2015 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland

United Kingdom general election, 2015 (Northern Ireland)

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All 18 seats in Northern Ireland to the House of Commons
Turnout	58.5% ()
First party Second party   Leader Peter Robinson Gerry Adams Party DUP Sinn Féin Leader since 31 May 2008 13 November 1983 Leader's seat Did not stand[nb 1] Did not stand[nb 2] Last election 8 seats, 25.0% 5 seats, 25.5% Seats won 8 4 Seat change 0 1 Popular vote 184,260 176,232 Percentage 25.7% 24.5% Swing 0.7% 1.0%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Alasdair McDonnell Mike Nesbitt Party SDLP UUP Leader since 5 November 2011 31 March 2012 Leader's seat Belfast South Did not stand[nb 3] Last election 3 seats, 16.5% 0 seats, 15.2%[nb 4] Seats won 3 2 Seat change 0 2 Popular vote 99,809 114,935 Percentage 13.9% 16.0% Swing 2.6% 0.8%
Colours on map indicate winning party for each constituency.

The 2015 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland was held on 7 May 2015 and all 18 seats were contested. 1,236,765 people were eligible to vote, up 67,581 from the 2010 general election. 58.45% of eligible voters turned out, an increase of half a percentage point from the last general election. This election saw the return of Ulster Unionists to the House of Commons, after they targeted 4 seats but secured 2.^[1]

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