Electoral history of the Ulster Unionist Party

The Ulster Unionist Party held the majority of Northern Ireland seats in most elections for the Westminster Parliament between 1922 and 2001. Since then its representation has been low or non-existent, having been eclipsed by the Democratic Unionist Party.[1] It always had an absolute majority in the Stormont Parliament (1921–1972); since that Parliament was replaced by the Northern Ireland Assembly it has had a substantial minority representation there.[2] Its share of the vote in Northern Ireland local government elections has tended to diminish, so that there too it is no longer the largest party.[3] Finally, the party has always held one of the three Northern Ireland seats in the European Parliament. Its share of the Northern Ireland vote in the most recent elections to these bodies has been between 10.5% (Westminster 2017)[4] and 16.1% (local government, 2014).[5]

Westminster

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Election House of Commons Share of votes Seats +/-
1922[6] 32nd 51.9%
11 / 13
 
1923[7] 33rd 48.4%
11 / 13
 
1924[8] 34th 86.9%
13 / 13
  2
1929[9] 35th 69.5%
11 / 13
  2
1931[10] 36th 53.0%
11 / 13
 
1935[11] 37th 64.9%
11 / 13
 
1945[12] 38th 54.6%
9 / 13
  2
1950[13] 39th 62.8%
10 / 12
  1
1951[14] 40th 59.4%
9 / 12
  1
1955[15] 41st 68.5%
10 / 12
  1
1959[16] 42nd 77.2%
12 / 12
  2
1964[17] 43rd 63.2%
12 / 12
 
1966[18] 44th 61.8%
9 / 12
  3
1970[19] 45th 54.2%
8 / 12
  1
1974 (Feb)[20] 46th 32.3%
7 / 12
  1
1974 (Oct)[21] 47th 36.5%
6 / 12
  1
1979[22] 48th 36.6%
5 / 12
  1
1983[23] 49th 34.0%
11 / 17
  6
1987[24] 50th 37.8%
9 / 17
  2
1992[25] 51st 34.5%
9 / 17
 
1997[26] 52nd 32.7%
10 / 18
  1
2001[27] 53rd 26.7%
6 / 18
  4
2005[28] 54th 17.7%
1 / 18
  5
2010[29] 55th 15.2%
0 / 18
  1
2015[30] 56th 16.0%
2 / 18
  2
2017[4] 57th 10.5%
0 / 18
  2
2019[31] 58th 11.7%
0 / 18
 
2024[32] 59th 12.2%
1 / 18
  1

Stormont

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Election Body First Preference Vote Vote % Seats +/-
1921[33] 1st Parliament 343,347 66.9%
40 / 52
1925[33] 2nd Parliament 211,662 55.0%
32 / 52
  8
1929[33] 3rd Parliament 148,579 50.8%
37 / 52
  5
1933[33] 4th Parliament 73,791 43.5%
36 / 52
  1
1938[33] 5th Parliament 187,684 56.8%
39 / 52
  3
1945[33] 6th Parliament 180,342 50.4%
33 / 52
  6
1949[33] 7th Parliament 237,411 62.7%
37 / 52
  4
1953[33] 8th Parliament 125,379 48.6%
38 / 52
  1
1958[33] 9th Parliament 106,177 44.0%
37 / 52
  1
1962 [33] 10th Parliament 147,629 48.8%
34 / 52
  3
1965[33] 11th Parliament 191,896 59.1%
36 / 52
  2
1969 [33] 12th Parliament 269,501 48.2%
36 / 52
 
1973[34][35] 1973 Assembly 258,790 35.8%
31 / 78
  5
1975[36] Constitutional Convention 167,214 25.4%
19 / 78
  12
1982[37] 1982 Assembly 188,277 29.7%
26 / 78
  7
1996[38] Forum 181,829 24.2%
30 / 110
1998[39] 1st Assembly 172,225 21.3%
28 / 108
  2
2003[40] 2nd Assembly 156,931 22.7%
27 / 108
  1
2007[41] 3rd Assembly 103,145 14.9%
18 / 108
  9
2011[42] 4th Assembly 87,531 13.2%
16 / 108
  2
2016[43] 5th Assembly 87,302 12.6%
16 / 108
 
2017[44] 6th Assembly 103,314 12.9%
10 / 90
  6
2022[45] 7th Assembly 96,390 11.2%
9 / 90
  1

Local government

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Election First Preference Vote Vote % Seats
1973[46] 255,187 17.0%
194 / 517
1977[47] 166,971 30.0%
176 / 526
1981[48] 175,965 26.4%
151 / 526
1985[49][50] 188,497 29.5%
189 / 565
1989[51] 193,064 31.3%
194 / 565
1993[52] 184,082 29.0%
197 / 582
1997[53] 175,036 28.0%
185 / 575
2001[54] 181,336 23.0%
154 / 582
2005[55] 126,317 18.0%
115 / 582
2011[56] 100,643 15.2%
99 / 583
2014[5] 101,385 16.1%
88 / 462
2019[57] 95,320 14.1%
75 / 462
2023[58][59][60] 81,282 10.9%
54 / 462

European Parliament

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Election First Preference Vote Vote % Seats
1979[61][62] 125,169 21.9%
1 / 3
1984[63][64] 147,169 21.5%
1 / 3
1989[65][66] 118,785 22.2%
1 / 3
1994[67][68] 133,459 23.8%
1 / 3
1999[69][70] 119,507 17.6%
1 / 3
2004[71][72] 91,164 16.6%
1 / 3
2009[73][74] 82,893 17.1%
1 / 3
2014[75][76] 83,438 13.3%
1 / 3
2019[77][78] 53,052 9.3%
0 / 3

References

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  1. ^ Sproule, Luke (11 May 2022). "NI election 2022: How UUP and SDLP lost their place as Northern Ireland's top parties". Retrieved 13 February 2024. The DUP said this showed Sinn Féin was unfit to be involved in government and at the 2005 general election the more hardline unionists replaced the UUP as Northern Ireland's biggest party at Westminster.
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  3. ^ "Letter: The Ulster Unionist Party cannot recover, so after 10 years I am quitting it". newsletter.co.uk. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024. I stood for the UUP in the 2019 council election for Comber DEA for Ards and North Down Borough Council, during which the UUP also declined as it appears to be declining again in the 2023 council election. This will now be the sixth election in a row since 2017 (Assembly: 2017, 2022; Council: 2019, 2023; Euro: 2019; Westminster: 2017) the UUP has declined, in which the party didn't decline in the 2019 Westminster election as they had no seats anyway.
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  9. ^ "1929 Westminster Elections". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Unionist [votes] 354,657 [vote %] 69.5% [seats] 11 MPs (Antrim (2 seats), Armagh, East Belfast, North Belfast, South Belfast, West Belfast, Down (2 Seats), Londonderry and Queens University.
  10. ^ "1931 Westminster Elections". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Unionist [votes] 149,566 [vote %] 53.0% [seats] 11 MPs (Antrim (2 seats), Armagh, East Belfast, North Belfast, South Belfast, West Belfast, Down (2 Seats), Londonderry and Queens University.
  11. ^ "1935 Westminster Elections". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Unionist [vote] 292,840 [vote %] 64.9% [seats] 11 MPs (Antrim (2 seats), Armagh, East Belfast, North Belfast, South Belfast, West Belfast, Down (2 Seats), Londonderry and Queens University.
  12. ^ "1945 Westminster Elections". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Unionist [votes] 394,373 [vote %] 54.6% [seats] 9 MPs (Antrim (2 seats), Armagh, East Belfast, North Belfast, South Belfast, Down (1 of 2 seats), Londonderry and Queens University.
  13. ^ "1950 Westminster Elections". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Unionist [vote] 352,334 [vote %] 62.8% [seats] 10 MPs (Armagh , East Belfast, Londonderry, North Antrim, North Belfast, North Down, South Antrim, South Belfast, South Down and West Belfast)
  14. ^ "1951 Westminster Elections". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Unionist [votes] 274,928 [vote %] 59.4% [seats] 9 MPs (Armagh , East Belfast, Londonderry, North Antrim, North Belfast, North Down, South Antrim, South Belfast and South Down)
  15. ^ "1955 Westminster Elections". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Unionist [votes] 442,647 [vote %] 68.5% [seats] 10 MPs (Armagh , East Belfast, Londonderry, North Antrim, North Belfast, North Down, South Antrim, South Belfast, South Down and West Belfast)
  16. ^ "1959 Westminster Elections". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Unionist [votes] 445,013 [vote %] 77.2% [seats] 12 MPs (Armagh , East Belfast, Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Londonderry, Mid Ulster, North Antrim, North Belfast, North Down, South Antrim, South Belfast, South Down and West Belfast)
  17. ^ "1964 Westminster Elections". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Unionist [votes] 401,897 [vote %] 63.2% [seats] 12 MPs (Armagh , East Belfast, Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Londonderry, Mid Ulster, North Antrim, North Belfast, North Down, South Antrim, South Belfast, South Down and West Belfast)
  18. ^ "1966 Westminster Elections". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Unionist [votes] 368,629 [vote %] 61.8% [seats] 11 MPs (Armagh , East Belfast, Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Londonderry, Mid Ulster, North Antrim, North Belfast, North Down, South Antrim, South Belfast and South Down)
  19. ^ "1970 Westminster Elections". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Unionist [votes] 422,041 [vote %] 54.2% [seats] 8 MPs (Armagh , East Belfast, Londonderry, North Belfast, North Down, South Antrim, South Belfast and South Down)
  20. ^ "Westminster election February 1974". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [votes] 232,103 votes [vote %] 32.3% [seats] 7 MPs (North Belfast, South Antrim, Armagh, North Down, South Down, Fermanagh and South Tyrone, and Londonderry)
  21. ^ "Westminster election October 1974". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [votes] 256,0653 votes [vote %] 36.5% [seats] 6 MPs (North Belfast, South Antrim, Armagh, North Down, South Down, and Londonderry)
  22. ^ "Westminster election 1979". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [votes] 254,578 votes [vote %] 36.6% [seats] 5 MPs (South Belfast, South Antrim, Armagh, South Down, and Londonderry)
  23. ^ "Westminster election 1983". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [votes] 259,952 votes [vote %] 34.0% [seats] 11 MPs (North Belfast, South Belfast, East Antrim, South Antrim, South Down, Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Lagan Valley, East Londonderry, Newry and Armagh, Strangford, and Upper Bann)
  24. ^ "Westminster election 1987". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [votes] 276,230 votes [vote %] 37.8% [% change] 10 MPs (North Belfast, South Belfast, East Antrim, South Antrim, Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Lagan Valley, East Londonderry, Strangford, and Upper Bann)
  25. ^ "Westminster election 1992". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [votes] 271,049 votes [vote %] 34.5% [seats] 9 MPs (North Belfast, South Belfast, East Antrim, South Antrim, Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Lagan Valley, East Londonderry, Strangford, and Upper Bann)
  26. ^ "1997 Westminster Elections". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [votes] 258,439 votes [vote %] 32.7% [seats] 10 MPs (North Belfast, South Belfast, East Antrim, South Antrim, Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Lagan Valley, East Londonderry, Strangford, West Tyrone, Upper Bann)
  27. ^ "2001 Westminster Elections". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [votes] 216,839 [vote %] 26.8% [seats] 6 MPs (South Belfast, East Antrim, South Antrim, North Down, Lagan Valley, and Upper Bann)
  28. ^ "2005 Westminster Elections". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [votes] 127,314 [votes %] 17.7% [seats] 1 MP (North Down)
  29. ^ "2010 Westminster Elections". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UCUNF [votes] 102,631 [votes %] 15.2%
  30. ^ "2015 Westminster Elections". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [votes] 114,935 [votes %] 16.0% [% change] +0.8% [seats] 2 MPs (South Antrim and Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
  31. ^ "2019 Westminster Elections". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [votes] 93,123 [votes %] 11.7% [% change] +1.4%
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  35. ^ "Northern Ireland Assembly Elections 1973". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP, anti-White Paper [votes] 76,094 votes [votes %] 10.5% [seats] 7 seats
  36. ^ "Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention Elections 1975". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP-UUUC [votes] 167,214 votes [vote %] 25.4% [vote change] +14.9% [seats] 19 seats [seat change] +10
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  51. ^ "Local Government Elections 1989". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [votes] 193,064 [vote %] 31.3% [seats] 194
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  61. ^ "CAIN: Politics: Elections: European Elections (NI) Thursday 7 June 1979". cain.ulster.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. John Taylor, Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) 68,185 (11.9%) Harry West, Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) 56,984 (10.0%)
  62. ^ "The 1979 European Election". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Transfers: Stage 6 The UUP's weaker candidate, West, was eliminated (Kilfedder again having a crucial margin of 3,400) and his votes were distributed between Taylor and Kilfedder as follows: 57,059.00 votes (86.6%) were transferred to his running-mate Taylor, taking him to 153,466.36 and over the quota
  63. ^ "The 1984 European Election". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Ulster Unionist Party (John Taylor MP MEP MANI) 147,169 (21.5%)
  64. ^ "CAIN: Politics: Elections: European Election (NI) Thursday 14 June 1984". cain.ulster.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. John Taylor, Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), was elected on the second count.
  65. ^ "The 1989 European Election". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Ulster Unionist Party (Jim Nicholson) 118,785 (22.2%)
  66. ^ "CAIN: Politics: Elections: European Election (NI) Thursday 15 June 1989". cain.ulster.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Jim Nicholson, Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), was elected on the second count.
  67. ^ "The 1994 European Election". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Ulster Unionist Party (Jim Nicholson MEP) 133,459 (23.8%)
  68. ^ "CAIN: Politics: Elections: European Election (NI) Thursday 9 June 1994". cain.ulster.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Jim Nicholson, Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), was elected on the second count.
  69. ^ "The 1999 European Election". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Ulster Unionist Party (Jim Nicholson MEP) 119,507 (17.6%)
  70. ^ "CAIN: Politics: Elections: European Election (NI) Thursday 10 June 1999". cain.ulster.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Jim Nicholson (Ulster Unionist Party) was elected on the third count.
  71. ^ "The 2004 European Election". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Jim Nicholson (UUP) 91,164 (16.6%) down 1.0%.
  72. ^ "CAIN: Politics: Elections: European Election (NI) Thursday 10 June 2004". cain.ulster.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Jim Nicholson (UUP) elected at the third stage.
  73. ^ "The 2009 European Election". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Jim Nicholson, Ulster Conservative and Unionist - 82,893 (17.1%)
  74. ^ "CAIN: Politics: Elections: European Election (NI) Thursday 4 June 2009". cain.ulster.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Jim Nicholson (UCUNF) and Diane Dodds (DUP) elected at the third stage; non-transferable votes 5,463.
  75. ^ "The 2014 European Election". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Jim Nicholson (UUP) 83,438 (13.3%, -3.8%) worst UUP euro result
  76. ^ "CAIN: Politics: Elections: European Election (NI) Thursday 22 May 2014". cain.ulster.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Jim Nicholson elected at the stage 8.
  77. ^ "The 2019 European Election". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Third Count - In a miserable result for the Ulster Unionist Party, Kennedy was the next to be eliminated, the first time this had happened for the UUP in a European Parliament election since 1979 (when they had two candidates).
  78. ^ "CAIN: Politics: Elections: European Election (NI) Thursday 23 May 2019". cain.ulster.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Danny Kennedy Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) [votes] 53,052 [votes %] 9.27

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