Constituency

Strangford

Boundary: Strangford (2024). Basemap © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO. Boundary: ONS, Open Government Licence.

At a glance

The MP for Strangford is Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party), who has held the seat since at least 2010, the earliest election our results cover. At the 2024 general election the seat was a DUP hold: he took 40.0% of the vote for a majority of 5,131, on a 52.2% turnout. Compared with the 2019 general election, the Democratic Unionist Party share of the vote was down 7.2 points, and turnout fell from 56.0%.

Current MP

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party

2024 general election result

Majority 5,131 · Turnout 52.2% · Electorate 74,525

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jim Shannon Democratic Unionist Party 15,559 40%
Michelle Guy Alliance 10,428 26.8%
Richard Smart Ulster Unionist Party 3,941 10.1%
Ron McDowell Traditional Unionist Voice 3,143 8.1%
Noel Sands Sinn Féin 2,793 7.2%
Will Polland Social Democratic & Labour Party 1,783 4.6%
Alexandra Braidner Green Party Northern Ireland 703 1.8%
Garreth Falls Independent 256 0.7%
Gareth Burns Independent 157 0.4%
Barry Hetherington Conservative 146 0.4%

Past election results

Every General Election and by-election in this seat, newest first. Open one for the full candidate list.

ElectionWinnerResultMajority
2024 Jim Shannon (DUP) DUP hold 5,131
2019 Jim Shannon (DUP) DUP hold 7,071
2017 Jim Shannon (DUP) DUP hold 18,343
2015 Jim Shannon (DUP) DUP hold 10,185
2010 Jim Shannon (DUP) DUP hold 5,876

Members for this seat

Everyone who has won the seat at the elections in our records, which begin with the 2010 general election. Members before then are not shown.

MemberPartyPeriod
Jim Shannon Democratic Unionist Party 2010 to present

Source: 2024 general election result from the official Parliament constituency profile.