis 40,325
85.5
1
Belfast East Stanley McMaster 26,510
60.1
1
Belfast North Stratton Mills 32,173
60.7
1
Belfast South David Campbell 30,164
69.9
1
Belfast West Patricia McLaughlin 28,898
54.1
1
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Robert Grosvenor 32,080
81.4
1
Londonderry Robin Chichester-Clark 37,529
73.0
1
Mid Ulster George Forrest 33,093
70.0
1
North Antrim Henry Maitland Clark 42,807
94.9
1
North Down George Currie 51,773
98.0
1
South Antrim Knox Cunningham 52,786
95.1
1
South Down Lawrence Orr 36,875
85.4
1
By-elections, 1959–1964 [ edit ] 1964 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Armagh John Maginnis 35,223
65.0
1
Belfast East Stanley McMaster 24,804
58.8
1
Belfast North Stratton Mills 29,976
59.6
1
Belfast South Rafton Pounder 27,422
69.8
1
Belfast West Jim Kilfedder 21,337
41.2
1
Fermanagh and South Tyrone James Hamilton 30,010
55.1
1
Londonderry Robin Chichester-Clark 37,700
64.1
1
Mid Ulster George Forrest 29,715
51.6
1
North Antrim Henry Maitland Clark 40,372
90.1
1
North Down George Currie 45,091
73.5
1
South Antrim Knox Cunningham 47,325
69.9
1
South Down Lawrence Orr 32,922
59.0
1
1966 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Armagh John Maginnis 34,687
72.0
1
Belfast East Stanley McMaster 21,283
54.7
1
Belfast North Stratton Mills 26,891
57.4
1
Belfast South Rafton Pounder 23,329
65.4
1
Belfast West Jim Kilfedder 24,281
48.0
2
Fermanagh and South Tyrone James Hamilton 29,352
54.0
1
Londonderry Robin Chichester-Clark 34,729
58.1
1
Mid Ulster George Forrest 29,728
52.3
1
North Antrim Henry Maitland Clark 31,927
78.1
1
North Down George Currie 38,706
78.5
1
South Antrim Knox Cunningham 40,840
64.3
1
South Down Lawrence Orr 32,876
64.0
1
By-elections, 1966–1970 [ edit ] 1970 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Armagh John Maginnis 37,667
55.3
1
Belfast East Stanley McMaster 26,778
59.5
1
Belfast North Stratton Mills 28,668
48.5
1
Belfast South Rafton Pounder 27,523
70.4
1
Belfast West Brian McRoberts 27,451
47.3
2
Fermanagh and South Tyrone James Hamilton 31,390
48.9
2
Londonderry Robin Chichester-Clark 39,141
53.1
1
Mid Ulster Neville Thornton 31,810
45.1
2
North Antrim Henry Maitland Clark 21,451
36.6
2
North Down James Kilfedder 55,679
69.0
1
South Antrim James Molyneaux 59,589
61.2
1
South Down Lawrence Orr 34,894
54.3
1
February 1974 general election [ edit ] October 1974 general election [ edit ] 1979 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Armagh Harold McCusker 31,688
48.5
1
Belfast East William Craig 15,930
31.2
2
Belfast North Cecil Walker 10,695
25.3
2
Belfast South Robert Bradford 28,875
61.7
1
Belfast West Thomas Passmore 8,245
24.8
2
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Raymond Ferguson 17,411
28.0
2
Londonderry William Ross 31,592
49.7
1
North Antrim Jeremy Burchill 15,398
23.4
2
North Down Clifford Smyth 11,728
18.9
3
South Antrim James Molyneaux 50,782
69.0
1
South Down Enoch Powell 32,254
50.0
1
By-elections, 1979–1983 [ edit ] 1983 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Belfast East Jeremy Burchill 9,642
24.8
2
Belfast North Cecil Walker 15,339
36.2
1
Belfast South Martin Smyth 18,669
50.0
1
Belfast West Thomas Passmore 2,435
5.5
4
East Antrim Roy Beggs 14,293
37.4
1
East Londonderry William Ross 19,469
37.9
1
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Ken Maginnis 28,630
47.6
1
Lagan Valley Jim Molyneaux 24,017
59.2
1
Mid Ulster William Thompson 7,066
13.1
4
Newry and Armagh Jim Nicholson 18,988
40.0
1
North Antrim Robert Coulter 10,749
24.3
2
North Down Robert McCartney 8,261
20.3
3
South Antrim Clifford Forsythe 17,727
45.7
1
South Down Enoch Powell 20,693
40.3
1
Strangford John Taylor 19,086
48.8
1
Upper Bann Harold McCusker 24,888
56.9
1
By-elections, 1983–1987 [ edit ]
Election
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
1986 Belfast North by-election Cecil Walker 21,649
71.5
1
1986 Belfast South by-election Martin Smyth 21,771
71.3
1
1986 East Londonderry by-election Wiliam Ross 30,922
93.9
1
1986 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election Ken Maginnis 27,857
49.7
1
1986 Lagan Valley by-election Jim Molyneaux 32,514
90.7
1
1986 Newry and Armagh by-election Jim Nicholson 20,111
40.3
2
1986 South Antrim by-election Clifford Forsythe 30,087
94.1
1
1986 South Down by-election Enoch Powell 24,963
48.4
1
1986 Strangford by-election John Taylor 32,627
94.2
1
1986 Upper Bann by-election Harold McCusker 29,311
80.8
1
1987 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Belfast North Cecil Walker 14,355
39.0
1
Belfast South Martin Smyth 18,917
57.8
1
Belfast West Frank Millar 7,646
18.7
3
East Antrim Roy Beggs 23,942
71.6
1
East Londonderry William Ross 29,532
60.5
1
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Ken Maginnis 27,446
49.6
1
Lagan Valley Jim Molyneaux 29,101
70.7
1
Newry and Armagh Jim Nicholson 19,812
37.9
2
South Antrim Clifford Forsythe 25,395
69.8
1
South Down Enoch Powell 25,848
45.7
2
Strangford John Taylor 28,199
75.9
1
Upper Bann Harold McCusker 25,137
61.5
1
By-elections, 1987–1992 [ edit ] 1992 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Belfast North Cecil Walker 17,240
48.0
1
Belfast South Martin Smyth 16,336
48.6
1
Belfast West Fred Cobain 4,766
11.9
3
East Antrim Roy Beggs 16,966
43.2
1
East Londonderry William Ross 30,370
57.6
1
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Ken Maginnis 26,923
48.8
1
Lagan Valley Jim Molyneaux 29,772
60.8
1
Newry and Armagh Jim Speers 18,982
36.1
2
North Antrim Joe Gaston 8,216
18.1
2
South Antrim Clifford Forsythe 29,956
70.9
1
South Down Drew Nelson 25,181
40.9
2
Strangford John Taylor 19,517
43.6
1
Upper Bann David Trimble 26,824
59.0
1
By-elections, 1992–1997 [ edit ] 1997 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Belfast East Reg Empey 9,886
25.3
2
Belfast North Cecil Walker 21,478
51.8
1
Belfast South Martin Smyth 14,201
36.0
1
Belfast West Fred Parkinson 1,556
3.4
4
East Antrim Roy Beggs 13,318
38.8
1
East Londonderry William Ross 13,558
36.0
1
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Ken Maginnis 24,862
51.5
1
Lagan Valley Jeffrey Donaldson 24,560
55.4
1
Newry and Armagh Danny Kennedy 18,015
33.8
2
North Antrim James Leslie 10,921
23.6
2
North Down Alan McFarland 11,368
31.1
2
South Antrim Clifford Forsythe 23,108
57.5
1
South Down Dermot Nesbitt 16,248
32.8
2
Strangford John Taylor 18,431
44.3
1
Upper Bann David Trimble 20,836
43.6
1
West Tyrone William Thompson 16,003
34.6
1
By-elections, 1997–2001 [ edit ] 2001 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Belfast East Tim Lemon 8,550
23.2
2
Belfast North Cecil Walker 4,904
12.0
4
Belfast South Martin Smyth 17,008
44.8
1
Belfast West Chris McGimpsey 2,541
6.2
4
East Antrim Roy Beggs 13,101
36.4
1
East Londonderry William Ross 10,912
27.4
2
Fermanagh and South Tyrone James Cooper 17,686
34.0
2
Foyle Andrew Davidson 3,360
6.9
4
Lagan Valley Jeffrey Donaldson 25,966
56.5
1
Newry and Armagh Sylvia McRoberts 6,833
12.3
4
North Antrim Lexie Scott 10,315
21.0
2
North Down Sylvia Hermon 20,833
56.0
1
South Antrim David Burnside 16,366
37.1
1
South Down Dermot Nesbitt 9,173
17.6
3
Strangford David McNarry 17,422
40.3
2
Upper Bann David Trimble 17,095
33.5
2
West Tyrone William Thompson 14,774
30.4
2
2005 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Belfast East Reg Empey 9,275
30.1
2
Belfast North Fred Cobain 2,154
7.1
4
Belfast South Michael McGimpsey 7,263
22.7
3
Belfast West Chris McGimpsey 779
2.3
4
East Antrim Roy Beggs 8,462
26.6
2
East Londonderry David McClarty 7,498
21.1
2
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Tom Elliott 8,869
18.2
3
Foyle Earl Storey 1,091
2.4
5
Lagan Valley Basil McCrea 9,172
21.5
2
Mid Ulster Billy Armstrong 4,853
10.7
4
Newry and Armagh Danny Kennedy 7,025
13.9
4
North Antrim Rodney McCune 6,637
14.5
3
North Down Sylvia Hermon 16,268
50.4
1
South Antrim David Burnside 11,059
29.1
2
South Down Dermot Nesbitt 4,775
9.9
4
Strangford Gareth McGimpsey 7,872
21.3
2
Upper Bann David Trimble 11,281
25.5
2
West Tyrone Derek Hussey 2,981
6.9
5
2010 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Belfast East Trevor Ringland 7,305
21.2
3
Belfast North Fred Cobain 2,837
7.7
4
Belfast South Paula Bradshaw 5,910
17.3
3
Belfast West Bill Manwaring 1,000
3.1
4
East Antrim Rodney McCune 7,223
23.7
2
East Londonderry Lesley Macaulay 6,218
17.8
3
Foyle David Harding 1,221
3.2
5
Lagan Valley Daphne Trimble 7,713
21.1
2
Mid Ulster Sandra Overend 4,509
11.0
4
Newry and Armagh Danny Kennedy 8,558
19.1
3
North Antrim Irwin Armstrong 4,634
10.9
4
North Down Ian Parsley 6,817
20.4
2
South Antrim Reg Empey 10,353
30.4
2
South Down John McCallister 3,093
7.3
4
Strangford Mike Nesbitt 9,050
27.8
2
Upper Bann Harry Hamilton 10,639
25.7
2
West Tyrone Ross Hussey 5,281
14.2
3
Candidates stood as part of Ulster Conservatives and Unionists - New Force .
By-elections, 2010–2015 [ edit ] 2015 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Belfast South Rodney McCune 3,549
9.1
5
Belfast West Bill Manwaring 1,088
3.1
5
East Antrim Roy Beggs, Jr. 6,308
18.8
2
East Londonderry William McCandless 5,333
15.4
3
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Tom Elliott 23,608
46.4
1
Foyle Julie Kee 1,226
3.3
4
Lagan Valley Alexander Redpath 6,055
15.2
2
Mid Ulster Sandra Overend 6,318
15.4
2
Newry and Armagh Danny Kennedy 16,312
32.7
2
North Antrim Robin Swann 5,054
12.1
4
South Antrim Danny Kinahan 11,942
32.7
1
South Down Harold McKee 3,964
9.3
3
Strangford Robert Burgess 4,868
14.3
2
Upper Bann Jo-Anne Dobson 13,166
27.9
2
West Tyrone Ross Hussey 6,144
15.9
4
2017 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Belfast East Hazel Legge 1,408
3.3
3
Belfast South Michael Henderson 1,527
3.5
6
East Antrim John Stewart 4,544
11.9
3
East Londonderry Richard Holmes 3,135
7.6
4
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Tom Elliott 24,355
45.5
2
Lagan Valley Robbie Butler 7,533
16.8
2
Mid Ulster Mark Glasgow 3,017
6.5
4
Newry and Armagh Sam Nicholson 4,425
8.3
4
North Antrim Jackson Minford 3,482
7.2
3
South Antrim Danny Kinahan 13,300
30.8
2
South Down Harold McKee 2,002
3.9
4
Strangford Mike Nesbitt 4,419
11.4
3
Upper Bann Doug Beattie 7,900
15.4
3
West Tyrone Alicia Clarke 2,253
5.2
4
By-elections, 2017–2019 [ edit ] 2019 general election [ edit ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Belfast East Carl McClean 2,516
5.9
3
Belfast South Michael Henderson 1,259
2.7
4
East Antrim Steve Aiken 5,475
14.7
3
East Londonderry Richard Holmes 3,599
9.2
5
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Tom Elliott 21,929
43.2
2
Foyle Darren Guy 1,088
2.3
7
Lagan Valley Robbie Butler 8,606
19.0
3
Mid Ulster Neil Richardson 2,611
5.9
5
Newry and Armagh Sam Nicholson 4,204
8.3
5
North Antrim Robin Swann 8,139
18.5
2
North Down Alan Chambers 4,936
12.1
3
South Antrim Danny Kinahan 12,460
29.0
2
South Down Jill Macauley 3,307
6.6
5
Strangford Philip Smith 4,023
10.7
3
Upper Bann Doug Beattie 6,197
12.4
4
West Tyrone Andy McKane 2,774
6.7
5
References [ edit ]
Election results by political party in the United Kingdom
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