Social Democratic and Labour Party election results

This article lists the Social Democratic and Labour Party's election results in UK parliamentary elections.

Summary of general election performance

Year	Number of Candidates	Total votes	Average votes per candidate	% UK vote	% NI vote	Change (percentage points)	Saved deposits	Number of MPs
1974 Feb	12	160,137	13,345	0.5	22.4	N/A	8	1
1974 Oct	9	154,193	17,133	0.6	22.0	+0.1	8	1
1979	9	126,325	14,036	0.4	19.7	-0.2	6	1
1983	17	137,012	8,060	0.4	18.1	0.0	10	1
1987	13	154,067	11,851	0.5	21.1	+0.1	13	3
1992	13	184,445	14,118	0.5	23.5	0.0	13	4
1997	18	190,814	10,601	0.6	24.1	+0.1	15	3
2001	18	169,865	9,437	0.6	21.0	0.0	16	3
2005	18	125,626	6,979	0.5	17.5	-0.1	16	3
2010	18	110,970	6,165	0.4	16.5	-0.1	16	3

February 1974 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Armagh	O'Hanlon, PaddyPaddy O'Hanlon	18,090	29.3	2
Belfast East	Gillespie, DesmondDesmond Gillespie	1,502	2.6	4
Belfast North	Donnelly, ThomasThomas Donnelly	12,003	24.4	3
Belfast South	Caraher, BenBen Caraher	4,149	8.0	4
Belfast West	Fitt, GerryGerry Fitt	19,554	41.0	1
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Haughey, DenisDenis Haughey	15,410	25.0	3
Londonderry	Logue, HughHugh Logue	23,670	37.7	2
Mid Ulster	Cooper, IvanIvan Cooper	19,372	29.1	2
North Antrim	McAlister, MaryMary McAlister	10,056	15.5	3
North Down	Curran, DermotDermot Curran	2,376	3.8	3
South Antrim	Rowan, PatrickPatrick Rowan	8,769	12.3	3
South Down	Hollywood, SeanSean Hollywood	25,486	42.8	2

October 1974 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Armagh	Mallon, SeamusSeamus Mallon	19,855	31.8	2
Belfast North	Donnelly, ThomasThomas Donnelly	11,400	24.1	2
Belfast South	Caraher, BenBen Caraher	2,390	4.7	4
Belfast West	Fitt, GerryGerry Fitt	21,821	49.0	1
Londonderry	Hume, JohnJohn Hume	26,118	40.4	2
Mid Ulster	Cooper, IvanIvan Cooper	25,885	40.1	2
North Antrim	McAlister, MaryMary McAlister	7,616	12.8	3
South Antrim	Rowan, PatrickPatrick Rowan	9,061	13.2	3
South Down	Hollywood, SeanSean Hollywood	30,047	45.4	2

1979 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Armagh	Mallon, SeamusSeamus Mallon	23,545	36.1	2
Belfast North	O'Hare, PaschalPaschal O'Hare	7,823	18.5	3
Belfast South	McDonnell, AlasdairAlasdair McDonnell	3,694	7.9	3
Belfast West	Fitt, GerryGerry Fitt	16,480	49.5	1
Londonderry	Logue, HughHugh Logue	19,185	30.2	2
Mid Ulster	Duffy, PaddyPaddy Duffy	19,266	29.4	2
North Antrim	Farren, SeanSean Farren	4,867	7.4	4
South Antrim	Rowan, PatrickPatrick Rowan	7,432	10.1	3
South Down	McGrady, EddieEddie McGrady	24,033	37.3	2

By-elections, 1979-1983

Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Belfast South by-election, 1982	McDonnell, AlasdairAlasdair McDonnell	3,839	8.8	4

1983 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Belfast East	Prendiville, PeterPeter Prendiville	519	1.3	6
Belfast North	Feeney, BrianBrian Feeney	5,944	14.0	3
Belfast South	McDonnell, AlasdairAlasdair McDonnell	3,216	8.6	4
Belfast West	Hendron, JoeJoe Hendron	10,934	24.6	2
East Antrim	O'Cleary, MichaelMichael O'Cleary	1,047	2.7	4
East Londonderry	Doherty, ArthurArthur Doherty	9,397	18.3	3
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Flanagan, RosemaryRosemary Flanagan	9,923	16.5	3
Foyle	Hume, JohnJohn Hume	24,071	46.0	1
Lagan Valley	Boomer, CormacCormac Boomer	2,603	6.4	4
Mid Ulster	Haughey, DenisDenis Haughey	12,044	22.4	3
Newry and Armagh	Mallon, SeamusSeamus Mallon	17,434	36.8	2
North Antrim	Farren, SeanSean Farren	6,193	14.0	3
North Down	O'Baioll, CathalCathal O'Baioll	645	1.6	4
South Antrim	Maginness, AlbanAlban Maginness	3,377	8.7	4
South Down	McGrady, EddieEddie McGrady	20,145	39.3	2
Strangford	Curry, JamesJames Curry	1,713	4.4	4
Upper Bann	McDonald, JamesJames McDonald	7,807	17.9	2

By-elections, 1983-1987

Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election, 1986	Currie, AustinAustin Currie	12,081	21.5	3
Mid Ulster by-election, 1986	Colton, AdrianAdrian Colton	13,021	25.3	3
Newry and Armagh by-election, 1986	Mallon, SeamusSeamus Mallon	22,694	45.5	1
South Down by-election, 1986	McGrady, EddieEddie McGrady	23,121	44.8	2

1987 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Belfast North	Maginness, AlbanAlban Maginness	5,795	15.7	2
Belfast South	McDonnell, AlasdairAlasdair McDonnell	4,268	13.1	3
Belfast West	Hendron, JoeJoe Hendron	14,641	35.7	2
East Londonderry	Doherty, ArthurArthur Doherty	9,375	19.2	2
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Flanagan, RosemaryRosemary Flanagan	10,581	19.1	3
Foyle	Hume, JohnJohn Hume	23,743	48.8	1
Lagan Valley	McDonnell, BillyBilly McDonnell	2,888	6.9	3
Mid Ulster	Haughey, DenisDenis Haughey	13,644	26.2	2
Newry and Armagh	Mallon, SeamusSeamus Mallon	25,137	48.1	1
North Antrim	Farren, SeanSean Farren	5,149	12.5	2
South Antrim	McClelland, DonovanDonovan McClelland	3,611	9.9	3
South Down	McGrady, EddieEddie McGrady	26,579	47.0	1
Upper Bann	Rodgers, BridBrid Rodgers	8,676	20.5	2

By-elections, 1987-1992

Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Upper Bann by-election, 1990	Rodgers, BridBrid Rodgers	6,698	18.9	2

1992 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Belfast North	Maginness, AlbanAlban Maginness	7,615	21.2	2
Belfast South	McDonnell, AlasdairAlasdair McDonnell	6,266	18.7	2
Belfast West	Hendron, JoeJoe Hendron	17,415	43.6	1
East Londonderry	Doherty, ArthurArthur Doherty	11,843	22.4	2
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Gallagher, TommyTommy Gallagher	12,810	23.2	2
Foyle	Hume, JohnJohn Hume	26,710	51.5	1
Mid Ulster	Haughey, DenisDenis Haughey	16,994	31.0	2
Newry and Armagh	Mallon, SeamusSeamus Mallon	26,073	49.6	1
North Antrim	Farren, SeanSean Farren	6,512	14.3	3
South Antrim	McClelland, DonovanDonovan McClelland	5,397	12.8	2
South Down	McGrady, EddieEddie McGrady	31,523	51.2	1
Upper Bann	Rodgers, BridBrid Rodgers	10,661	23.4	2

1997 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Belfast East	Lewsley, PatriciaPatricia Lewsley	629	1.6	6
Belfast North	Maginness, AlbanAlban Maginness	8,454	20.4	2
Belfast South	McDonnell, AlasdairAlasdair McDonnell	9,601	24.3	2
Belfast West	Hendron, JoeJoe Hendron	17,753	38.7	2
East Antrim	O'Connor, DannyDanny O'Connor	1,576	4.6	6
East Londonderry	Doherty, ArthurArthur Doherty	8,273	22.0	3
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Gallagher, TommyTommy Gallagher	11,060	22.9	3
Foyle	Hume, JohnJohn Hume	25,109	52.5	1
Lagan Valley	Kelly, DoloresDolores Kelly	3,436	7.8	4
Mid Ulster	Haughey, DenisDenis Haughey	11,205	22.1	3
Newry and Armagh	Mallon, SeamusSeamus Mallon	22,904	43.0	1
North Antrim	Farren, SeanSean Farren	7,333	15.9	3
North Down	Farrell, MariettaMarietta Farrell	1,602	4.4	5
South Antrim	McClelland, DonovanDonovan McClelland	6,497	16.2	2
South Down	McGrady, EddieEddie McGrady	26,181	52.9	1
Strangford	O'Reilly, PeterPeter O'Reilly	2,775	6.7	4
Upper Bann	Rodgers, BridBrid Rodgers	11,584	24.2	2
West Tyrone	Byrne, JoeJoe Byrne	14,842	32.1	2

By-elections, 1997-2001

Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
South Antrim by-election, 2000	McClelland, DonovanDonovan McClelland	3,496	11.4	3

2001 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Belfast East	Farren, CiaraCiara Farren	880	2.4	6
Belfast North	Maginness, AlbanAlban Maginness	8,592	21.0	3
Belfast South	McDonnell, AlasdairAlasdair McDonnell	11,609	30.6	2
Belfast West	Attwood, AlexAlex Attwood	7,754	18.9	2
East Antrim	O'Connor, DannyDanny O'Connor	2,641	7.3	4
East Londonderry	Dallat, JohnJohn Dallat	8,298	20.8	3
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Gallagher, TommyTommy Gallagher	9,706	18.7	3
Foyle	Hume, JohnJohn Hume	24,538	50.2	1
Lagan Valley	Lewsley, PatriciaPatricia Lewsley	3,462	7.5	4
Mid Ulster	Haughey, EilishEilish Haughey	8,376	16.8	3
Newry and Armagh	Mallon, SeamusSeamus Mallon	20,784	37.4	1
North Antrim	Farren, SeanSean Farren	8,283	16.8	3
North Down	Farrell, MariettaMarietta Farrell	1,275	3.4	3
South Antrim	McKee, SeanSean McKee	5,336	12.1	3
South Down	McGrady, EddieEddie McGrady	24,136	46.3	1
Strangford	McCarthy, DannyDanny McCarthy	2,646	6.1	4
Upper Bann	Kelly, DoloresDolores Kelly	7,607	14.9	4
West Tyrone	Rodgers, BridBrid Rodgers	13,942	28.7	3

2005 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Belfast East	Muldoon, MaryMary Muldoon	844	2.7	5
Belfast North	Maginness, AlbanAlban Maginness	4,950	16.2	3
Belfast South	McDonnell, AlasdairAlasdair McDonnell	10,339	32.3	1
Belfast West	Attwood, AlexAlex Attwood	5,033	14.6	2
East Antrim	O'Connor, DannyDanny O'Connor	1,695	5.3	4
East Londonderry	Dallat, JohnJohn Dallat	6,077	17.1	3
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Gallagher, TommyTommy Gallagher	7,230	14.8	4
Foyle	Durkan, MarkMark Durkan	21,119	46.3	1
Lagan Valley	Lewsley, PatriciaPatricia Lewsley	2,598	6.1	5
Mid Ulster	McGlone, PatsyPatsy McGlone	7,922	17.4	3
Newry and Armagh	Bradley, DominicDominic Bradley	12,770	25.2	2
North Antrim	Farren, SeanSean Farren	5,585	12.2	3
North Down	Logan, LiamLiam Logan	1,009	3.1	4
South Antrim	McClelland, NoreenNoreen McClelland	4,706	12.4	3
South Down	McGrady, EddieEddie McGrady	21,557	44.7	1
Strangford	Boyle, JoeJoe Boyle	2,496	6.7	4
Upper Bann	Kelly, DoloresDolores Kelly	5,747	13.0	4
West Tyrone	McMenamin, EugeneEugene McMenamin	3,949	9.1	4

2010 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Belfast East	Muldoon, MaryMary Muldoon	365	1.1	6
Belfast North	Maginness, AlbanAlban Maginness	4,544	12.3	3
Belfast South	McDonnell, AlasdairAlasdair McDonnell	14,026	41.0	1
Belfast West	Attwood, AlexAlex Attwood	5,261	16.4	2
East Antrim	McCamphill, JustinJustin McCamphill	2,019	6.6	5
East Londonderry	Conway, ThomasThomas Conway	5,399	15.4	4
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	McKinney, FearghalFearghal McKinney	3,574	7.6	3
Foyle	Durkan, MarkMark Durkan	16,922	44.7	1
Lagan Valley	Heading, BrianBrian Heading	1,835	5.0	5
Mid Ulster	Quinn, TonyTony Quinn	5,826	14.3	3
Newry and Armagh	Bradley, DominicDominic Bradley	10,526	23.4	2
North Antrim	O'Loan, DeclanDeclan O'Loan	3,738	8.8	5
North Down	Logan, LiamLiam Logan	680	2.0	6
South Antrim	Byrne, MichelleMichelle Byrne	2,955	8.7	4
South Down	Ritchie, MargaretMargaret Ritchie	20,648	48.5	1
Strangford	Hanna, ClaireClaire Hanna	2,164	6.7	4
Upper Bann	Kelly, DoloresDolores Kelly	5,276	12.8	4
West Tyrone	Byrne, JoeJoe Byrne	5,212	14.0	4

By-elections, 2010-2015

Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Belfast West by-election, 2011	Attwood, AlexAlex Attwood	3,088	13.5	2
Mid Ulster by-election, 2013	McGlone, PatsyPatsy McGlone	6,478	17.4	3

2015 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Belfast East	Muldoon, MaryMary Muldoon	127	0.3	6
Belfast North	Maginness, AlbanAlban Maginness	3,338	8.2	3
Belfast South	McDonnell, AlasdairAlasdair McDonnell	9,560	24.5	1
Belfast West	Attwood, AlexAlex Attwood	3,475	9.8	3
East Antrim	McKillop, Margaret AnneMargaret Anne McKillop	1,639	4.9	7
East Londonderry	Mullan, GerryGerry Mullan	4,268	12.3	4
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Coyle, JohnJohn Coyle	2,732	5.4	3
Foyle	Durkan, MarkMark Durkan	17,725	47.9	1
Lagan Valley	Catney, PatPat Catney	2,500	6.3	4
Mid Ulster	Quinn, MalachyMalachy Quinn	5,055	12.4	4
Newry and Armagh	McNulty, JustinJustin McNulty	12,026	24.1	3
North Antrim	O'Loan, DeclanDeclan O'Loan	2,920	7.0	5
North Down	Woolley, TomTom Woolley	355	1.0	8
South Antrim	Lynch, RoisinRoisin Lynch	2,990	8.2	5
South Down	Ritchie, MargaretMargaret Ritchie	18,077	42.3	1
Strangford	Boyle, JoeJoe Boyle	2,335	6.9	4
Upper Bann	Kelly, DoloresDolores Kelly	4,238	9.0	4
West Tyrone	McCrossan, DanielDaniel McCrossan	6,444	6.7	3

References

F. W. S. Craig, Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833-1987
UK General election results February 1974, Richard Kimber's Political Resources
UK General election results October 1974, Richard Kimber's Political Resources
UK General election results May 1979, Richard Kimber's Political Resources

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