ABSTRACT
Table 15.13: General Election Results in Northern Ireland 1974-2005 UU UDUP SDLP SF APNI Other Total
1974 (F) Votes 326,404 58,656 160,437 - 22,660 149,469 717,626 % share 45.5 8.2 22.4 - 3.2 20.8 Candidates 14 2 12 - 3 17 48 Elected 7 1 1 - 0 3 12
1974 (O) Votes 256,065 59,451 154,193 - 44,644 187,741 702,094 % share 36.5 8.5 22.0 - 6.4 26.7 Candidates 7 2 9 - 5 20 43 Elected 6 1 1 - 0 4 12
1979 Votes 254,578 70,975 126,325 - 82,892 161,117 695,887 % share 36.6 10.2 18.2 - 11.9 23.2 Candidates 11 5 9 12 27 64 Elected 5 3 1 0 3 12
1983 Votes 259,952 152,749 137,012 102,701 61,275 51,236 764,925 % share 34.0 20.0 17.9 13.4 8.0 6.7 Candidates 16 14 17 14 12 22 95 Elected 11 3 1 1 0 1 17
1987 Votes 276,230 85,642 154,087 83,389 72,671 58,133 730,152 % share 37.8 11.7 21.1 11.4 10.0 8.0 Candidates 12 4 13 14 16 18 77 Elected 9 3 3 1 0 1 17
1992 Votes 271,049 103,039 184,445 78,291 68,665 79,604 785,093 % share 34.5 13.1 23.5 10.0 8.7 10.1 Candidates 13 7 13 14 16 37 100 3 4 1
1997 Votes 258,349 107,348 190,814 126,921 62,972 44,358 790,762 % share 32.7 13.6 24.1 16.1 8.0 5.6 Candidates 16 9 18 17 17 48 125 Elected 10 2 3 2 0 1 18
2001 Votes 216,839 181,999 169,865 175,933 28,999 36,739 810,374 % share 26.8 22.5 21.0 21.7 3.6 4.5 Candidates 17 14 18 18 10 23 100 Elected 6 5 3 4 0 0 18
2005 Votes 127,414 241,856 125,626 174,530 28,291 19,885 717,602 % share 17.8 33.7 17.5 24.3 3.9 2.8 Candidates 18 18 18 18 12 21 105 Elected 1 9 3 5 0 100 118
Con Lab LD Other Total EAST MIDLANDS 1992 Votes 1,149,514 922,399 376,610 18,037 2,466,560
% share 46.6 37.4 15.3 0.7 Candidates 44 44 44 - Elected 29 15 0 - 44
1997 Votes 800,958 1,097,639 311,264 84,889 2,294,750 % share 34.9 47.8 13.6 3.7 Candidates 44 44 44 - Elected 14 30 0 - 44
2001 Votes 727,386 879,886 300,831 43,799 1,951,902 % share 37.3 45.1 15.4 2.2 Candidates 44 44 44 - Elected 15 28 1 0 44
2005 Votes 747,438 785,944 372,041 109,859 2,015,282 % share 37.1 39.0 18.5 5.5 Candidates 44 44 44 - Elected 18 28 1 0 44
EASTERN 1992 Votes 1,636,990 823,743 618,106 38,503 3,117,342
% share 52.5 26.4 19.8 1.2 Candidates 56 56 56 - Elected 52 4 0 - 56
1997 Votes 1,164,777 1,137,637 504,416 140,337 2,947,167 % share 39.5 38.6 17.1 4.8 Candidates 56 56 56 - Elected 33 22 1 - 56
2001 Votes 1,053,197 926,3447 440,405 99,105 2,519,051 % share 41.8 36.8 17.5 3.9 Candidates 56 56 56 - Elected 34 20 2 0 56
EASTERN (contd.) 2005 Votes 1,147,180 790,372 578,741 133,520 2,649,813
% share 43.3 29.8 21.8 5.0 Candidates 56 56 56 - Elected 40 13 3 0 56
GREATER LONDON 1992 Votes 1,630,569 1,332,456 572,432 60,747 3,596,204
% share 45.3 37.1 15.9 1.7 Candidates 74 74 74 - Elected 41 32 1 - 74
1997 Votes 1,036,082 1,643,329 485,511 156,126 3,321,048 % share 31.2 49.5 14.6 4.7 Candidates 74 74 74 - Elected 11 57 6 - 74
2001 Votes 841,751 1,307,229 482,888 128,855 2,760,723 % share 30.5 47.4 17.5 4.7 Candidates 74 74 74 - Elected 13 55 6 0 74
2005 Votes 931,966 1,136,587 638,373 212,204 2,919,130 % share 31.9 38.9 31.9 7.3 Candidates 74 74 74 - Elected 21 44 8 1 74
NORTH EAST 1992 Votes 461,767 801,311 232,150 6,402 1,501,630
% share 30.8 53.4 15.5 0.4 Candidates 30 30 30 - Elected 4 25 1 - 30
1997 Votes 266,294 862,262 169,270 48,764 1,346,590 % share 19.8 64.0 12.6 3.6 Candidates 30 30 30 - Elected 1 28 1 - 30
2001 Votes 233,802 651,821 182,824 28,454 1,096,901 % share 21.3 59.4 16.7 2.6 Candidates 30 30 30 - Elected 1 28 1 0 30
2005 Votes 214,389 580,453 256,295 47,039 1,098,176 % share 19.5 52.9 23.3 4.3 Candidates 30 30 30 - Elected 1 28 1 0 30
NORTH WEST (incl. Merseyside) 1992 Votes 1,537,844 1,773,424 631,254 58,651 4,001,173
% share 38.4 44.3 15.8 1.5 Candidates 76 76 76 - Elected 27 48 1 - 76
NORTH WEST (incl. Merseyside) 1997 Votes 1,000,556 1,941,884 524,177 158,888 3,625,505
% share 27.6 53.6 14.5 4.4 Candidates 76 75 75 - Elected 9 64 2 1 76
2001 Votes 848,899 1,469,700 485,262 95,987 2,899,848 % share 29.3 50.7 16.7 3.3 Candidates 76 76 76 - Elected 9 64 3 0 76
2005 Votes 845,196 1,327,669 629,250 142,875 2,944,990 % share 28.7 45.1 21.4 4.9 Candidates 76 76 76 - Elected 9 61 6 0 76
SOUTH EAST 1992 Votes 2,517,270 865,796 1,131,899 68,029 4,582,994
% share 54.9 18.9 24.7 1.5 Candidates 83 83 83 - Elected 79 4 0 - 83
1997 Votes 1,817,343 1,264,778 1,012,418 247,069 4,341,608 % share 41.9 29.1 23.3 5.7 Candidates 83 83 83 - Elected 54 22 7 - 83
2001 Votes 1,590,628 1,090,367 879,228 151,383 3,711,606 % share 42.9 29.4 23.7 4.1 Candidates 83 83 83 - Elected 53 22 8 0 83
2005 Votes 1,754,247 951,323 990,480 205,098 3,901,148 % share 45.0 24.4 25.4 5.3 Candidates 83 83 83 - Elected 58 19 6 0 83
SOUTH WEST 1992 Votes 1,388,330 561,917 916,955 52,199 2,919,401
% share 47.6 19.2 31.4 1.8 Candidates 51 51 51 - Elected 39 6 6 - 51
1997 Votes 1,020,635 734,361 869,486 153,564 2,778,046 % share 36.7 26.4 31.3 5.5 Candidates 51 51 51 - Elected 22 15 14 - 51
2001 Votes 946,629 645,121 765,824 98,766 2,456,340 % share 38.5 26.3 31.2 4.0 Candidates 51 51 51 - Elected 20 16 15 0 51
2005 Votes 985,346 582,522 831,134 154,313 2,553,315 % share 38.6 22.8 32.6 6.0 Candidates 51 51 51 -
WEST MIDLANDS 1992 Votes 1,390,246 1,203,349 466,226 45,124 3,104,945
% share 44.8 38.8 15.0 1.5 Candidates 59 59 59 - Elected 31 28 0 - 59
1997 Votes 953,465 1,326,822 388,807 156,731 2,825,825 % share 33.7 47.0 13.8 5.5 Candidates 58 58 58 - Elected 14 43 1 1 59
2001 Votes 818,776 1,049,242 343,929 128,459 2,340,406 % share 35.0 44.8 14.7 5.5 Candidates 59 59 58 - Elected 13 43 2 1 59
2005 Votes 848,664 937,490 450,110 186,952 2,423,216 % share 35.0 38.7 18.6 7.7 Candidates 59 59 58 - Elected 16 39 3 1 59
YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER 1992 Votes 1,084,242 1,267,515 481,260 25,240 2,858,257
% share 37.9 44.3 16.8 0.9 Candidates 56 56 56 - Elected 22 34 0 - 56
1997 Votes 720,771 1,339,170 412,216 106,016 2,578,173 % share 28.0 51.9 16.0 4.1 Candidates 56 56 56 - Elected 7 47 2 - 56
2001 Votes 644,802 1,037,114 365,662 86,407 2,133,985 % share 30.2 48.6 17.1 4.0 Candidates 56 56 56 - Elected 7 47 2 0 56
2005 Votes 640,553 958,006 454,705 145,968 2,199,232 % share 29.1 43.6 20.7 6.6 Candidates 56 56 56 - Elected 9 44 3 0 56
Table 17.06: Welsh Assembly Election 2003 (1 May) % Turnout 38.2
Table 17.07: Greater London Authority Assembly Election 2000 (4 May) % Turnout 34.0
