UK political party election results
This article lists the Ulster Unionist Party 's election resultsUK parliamentary elections.
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
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
[ edit ] 1929 general election [ edit ] 1931 general election [ edit ] 1935 general election [ edit ] [ 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
[ 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
[ edit ] 1951 general election [ edit ] [ 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.
[ 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
[ 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
[ 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
[ 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
[ 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
[ 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
[ 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
[ 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 .
[ 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
[ 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
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