Alliance Party of Northern Ireland election results

This article lists the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland'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 (out of NI total)
1974 Feb	3	22,660	7,553	0.1	3.2	N/A	1	0 / 12
1974 Oct	5	44,644	8,929	0.2	6.4	+0.1	4	0 / 12
1979	12	82,892	6,908	0.3	11.9	+0.1	4	0 / 12
1983	12	61,275	5,106	0.2	8.0	−0.1	5	0 / 17
1987	16	72,671	4,542	0.2	10.0	0.0	11	0 / 17
1992	16	68,665	4,292	0.2	8.7	0.0	11	0 / 17
1997	17	62,972	3,704	0.2	8.0	0.0	11	0 / 18
2001	10	28,999	2,900	0.1	3.6	−0.1	5	0 / 18
2005	12	28,291	2,358	0.1	3.9	0.0	7	0 / 18
2010	18	42,762	2,376	0.2	6.3	+0.1	8	1 / 18
2015	18	61,556	3,420	0.2	8.6	0.0	10	0 / 18
2017	18	64,553	3,586	0.2	7.9	0.0	10	0 / 18
2019	18	134,115	7,451	0.4	16.8	+0.2	16	1 / 18
2024	18	117,191	6,511	0.2	15.0	−1.8	14	1 / 18

February 1974 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Armagh	Robin Glendinning	4,983	8.1	3
Belfast South	David Cook	5,118	9.9	3
South Antrim	Charles Kinahan	12,559	17.6	2

October 1974 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Belfast North	John Ferguson	3,807	8.1	3
Belfast South	John Glass	11,715	23.0	2
North Antrim	Hugh Wilson	8,689	14.6	2
North Down	Keith Jones	9,973	17.5	2
South Antrim	Charles Kinahan	10,460	15.3	2

1979 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Armagh	William Ramsay	2,071	3.2	5
Belfast East	Oliver Napier	15,066	29.6	3
Belfast North	John Cushnahan	4,120	9.7	5
Belfast South	Basil Glass	11,745	25.1	2
Belfast West	John Cousins	2,021	6.1	5
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Peter Acheson	1,070	1.7	5
Londonderry	Arthur Barr	5,830	9.2	3
Mid Ulster	Aidan Lagan	3,481	5.3	4
North Antrim	Hugh Wilson	7,797	11.9	3
North Down	Keith Jones	13,364	21.6	2
South Antrim	Charles Kinahan	11,914	16.2	2
South Down	Patrick Forde	4,407	6.8	3

By-elections, 1979–83

Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
August 1981 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election	Seamus Close	1,930	3.0	3
1982 Belfast South by-election	David Cook	11,726	26.9	2

1983 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Belfast East	Oliver Napier	9,373	24.1	3
Belfast North	Paul Maguire	3,879	9.1	5
Belfast South	David Cook	8,945	23.9	2
East Antrim	Seán Neeson	7,620	20.0	3
East Londonderry	Martha McGrath	2,401	4.7	5
Foyle	Gerard O'Grady	1,108	2.1	4
Lagan Valley	Seamus Close	4,593	11.3	3
Mid Ulster	Aidan Lagan	1,735	3.2	5
North Down	John Cushnahan	9,015	22.1	2
South Antrim	Gordon Mawhinney	4,612	11.9	3
South Down	Patrick Forde	1,823	3.6	5
Strangford	Addie Morrow	6,171	15.8	3

By-elections, 1983–87

Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
1986 Belfast East by-election	Oliver Napier	5,917	17.4	2
1986 Belfast North by-election	Paul Maguire	5,072	16.7	2
1986 Belfast South by-election	David Cook	7,635	25.0	2
1986 East Antrim by-election	Seán Neeson	5,405	15.1	2
1986 North Down by-election	John Cushnahan	8,066	20.8	2

1987 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Belfast East	John Alderdice	10,574	32.1	2
Belfast North	Tom Campbell	2,871	7.8	6
Belfast South	David Cook	6,963	21.3	2
East Antrim	Seán Neeson	8,582	25.6	2
East Londonderry	Paddy McGowan	3,237	6.6	4
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	John Haslett	950	1.7	5
Foyle	Elizabeth Zammitt	1,276	2.6	4
Lagan Valley	Seamus Close	5,728	13.8	2
Mid Ulster	Paddy Bogan	1,846	3.5	4
Newry and Armagh	William H. Jeffrey	664	1.3	4
North Antrim	John Gareth Williams	5,140	12.4	3
North Down	John Cushnahan	7,932	19.4	3
South Antrim	Gordon Mawhinney	5,808	16.0	2
South Down	Siobhan Laird	1,069	1.9	4
Strangford	Addie Morrow	7,553	20.3	2
Upper Bann	Fionnuala Cook	2,487	5.9	4

By-elections, 1987–92

Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
1990 Upper Bann by-election	William Ramsay	948	2.7	7

1992 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Belfast East	John Alderdice	10,650	29.8	2
Belfast North	Tom Campbell	2,246	6.3	4
Belfast South	John Montgomery	5,054	15.0	3
East Antrim	Seán Neeson	9,132	23.3	3
East Londonderry	Paddy McGowan	3,613	6.8	4
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Eric Bullick	950	1.7	5
Foyle	Lara McIlroy	1,390	2.7	4
Lagan Valley	Seamus Close	6,207	12.7	2
Mid Ulster	Ann Gormley	1,506	2.8	4
Newry and Armagh	Eileen Bell	972	1.8	4
North Antrim	John Gareth Williams	3,442	7.6	4
North Down	Addie Morrow	6,611	14.7	3
South Antrim	John K. Blair	5,244	12.4	3
South Down	Michael Healey	1,542	2.5	4
Strangford	Kieran McCarthy	7,585	16.9	3
Upper Bann	William Ramsay	2,541	5.6	4

By-elections, 1992–97

Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
1995 North Down by-election	Oliver Napier	6,970	25.4	3

1997 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Belfast East	Jim Hendron	9,288	23.8	3
Belfast North	Tom Campbell	2,221	5.4	4
Belfast South	Steve McBride	5,112	12.9	4
East Antrim	Seán Neeson	6,929	20.2	2
East Londonderry	Yvonne Boyle	2,427	6.0	5
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Stephen Farry	977	2.0	4
Foyle	Helen-Marie Bell	817	1.7	4
Lagan Valley	Seamus Close	7,635	17.2	2
Mid Ulster	Ephrem Bogues	460	0.9	4
Newry and Armagh	Pete Whitcroft	1,015	1.9	4
North Antrim	David Alderdice	2,845	6.2	5
North Down	Oliver Napier	7,554	20.7	3
South Antrim	David Ford	4,668	11.6	3
South Down	Julian Crozier	1,711	3.5	4
Strangford	Kieran McCarthy	5,467	13.1	3
Upper Bann	William Ramsay	3,017	6.3	5
West Tyrone	Ann Gormley	829	1.8	4

By-elections, 1997–2001

Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
2000 South Antrim by-election	David Ford	2,031	6.6	5

2001 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Belfast East	David Alderdice	5,832	15.8	3
Belfast South	Geraldine Rice	2,042	5.4	5
East Antrim	John Matthews	4,483	12.5	3
East Londonderry	Yvonne Boyle	1,625	4.1	5
Foyle	Colm Kavanagh	579	1.2	5
Lagan Valley	Seamus Close	7,624	16.6	2
North Antrim	Jayne Dunlop	1,258	2.6	5
South Antrim	David Ford	1,969	4.5	5
South Down	Betty Campbell	685	1.3	5
Strangford	Kieran McCarthy	2,902	6.7	3

2005 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Belfast East	Naomi Long	3,746	12.2	3
Belfast North	Marjorie Hawkins	438	1.4	5
Belfast South	Geraldine Rice	2,012	6.3	5
East Antrim	Seán Neeson	4,869	15.3	3
East Londonderry	Yvonne Boyle	924	2.6	5
Lagan Valley	Seamus Close	4,316	10.1	3
North Antrim	Jayne Dunlop	1,357	3.0	5
North Down	David Alderdice	2,451	7.6	3
South Antrim	David Ford	3,278	8.6	5
South Down	Julian Crozier	613	1.3	5
Strangford	Kieran McCarthy	3,332	9.0	3
Upper Bann	Alan Castle	955	2.2	5

2010 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Belfast East	Naomi Long	12,839	37.2	1
Belfast North	Billy Webb	1,809	4.9	5
Belfast South	Anna Lo	5,114	15.0	4
Belfast West	Máire Hendron	596	1.9	5
East Antrim	Gerry Lynch	3,377	11.1	3
East Londonderry	Barney Fitzpatrick	1,922	5.5	6
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Vasundhara Kamble	437	0.9	4
Foyle	Keith McGrellis	223	0.6	6
Lagan Valley	Trevor Lunn	4,174	11.4	3
Mid Ulster	Ian Butler	397	1.0	6
Newry and Armagh	Andrew Muir	545	1.2	6
North Antrim	Jayne Dunlop	1,368	3.2	6
North Down	Stephen Farry	1,876	5.6	3
South Antrim	Alan Lawther	2,607	7.7	5
South Down	David Griffin	560	1.3	7
Strangford	Deborah Girvan	2,828	8.7	3
Upper Bann	Brendan Heading	1,231	3.0	5
West Tyrone	Michael Bower	859	2.3	5

By-elections, 2010–15

Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
2011 Belfast West by-election	Aaron McIntyre	122	0.5	6
2013 Mid Ulster by-election	Eric Bullick	487	1.3	4

2015 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Belfast East	Naomi Long	16,978	42.8	2
Belfast North	Jason O'Neill	2,941	7.3	4
Belfast South	Paula Bradshaw	6,711	17.2	3
Belfast West	Gerard Catney	636	1.8	7
East Antrim	Stewart Dickson	5,021	15.0	3
East Londonderry	Yvonne Boyle	2,642	7.6	5
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Hannah Su	658	1.3	5
Foyle	David Hawthorne	835	2.3	5
Lagan Valley	Trevor Lunn	5,544	13.9	3
Mid Ulster	Eric Bullick	778	1.9	7
Newry and Armagh	Kate Nicholl	841	1.7	4
North Antrim	Jayne Dunlop	2,351	5.6	6
North Down	Andrew Muir	3,086	8.6	3
South Antrim	Neil Kelly	3,576	9.8	4
South Down	Martyn Todd	1,622	3.8	6
Strangford	Kellie Armstrong	4,687	13.8	3
Upper Bann	Peter Lavery	1,780	3.8	5
West Tyrone	Stephen Donnelly	869	2.2	5

2017 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Belfast East	Naomi Long	15,443	36.0	2
Belfast North	Sam Nelson	2,475	5.4	3
Belfast South	Paula Bradshaw	7,946	18.2	3
Belfast West	Sorcha Eastwood	731	1.9	5
East Antrim	Stewart Dickson	5,950	15.6	2
East Londonderry	Chris McCaw	2,538	6.2	5
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Noreen Campbell	886	1.7	4
Foyle	John Doherty	847	1.8	5
Lagan Valley	Aaron McIntyre	4,996	11.1	3
Mid Ulster	Fay Watson	1,094	2.3	5
Newry and Armagh	Jackie Coade	1,256	2.3	5
North Antrim	Patricia O'Lynn	2,723	5.6	5
North Down	Andrew Muir	3,639	9.3	3
South Antrim	Neil Kelly	3,203	7.4	4
South Down	Andrew McMurray	1,814	3.6	5
Strangford	Kellie Armstrong	5,693	14.7	2
Upper Bann	Tara Doyle	2,319	4.5	5
West Tyrone	Stephen Donnelly	1,000	2.3	5

By-elections, 2017–2019

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
2018 West Tyrone by-election	Stephen Donnelly	1,130	3.2	5

2019 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Belfast East	Naomi Long	19,055	44.9	2
Belfast North	Nuala McAllister	4,824	9.8	3
Belfast South	Paula Bradshaw	6,786	14.3	3
Belfast West	Donnamarie Higgins	1,882	4.9	5
East Antrim	Danny Donnelly	10,165	27.3	2
East Londonderry	Chris McCaw	5,921	15.1	4
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Matthew Beaumont	2,650	5.2	4
Foyle	Rachael Ferguson	1,267	2.7	6
Lagan Valley	Sorcha Eastwood	13,087	28.8	2
Mid Ulster	Mel Boyle	3,526	7.9	4
Newry and Armagh	Jackie Coade	4,211	8.3	4
North Antrim	Patricia O'Lynn	6,231	14.1	3
North Down	Stephen Farry	18,358	45.2	1
South Antrim	John Blair	8,190	19.1	3
South Down	Patrick Brown	6,916	13.9	4
Strangford	Kellie Armstrong	10,634	28.4	2
Upper Bann	Eóin Tennyson	6,433	12.9	3
West Tyrone	Stephen Donnelly	3,979	9.7	4

2024 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Belfast East	Naomi Long	17,218	40.3	2
Belfast North	Nuala McAllister	4,274	10.6	3
Belfast South and Mid Down	Kate Nicholl	8,839	20.3	2
Belfast West	Eóin Millar	1,077	2.7	6
East Antrim	Danny Donnelly	10,156	25.6	2
East Londonderry	Richard Stewart	3,734	9.0	5
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Eddie Roofe	2,420	4.7	3
Foyle	Rachael Ferguson	1,268	3.3	7
Lagan Valley	Sorcha Eastwood	18,618	37.9	1
Mid Ulster	Padraic Farrell	2,001	4.4	6
Newry and Armagh	Helena Young	2,692	5.9	6
North Antrim	Sian Mulholland	4,488	10.9	4
North Down	Stephen Farry	13,608	31.4	2
South Antrim	John Blair	4,574	10.7	4
South Down	Andrew McMurray	3,187	7.0	4
Strangford	Michelle Guy	10,428	26.8	2
Upper Bann	Eóin Tennyson	6,322	13.3	3
West Tyrone	Stephen Donnelly	2,287	5.2	6

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