UK general elections › 2010 › Belfast South
Belfast South — 2010
Alasdair McDonnell (Social Democratic & Labour Party) was elected with 14,026 votes— 41.0% of 34,186 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.
Result · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 41.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −9.0 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 34,186
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes. | Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alasdair McDonnell | Social Democratic & Labour Party | 14,026 | 41.0% | −9.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jimmy Spratt | Democratic Unionist Party | 8,100 | 23.7% | — | |
| 3 | Paula Bradshaw | Independent | 5,910 | 17.3% | — | |
| 4 | Anna Lo | Alliance | 5,114 | 15.0% | — | |
| 5 | Adam McGibbon | Green Party Northern Ireland | 1,036 | 3.0% | — |
Source data: UK Parliament psephology database, retrieved
2026-05-19, generated
2026-05-19
(Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl-psephology@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.