Ulster Unionist Party election results

This article lists the Ulster Unionist 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
1970 12 422,041 35,170 1.5 ? ? ? 8
1974 Feb 7 232,103 33,158 0.8 ? -0.7 ? 7
1974 Oct 7 256,065 36,580 0.9 ? +0.1 ? 6
1979 11 254,578 23,143 0.8 ? -0.1 ? 5
1983 16 259,952 16,247 0.8 ? 0.0 ? 11
1987 12 276,230 23,019 0.8 ? 0.0 ? 9
1992 13 271,049 20,850 0.8 ? 0.0 ? 9
1997 16 258,349 16,147 0.8 ? 0.0 ? 10
2001 17 216,839 12,755 0.8 ? 0.0 ? 6
2005 18 127,414 7,079 0.5 ? -0.3 ? 1
2010 17 102,361 6,021 0.3 ? -0.1 ? 0
2015 15 114,935 7,662 0.4 ? 0.1 ? 2

1922 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Antrim Craig, Charles CurtisCharles Curtis Craig unopposed N/A 1
Antrim O'Neill, HughHugh O'Neill unopposed N/A 1
Armagh Allen, WilliamWilliam Allen unopposed N/A 1
Belfast East Dixon, HerbertHerbert Dixon unopposed N/A 1
Belfast North McConnell, Thomas EdwardThomas Edward McConnell unopposed N/A 1
Belfast South Moles, ThomasThomas Moles unopposed N/A 1
Belfast West Lynn, RobertRobert Lynn unopposed N/A 1
Down Reid, DavidDavid Reid unopposed N/A 1
Down Simms, John MorrowJohn Morrow Simms unopposed N/A 1
Fermanagh and Tyrone Falls, CharlesCharles Falls 38,640 23.1 3
Fermanagh and Tyrone Allen, William JamesWilliam James Allen 38,589 23.1 4
Londonderry Macnaghten, MalcolmMalcolm Macnaghten 30,743 75.7 1

1923 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Antrim Craig, Charles CurtisCharles Curtis Craig unopposed N/A 1
Antrim O'Neill, HughHugh O'Neill unopposed N/A 1
Armagh Allen, WilliamWilliam Allen unopposed N/A 1
Belfast East Dixon, HerbertHerbert Dixon unopposed N/A 1
Belfast North McConnell, Thomas EdwardThomas Edward McConnell 16,771 52.5 1
Belfast South Moles, ThomasThomas Moles unopposed N/A 1
Belfast West Lynn, RobertRobert Lynn 24,975 52.9 1
Down Reid, DavidDavid Reid unopposed N/A 1
Down Simms, John MorrowJohn Morrow Simms unopposed N/A 1
Fermanagh and Tyrone Falls, CharlesCharles Falls 37,733 23.1 3
Fermanagh and Tyrone Pringle, JamesJames Pringle 37,682 23.1 4
Londonderry Macnaghten, MalcolmMalcolm Macnaghten unopposed N/A 1

1924 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Antrim Craig, Charles CurtisCharles Curtis Craig 60,868 49.0 1
Antrim O'Neill, HughHugh O'Neill 60,764 49.0 2
Armagh Allen, WilliamWilliam Allen 29,021 71.2 1
Belfast East Dixon, HerbertHerbert Dixon unopposed N/A 1
Belfast North McConnell, Thomas EdwardThomas Edward McConnell 34,182 96.6 1
Belfast South Moles, ThomasThomas Moles unopposed N/A 1
Belfast West Lynn, RobertRobert Lynn 28,435 54.5 1
Down Reid, DavidDavid Reid 58,929 46.5 1
Down Simms, John MorrowJohn Morrow Simms 58,777 46.4 2
Fermanagh and Tyrone Falls, CharlesCharles Falls 44,716 43.5 1
Fermanagh and Tyrone Pringle, JamesJames Pringle 44,711 43.4 2
Londonderry Macnaghten, MalcolmMalcolm Macnaghten 30,875 82.9 1

By-elections, 1924-1929

Election Candidate Votes % Position
Londonderry by-election, 1929 Ross, Ronald DeaneRonald Deane Ross unopposed N/A 1

1929 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Antrim O'Neill, HughHugh O'Neill 53,864 37.5 1
Antrim McConnell, JosephJoseph McConnell 52,851 36.8 2
Armagh Allen, WilliamWilliam Allen 29,966 67.4 1
Belfast East Dixon, HerbertHerbert Dixon 27,855 75.1 1
Belfast North Somerset, ThomasThomas Somerset 27,812 62.1 1
Belfast South Stewart, WilliamWilliam Stewart 24,019 62.9 1
Belfast West Allen, W. E. D.W. E. D. Allen 33,274 57.9 1
Down Reid, DavidDavid Reid 54,073 36.3 1
Down Simms, John MorrowJohn Morrow Simms 53,943 36.2 2
Londonderry Ross, Ronald DeaneRonald Deane Ross unopposed N/A 1

1931 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Antrim O'Neill, HughHugh O'Neill unopposed N/A 1
Antrim McConnell, JosephJoseph McConnell unopposed N/A 1
Armagh Allen, WilliamWilliam Allen unopposed N/A 1
Belfast East Dixon, HerbertHerbert Dixon 28,431 75.1 1
Belfast North Somerset, ThomasThomas Somerset unopposed N/A 1
Belfast South Stewart, WilliamWilliam Stewart unopposed N/A 1
Belfast West Browne, AlexanderAlexander Browne 31,113 58.6 1
Down Reid, DavidDavid Reid unopposed N/A 1
Down Vane-Tempest-Stewart, RobinRobin Vane-Tempest-Stewart unopposed N/A 1
Fermanagh and Tyrone Irwin, HughHugh Irwin 45,101 23.6 3
Fermanagh and Tyrone Burges, YnyrYnyr Burges 44,921 23.5 4
Londonderry Ross, Ronald DeaneRonald Deane Ross unopposed N/A 1

1935 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Antrim O'Neill, HughHugh O'Neill unopposed N/A 1
Antrim McConnell, JosephJoseph McConnell unopposed N/A 1
Armagh Allen, WilliamWilliam Allen 34,002 67.6 1
Belfast East Dixon, HerbertHerbert Dixon unopposed N/A 1
Belfast North Somerset, ThomasThomas Somerset unopposed N/A 1
Belfast South Stewart, WilliamWilliam Stewart unopposed N/A 1
Belfast West Browne, AlexanderAlexander Browne 34,060 62.6 1
Down Reid, DavidDavid Reid 66,324 43.5 1
Down Vane-Tempest-Stewart, RobinRobin Vane-Tempest-Stewart 58,777 46.4 2
Fermanagh and Tyrone Deane, RolandRoland Deane 46,625 24.0 3
Fermanagh and Tyrone Houston, JohnJohn Houston 46,000 23.7 4
Londonderry Ross, Ronald DeaneRonald Deane Ross unopposed N/A 1

By-elections, 1935-1945

Election Candidate Votes % Position
Down by-election, 1939 Little, JamesJames Little unopposed N/A 1
Belfast East by-election, 1940 Harland, Henry PeirsonHenry Peirson Harland unopposed N/A 1
Antrim by-election, 1943 Campbell, John DermotJohn Dermot Campbell 42,371 69.4 1
Belfast West by-election, 1943 Cunningham, KnoxKnox Cunningham 14,426 33.4 2

1945 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Antrim O'Neill, HughHugh O'Neill 57,259 43.1 1
Antrim Haughton, Samuel GillmorSamuel Gillmor Haughton 57,232 43.1 2
Armagh Allen, WilliamWilliam Allen unopposed N/A 1
Belfast East Cole, Thomas LoftusThomas Loftus Cole 21,443 56.4 1
Belfast North Neill, William FrederickWilliam Frederick Neill 25,761 55.3 1
Belfast South Gage, HughHugh Gage 24,282 52.2 1
Belfast West Cunningham, KnoxKnox Cunningham 26,729 46.5 2
Down Smiles, WalterWalter Smiles 24,148 20.9 2
Down Houston, John BlakistonJohn Blakiston Houston 22,730 19.6 3
Fermanagh and Tyrone Lyons, ThomasThomas Lyons 46,392 22.8 3
Fermanagh and Tyrone Cooper, NoreenNoreen Cooper 46,260 22.8 4
Londonderry Ross, Ronald DeaneRonald Deane Ross 40,214 50.8 1

By-elections, 1945-1950

Election Candidate Votes % Position
Down by-election, 1946 Mullan, Charles HeronCharles Heron Mullan 50,699 51.4 1
Armagh by-election, 1948 Harden, JamesJames Harden 36,200 59.7 1

1950 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Armagh Harden, JamesJames Harden unopposed N/A 1
Belfast East McKibbin, AlanAlan McKibbin 29,844 63.3 1
Belfast North Hyde, Harford MontgomeryHarford Montgomery Hyde 36,412 64.4 1
Belfast South Gage, HughHugh Gage 34,620 75.2 1
Belfast West MacManaway, James GodfreyJames Godfrey MacManaway 33,917 51.5 1
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Richardson, HenryHenry Richardson 29,877 48.1 2
Londonderry Ross, Ronald DeaneRonald Deane Ross 36,602 62.6 1
Mid Ulster Shearer, JohnJohn Shearer 29,721 47.4 2
North Antrim O'Neill, HughHugh O'Neill unopposed N/A 1
North Down Smiles, WalterWalter Smiles 41,810 79.4 1
South Antrim Savory, Douglas LloydDouglas Lloyd Savory 41,023 83.6 1
South Down Orr, LawrenceLawrence Orr 38,508 63.5 1

By-elections, 1950-1951

Election Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast West by-election, 1950 Teevan, ThomasThomas Teevan 31,796 50.8 1

1951 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Armagh Harden, JamesJames Harden unopposed N/A 1
Belfast East McKibbin, AlanAlan McKibbin 28,881 61.7 1
Belfast North Hyde, Harford MontgomeryHarford Montgomery Hyde 34,995 60.7 1
Belfast South Gage, HughHugh Gage 37,046 75.8 1
Belfast West Teevan, ThomasThomas Teevan 33,149 50.0 2
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Patterson, FredrickFredrick Patterson 30,268 47.9 2
Londonderry Wellwood, WilliamWilliam Wellwood unopposed N/A 1
Mid Ulster Shearer, JohnJohn Shearer 29,701 47.3 2
North Antrim O'Neill, HughHugh O'Neill unopposed N/A 1
North Down Smiles, WalterWalter Smiles 43,285 81.4 1
South Antrim Savory, Douglas LloydDouglas Lloyd Savory unopposed N/A 1
South Down Orr, LawrenceLawrence Orr 37,789 58.4 1

By-elections, 1951-1955

Election Candidate Votes % Position
Londonderry by-election, 1951 Wellwood, WilliamWilliam Wellwood unopposed N/A 1
North Antrim by-election, 1952 O'Neill, PhelimPhelim O'Neill unopposed N/A 1
Belfast South by-election, 1952 Campbell, DavidDavid Campbell 23,067 75.1 1
North Down by-election, 1953 Currie, GeorgeGeorge Currie unopposed N/A 1
Armagh by-election, 1954 Armstrong, Christopher WyborneChristopher Wyborne Armstrong unopposed N/A 1

1955 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Armagh Armstrong, Christopher WyborneChristopher Wyborne Armstrong 38,617 64.4 1
Belfast East McKibbin, AlanAlan McKibbin 26,938 62.5 1
Belfast North Hyde, Harford MontgomeryHarford Montgomery Hyde 33,745 63.3 1
Belfast South Campbell, DavidDavid Campbell 33,392 78.4 1
Belfast West McLaughlin, PatriciaPatricia McLaughlin 34,191 58.3 1
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Grosvenor, RobertRobert Grosvenor 30,268 49.8 2
Londonderry Chichester-Clark, RobinRobin Chichester-Clark 35,673 64.5 1
Mid Ulster Beattie, CharlesCharles Beattie 29,477 49.8 2
North Antrim O'Neill, PhelimPhelim O'Neill 41,763 86.0 1
North Down Currie, GeorgeGeorge Currie 50,315 96.9 1
South Antrim Cunningham, KnoxKnox Cunningham 50,347 90.7 1
South Down Orr, LawrenceLawrence 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

Election Candidate Votes % Position
Mid Ulster by-election, 1955 Beattie, CharlesCharles Beattie 29,586 49.3 2
Belfast East by-election, 1959 McMaster, StanleyStanley McMaster 19,524 57.8 1

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, and a new by-election was held, which the Ulster Unionist Party did not contest.

1959 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Armagh Maginnis, JohnJohn Maginnis 40,325 85.5 1
Belfast East McMaster, StanleyStanley McMaster 26,510 60.1 1
Belfast North Mills, StrattonStratton Mills 32,173 60.7 1
Belfast South Campbell, DavidDavid Campbell 30,164 69.9 1
Belfast West McLaughlin, PatriciaPatricia McLaughlin 28,898 54.1 1
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Grosvenor, RobertRobert Grosvenor 32,080 81.4 1
Londonderry Chichester-Clark, RobinRobin Chichester-Clark 37,529 73.0 1
Mid Ulster Forrest, GeorgeGeorge Forrest 33,093 70.0 1
North Antrim Clark, Henry MaitlandHenry Maitland Clark 42,807 94.9 1
North Down Currie, GeorgeGeorge Currie 51,773 98.0 1
South Antrim Cunningham, KnoxKnox Cunningham 52,786 95.1 1
South Down Orr, LawrenceLawrence Orr 36,875 85.4 1

By-elections, 1959-1964

Election Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast South by-election, 1963 Pounder, RaftonRafton Pounder 17,989 64.3 1

1964 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Armagh Maginnis, JohnJohn Maginnis 35,223 65.0 1
Belfast East McMaster, StanleyStanley McMaster 24,804 58.8 1
Belfast North Mills, StrattonStratton Mills 29,976 59.6 1
Belfast South Pounder, RaftonRafton Pounder 27,422 69.8 1
Belfast West Kilfedder, JimJim Kilfedder 21,337 41.2 1
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Hamilton, JamesJames Hamilton 30,010 55.1 1
Londonderry Chichester-Clark, RobinRobin Chichester-Clark 37,700 64.1 1
Mid Ulster Forrest, GeorgeGeorge Forrest 29,715 51.6 1
North Antrim Clark, Henry MaitlandHenry Maitland Clark 40,372 90.1 1
North Down Currie, GeorgeGeorge Currie 45,091 73.5 1
South Antrim Cunningham, KnoxKnox Cunningham 47,325 69.9 1
South Down Orr, LawrenceLawrence Orr 32,922 59.0 1

1966 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Armagh Maginnis, JohnJohn Maginnis 34,687 72.0 1
Belfast East McMaster, StanleyStanley McMaster 21,283 54.7 1
Belfast North Mills, StrattonStratton Mills 26,891 57.4 1
Belfast South Pounder, RaftonRafton Pounder 23,329 65.4 1
Belfast West Kilfedder, JimJim Kilfedder 24,281 48.0 2
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Hamilton, JamesJames Hamilton 29,352 54.0 1
Londonderry Chichester-Clark, RobinRobin Chichester-Clark 34,729 58.1 1
Mid Ulster Forrest, GeorgeGeorge Forrest 29,728 52.3 1
North Antrim Clark, Henry MaitlandHenry Maitland Clark 31,927 78.1 1
North Down Currie, GeorgeGeorge Currie 38,706 78.5 1
South Antrim Cunningham, KnoxKnox Cunningham 40,840 64.3 1
South Down Orr, LawrenceLawrence Orr 32,876 64.0 1

By-elections, 1966-1970

Election Candidate Votes % Position
Mid Ulster by-election, 1969 Forrest, AnnaAnna Forrest 29,437 46.7 2

1970 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Armagh Maginnis, JohnJohn Maginnis 37,667 55.3 1
Belfast East McMaster, StanleyStanley McMaster 26,778 59.5 1
Belfast North Mills, StrattonStratton Mills 28,668 48.5 1
Belfast South Pounder, RaftonRafton Pounder 27,523 70.4 1
Belfast West McRoberts, BrianBrian McRoberts 27,451 47.3 2
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Hamilton, JamesJames Hamilton 31,390 48.9 2
Londonderry Chichester-Clark, RobinRobin Chichester-Clark 39,141 53.1 1
Mid Ulster Thornton, NevilleNeville Thornton 31,810 45.1 2
North Antrim Clark, Henry MaitlandHenry Maitland Clark 21,451 36.6 2
North Down Kilfedder, JamesJames Kilfedder 55,679 69.0 1
South Antrim Molyneaux, JamesJames Molyneaux 59,589 61.2 1
South Down Orr, LawrenceLawrence Orr 34,894 54.3 1

February 1974 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Armagh McCusker, HaroldHarold McCusker 33,194 53.7 1
Belfast North Carson, JohnJohn Carson 21,531 43.7 1
Fermanagh and South Tyrone West, HarryHarry West 26,858 43.6 1
Londonderry Ross, WilliamWilliam Ross 33,060 52.7 1
North Down Kilfedder, JamesJames Kilfedder 38,169 61.1 1
South Antrim Molyneaux, JamesJames Molyneaux 48,203 67.6 1
South Down Orr, LawrenceLawrence Orr 31,088 52.1 1

October 1974 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Armagh McCusker, HaroldHarold McCusker 37,518 60.0 1
Belfast North Carson, JohnJohn Carson 29,662 62.6 1
Fermanagh and South Tyrone West, HarryHarry West 30,285 47.9 2
Londonderry Ross, WilliamWilliam Ross 35,138 54.4 1
North Down Kilfedder, JamesJames Kilfedder 40,996 72.0 1
South Antrim Molyneaux, JamesJames Molyneaux 48,892 71.5 1
South Down Powell, EnochEnoch Powell 33,614 50.8 1

1979 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Armagh McCusker, HaroldHarold McCusker 31,688 48.5 1
Belfast East Craig, WilliamWilliam Craig 15,930 31.2 2
Belfast North Walker, CecilCecil Walker 10,695 25.3 2
Belfast South Bradford, RobertRobert Bradford 28,875 61.7 1
Belfast West Passmore, ThomasThomas Passmore 8,245 24.8 2
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Ferguson, RaymondRaymond Ferguson 17,411 28.0 2
Londonderry Ross, WilliamWilliam Ross 31,592 49.7 1
North Antrim Burchill, JeremyJeremy Burchill 15,398 23.4 2
North Down Smyth, CliffordClifford Smyth 11,728 18.9 3
South Antrim Molyneaux, JamesJames Molyneaux 50,782 69.0 1
South Down Powell, EnochEnoch Powell 32,254 50.0 1

By-elections, 1979-1983

Election Candidate Votes % Position
Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election, April 1981 West, HarryHarry West 29,046 48.8 2
Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election, August 1981 Maginnis, KenKen Maginnis 29,048 45.6 2
Belfast South by-election, 1982 Smyth, MartinMartin Smyth 17,123 39.3 1

1983 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Burchill, JeremyJeremy Burchill 9,642 24.8 2
Belfast North Walker, CecilCecil Walker 15,339 36.2 1
Belfast South Smyth, MartinMartin Smyth 18,669 50.0 1
Belfast West Passmore, ThomasThomas Passmore 2,435 5.5 4
East Antrim Beggs, RoyRoy Beggs 14,293 37.4 1
East Londonderry Ross, WilliamWilliam Ross 19,469 37.9 1
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Maginnis, KenKen Maginnis 28,630 47.6 1
Lagan Valley Molyneaux, JimJim Molyneaux 24,017 59.2 1
Mid Ulster Thompson, WilliamWilliam Thompson 7,066 13.1 4
Newry and Armagh Nicholson, JimJim Nicholson 18,988 40.0 1
North Antrim Coulter, RobertRobert Coulter 10,749 24.3 2
North Down McCartney, RobertRobert McCartney 8,261 20.3 3
South Antrim Forsythe, CliffordClifford Forsythe 17,727 45.7 1
South Down Powell, EnochEnoch Powell 20,693 40.3 1
Strangford Taylor, JohnJohn Taylor 19,086 48.8 1
Upper Bann McCusker, HaroldHarold McCusker 24,888 56.9 1

By-elections, 1983-1987

Election Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast North by-election, 1986 Walker, CecilCecil Walker 21,649 71.5 1
Belfast South by-election, 1986 Smyth, MartinMartin Smyth 21,771 71.3 1
East Londonderry by-election, 1986 Ross, WiliamWiliam Ross 30,922 93.9 1
Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election, 1986 Maginnis, KenKen Maginnis 27,857 49.7 1
Lagan Valley by-election, 1986 Molyneaux, JimJim Molyneaux 32,514 90.7 1
Newry and Armagh by-election, 1986 Nicholson, JimJim Nicholson 20,111 40.3 2
South Antrim by-election, 1986 Forsythe, CliffordClifford Forsythe 30,087 94.1 1
South Down by-election, 1986 Powell, EnochEnoch Powell 24,963 48.4 1
Strangford by-election, 1986 Taylor, JohnJohn Taylor 32,627 94.2 1
Upper Bann by-election, 1986 McCusker, HaroldHarold McCusker 29,311 80.8 1

1987 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast North Walker, CecilCecil Walker 14,355 39.0 1
Belfast South Smyth, MartinMartin Smyth 18,917 57.8 1
Belfast West Millar, FrankFrank Millar 7,646 18.7 3
East Antrim Beggs, RoyRoy Beggs 23,942 71.6 1
East Londonderry Ross, WilliamWilliam Ross 29,532 60.5 1
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Maginnis, KenKen Maginnis 27,446 49.6 1
Lagan Valley Molyneaux, JimJim Molyneaux 29,101 70.7 1
Newry and Armagh Nicholson, JimJim Nicholson 19,812 37.9 2
South Antrim Forsythe, CliffordClifford Forsythe 25,395 69.8 1
South Down Powell, EnochEnoch Powell 25,848 45.7 2
Strangford Taylor, JohnJohn Taylor 28,199 75.9 1
Upper Bann McCusker, HaroldHarold McCusker 25,137 61.5 1

By-elections, 1987-1992

Election Candidate Votes % Position
Upper Bann by-election, 1990 Trimble, DavidDavid Trimble 20,547 58.0 1

1992 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast North Walker, CecilCecil Walker 17,240 48.0 1
Belfast South Smyth, MartinMartin Smyth 16,336 48.6 1
Belfast West Cobain, FredFred Cobain 4,766 11.9 3
East Antrim Beggs, RoyRoy Beggs 16,966 43.2 1
East Londonderry Ross, WilliamWilliam Ross 30,370 57.6 1
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Maginnis, KenKen Maginnis 26,923 48.8 1
Lagan Valley Molyneaux, JimJim Molyneaux 29,772 60.8 1
Newry and Armagh Speers, JimJim Speers 18,982 36.1 2
North Antrim Gaston, JoeJoe Gaston 8,216 18.1 2
South Antrim Forsythe, CliffordClifford Forsythe 29,956 70.9 1
South Down Nelson, DrewDrew Nelson 25,181 40.9 2
Strangford Taylor, JohnJohn Taylor 19,517 43.6 1
Upper Bann Trimble, DavidDavid Trimble 26,824 59.0 1

By-elections, 1992-1997

Election Candidate Votes % Position
North Down by-election, 1995 McFarland, AlanAlan McFarland 7,232 26.4 2

1997 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Empey, RegReg Empey 9,886 25.3 2
Belfast North Walker, CecilCecil Walker 21,478 51.8 1
Belfast South Smyth, MartinMartin Smyth 14,201 36.0 1
Belfast West Parkinson, FredFred Parkinson 1,556 3.4 4
East Antrim Beggs, RoyRoy Beggs 13,318 38.8 1
East Londonderry Ross, WilliamWilliam Ross 13,558 36.0 1
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Maginnis, KenKen Maginnis 24,862 51.5 1
Lagan Valley Donaldson, JeffreyJeffrey Donaldson 24,560 55.4 1
Newry and Armagh Kennedy, DannyDanny Kennedy 18,015 33.8 2
North Antrim Leslie, JamesJames Leslie 10,921 23.6 2
North Down McFarland, AlanAlan McFarland 11,368 31.1 2
South Antrim Forsythe, CliffordClifford Forsythe 23,108 57.5 1
South Down Nesbitt, DermotDermot Nesbitt 16,248 32.8 2
Strangford Taylor, JohnJohn Taylor 18,431 44.3 1
Upper Bann Trimble, DavidDavid Trimble 20,836 43.6 1
West Tyrone Thompson, WilliamWilliam Thompson 16,003 34.6 1

By-elections, 1997-2001

Election Candidate Votes % Position
South Antrim by-election, 2000 Burnside, DavidDavid Burnside 10,779 35.3 2

2001 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Lemon, TimTim Lemon 8,550 23.2 2
Belfast North Walker, CecilCecil Walker 4,904 12.0 4
Belfast South Smyth, MartinMartin Smyth 17,008 44.8 1
Belfast West McGimpsey, ChrisChris McGimpsey 2,541 6.2 4
East Antrim Beggs, RoyRoy Beggs 13,101 36.4 1
East Londonderry Ross, WilliamWilliam Ross 10,912 27.4 2
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Cooper, JamesJames Cooper 17,686 34.0 2
Foyle Davidson, AndrewAndrew Davidson 3,360 6.9 4
Lagan Valley Donaldson, JeffreyJeffrey Donaldson 25,966 56.5 1
Newry and Armagh McRoberts, SylviaSylvia McRoberts 6,833 12.3 4
North Antrim Scott, LexieLexie Scott 10,315 21.0 2
North Down Hermon, SylviaSylvia Hermon 20,833 56.0 1
South Antrim Burnside, DavidDavid Burnside 16,366 37.1 1
South Down Nesbitt, DermotDermot Nesbitt 9,173 17.6 3
Strangford McNarry, DavidDavid McNarry 17,422 40.3 2
Upper Bann Trimble, DavidDavid Trimble 17,095 33.5 2
West Tyrone Thompson, WilliamWilliam Thompson 14,774 30.4 2

2005 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Empey, RegReg Empey 9,275 30.1 2
Belfast North Cobain, FredFred Cobain 2,154 7.1 4
Belfast South McGimpsey, MichaelMichael McGimpsey 7,263 22.7 3
Belfast West McGimpsey, ChrisChris McGimpsey 779 2.3 4
East Antrim Beggs, RoyRoy Beggs 8,462 26.6 2
East Londonderry McClarty, DavidDavid McClarty 7,498 21.1 2
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Elliott, TomTom Elliott 8,869 18.2 3
Foyle Storey, EarlEarl Storey 1,091 2.4 5
Lagan Valley McCrea, BasilBasil McCrea 9,172 21.5 2
Mid Ulster Armstrong, BillyBilly Armstrong 4,853 10.7 4
Newry and Armagh Kennedy, DannyDanny Kennedy 7,025 13.9 4
North Antrim McCune, RodneyRodney McCune 6,637 14.5 3
North Down Hermon, SylviaSylvia Hermon 16,268 50.4 1
South Antrim Burnside, DavidDavid Burnside 11,059 29.1 2
South Down Nesbitt, DermotDermot Nesbitt 4,775 9.9 4
Strangford McGimpsey, GarethGareth McGimpsey 7,872 21.3 2
Upper Bann Trimble, DavidDavid Trimble 11,281 25.5 2
West Tyrone Hussey, DerekDerek Hussey 2,981 6.9 5

2010 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast East Ringland, TrevorTrevor Ringland 7,305 21.2 3
Belfast North Cobain, FredFred Cobain 2,837 7.7 4
Belfast South Bradshaw, PaulaPaula Bradshaw 5,910 17.3 3
Belfast West Manwaring, BillBill Manwaring 1,000 3.1 4
East Antrim McCune, RodneyRodney McCune 7,223 23.7 2
East Londonderry Macaulay, LesleyLesley Macaulay 6,218 17.8 3
Foyle Harding, DavidDavid Harding 1,221 3.2 5
Lagan Valley Trimble, DaphneDaphne Trimble 7,713 21.1 2
Mid Ulster Overend, SandraSandra Overend 4,509 11.0 4
Newry and Armagh Kennedy, DannyDanny Kennedy 8,558 19.1 3
North Antrim Armstrong, IrwinIrwin Armstrong 4,634 10.9 4
North Down Parsley, IanIan Parsley 6,817 20.4 2
South Antrim Empey, RegReg Empey 10,353 30.4 2
South Down McCallister, JohnJohn McCallister 3,093 7.3 4
Strangford Nesbitt, MikeMike Nesbitt 9,050 27.8 2
Upper Bann Hamilton, HarryHarry Hamilton 10,639 25.7 2
West Tyrone Hussey, RossRoss Hussey 5,281 14.2 3

Candidates stood as part of Ulster Conservatives and Unionists - New Force.

By-elections, 2010-2015

Election Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast West by-election, 2011 Manwaring, BillBill Manwaring 386 1.7 5

2015 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Belfast South McCune, RodneyRodney McCune 3,549 9.1 5
Belfast West Manwaring, BillBill Manwaring 1,088 3.1 5
East Antrim Beggs, Jr., RoyRoy Beggs, Jr. 6,308 18.8 2
East Londonderry McCandless, WilliamWilliam McCandless 5,333 15.4 3
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Elliott, TomTom Elliott 23,608 46.4 1
Foyle Kee, JulieJulie Kee 1,226 3.3 4
Lagan Valley Redpath, AlexanderAlexander Redpath 6,055 15.2 2
Mid Ulster Overend, SandraSandra Overend 6,318 15.4 2
Newry and Armagh Kennedy, DannyDanny Kennedy 16,312 32.7 2
North Antrim Swann, RobinRobin Swann 5,054 12.1 4
South Antrim Kinahan, DannyDanny Kinahan 11,942 32.7 1
South Down McKee, HaroldHarold McKee 3,964 9.3 3
Strangford Burgess, RobertRobert Burgess 4,868 14.3 2
Upper Bann Dobson, Jo-AnneJo-Anne Dobson 13,166 27.9 2
West Tyrone Hussey, RossRoss Hussey 6,144 15.9 4

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