Lagan Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

For other constituencies of the same name, see Lagan (disambiguation).

Lagan Valley
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Location within Northern Ireland
District
Major settlementsLisburn
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentSorcha Eastwood (Alliance)
Seats1
Created from

Lagan Valley is a Northern Ireland parliamentary constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom covering the area of the Lagan Valley including the south part of County Antrim and the north-west part of County Down.

Its MP since the 2024 general election is Sorcha Eastwood of the Alliance Party.[2] This was the first time since its creation it did not elect a unionist MP.

Boundaries

The seat was created in 1983, as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from parts of South Antrim and North Down in the area of the River Lagan. In their original proposals, in January 1980, the boundary commission proposed calling it "Lagan". In further revisions in 1995 it lost some areas to both Belfast West and Strangford.

1983–1997 The district of Lisburn, and in the borough of Castlereagh the ward of Carryduff.[3]
1997–2010 In the district of Lisburn, the wards of Ballinderry, Ballymacash, Ballymacbrennan, Ballymacoss, Blaris, Derryaghy, Dromara, Drumbo, Dunmurry, Glenavy, Harmony Hill, Hilden, Hillhall, Hillsborough, Knockmore, Lagan Valley, Lambeg, Lisnagarvey, Maghaberry, Magheralave, Maze, Moira, Old Warren, Seymour Hill, Tonagh, and Wallace Park;

and in the district of Banbridge, the wards of Dromore North, Dromore South, Gransha, and Quilly.[4]

2010–2024 In the district of Banbridge, the wards of Dromore North, Dromore South, Gransha, and Quilly and the Ballynahatty and Edenderry parts of the Belvoir ward of the City of Belfast; and

in the city of Lisburn, the wards of Ballinderry, Ballymacash, Ballymacbrennan, Ballymacoss, Blaris, Dromara, Drumbo, Harmony Hill, Hilden, Hillhall, Hillsborough, Knockmore, Lagan Valley, Lambeg, Lisnagarvey, Maghaberry, Magheralave, Maze, Moira, Old Warren, Seymour Hill, Tonagh, Wallace Park, and that part of Derryaghy ward lying to the south and east of the Derryaghy and Lagmore townland boundary.[5]

2024– In the district of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, the wards of Aghagallon, the part of the Donaghcloney ward to the east of the western boundary of the 2010–2024 Lagan Valley constituency, Dromore, the part of the Gransha ward to the north of the southern boundary of the 2010–2024 Lagan Valley constituency, Magheralin, and Quilly; and

in the district of Lisburn and Castlereagh, the wards of Ballinderry, Ballymacash, Ballymacbrennan, Ballymacoss, Blaris, Dromara, Harmony Hill, Hilden, Hillhall, Hillsborough, Knockmore, Lagan, Lagan Valley, Lambeg, Lisnagarvey, Maghaberry, Magheralave, Maze, Moira, Old Warren, Ravernet, Wallace Park, and White Mountain.[6]

Members of Parliament

MPs from Lagan Valley have included two party leaders: James Molyneaux, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party from 1979 to 1995 (having represented South Antrim from 1970 to 1979), and Jeffrey Donaldson, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party from 2021 to 2024, when he resigned as party leader and was suspended as a party member.[7]

Election MP[8] Party
1983 James Molyneaux[a] UUP
1986 b
1987
1992
1997 Jeffrey Donaldson[b] UUP
2001
2004 DUP
2005
2010
2015
2017
2019
2024 Ind. Unionist[9]
2024 Sorcha Eastwood Alliance
  1. ^ Knighted in 1996.
  2. ^ Knighted in 2016.

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

2024 general election: Lagan Valley[10][11][12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Sorcha Eastwood 18,618 37.9 +10.8
DUP Jonathan Buckley 15,659 31.9 −11.5
UUP Robbie Butler 11,157 22.7 +4.2
TUV Lorna Smyth 2,186 4.5 New
SDLP Simon Lee 1,028 2.1 −2.0
Green (NI) Patricia Denvir 433 0.9 New
Majority 2,959 6.0 N/A
Turnout 49,081 60.0 −0.2
Registered electors 82,201
Alliance gain from DUP Swing +11.15

Elections in the 2010s

2019 general election: Lagan Valley[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DUP Jeffrey Donaldson 19,586 43.1 −16.5
Alliance Sorcha Eastwood 13,087 28.8 +17.7
UUP Robbie Butler 8,606 19.0 +2.2
SDLP Ally Haydock 1,758 3.9 −3.6
Sinn Féin Gary McCleave 1,098 2.4 −1.1
NI Conservatives Gary Hynds 955 2.1 +1.1
UKIP Alan Love 315 0.7 New
Majority 6,499 14.3 −28.5
Turnout 45,405 60.0 −2.2
Registered electors 75,675
DUP hold Swing −17.1

This seat saw a swing towards the Alliance Party of over 17%, and the largest decrease in vote share for the DUP at the 2019 general election.[15]

2017 general election: Lagan Valley[16][17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DUP Jeffrey Donaldson 26,762 59.6 +11.7
UUP Robbie Butler 7,533 16.8 +1.6
Alliance Aaron McIntyre 4,996 11.1 −2.8
SDLP Pat Catney 3,384 7.5 +1.2
Sinn Féin Jacqui Russell 1,567 3.5 +0.6
NI Conservatives Ian Nickels 462 1.0 −0.6
Independent Jonny Orr 222 0.5 −1.4
Majority 19,229 42.8 +10.1
Turnout 45,044 62.2 +6.3
Registered electors 72,380
DUP hold Swing +5.1
2015 general election: Lagan Valley[19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DUP Jeffrey Donaldson 19,055 47.9 −1.9
UUP Alexander Redpath 6,055 15.2 −5.9
Alliance Trevor Lunn 5,544 13.9 +2.5
SDLP Pat Catney 2,500 6.3 +1.3
UKIP Alan Love 2,200 5.5 New
TUV Samuel Morrison 1,887 4.7 −3.9
Sinn Féin Jacqui McGeough 1,144 2.9 −1.1
Independent Jonny Orr 756 1.9 New
NI Conservatives Helen Osborne 654 1.6 New
Majority 13,000 32.7 +4.0
Turnout 39,795 55.9 −0.1
Registered electors 71,152
DUP hold Swing +2.0
2010 general election: Lagan Valley[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DUP Jeffrey Donaldson 18,199 49.8 −8.5
UCU-NF Daphne Trimble 7,713 21.1 −1.8
Alliance Trevor Lunn 4,174 11.4 +0.5
TUV Keith Harbinson 3,154 8.6 +8.6
SDLP Brian Heading 1,835 5.0 −1.1
Sinn Féin Paul Butler 1,465 4.0 −3.5
Majority 10,486 28.7 −4.5
Turnout 36,540 56.0 −4.2
Registered electors 65,257
DUP hold Swing −3.4

Elections in the 2000s

2005 general election: Lagan Valley[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DUP Jeffrey Donaldson 23,289 54.7 +41.3
UUP Basil McCrea 9,172 21.5 −35.0
Alliance Seamus Close 4,316 10.1 −6.5
Sinn Féin Paul Butler 3,197 7.5 +1.6
SDLP Patricia Lewsley 2,598 6.1 −1.4
Majority 14,117 33.2 N/A
Turnout 42,572 60.2 −3.0
Registered electors 70,238
DUP gain from UUP Swing +38.1
2001 general election: Lagan Valley[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP Jeffrey Donaldson 25,966 56.5 +1.1
Alliance Seamus Close 7,624 16.6 −0.6
DUP Edwin Poots 6,164 13.4 −0.2
SDLP Patricia Lewsley 3,462 7.5 −0.3
Sinn Féin Paul Butler 2,725 5.9 +3.4
Majority 18,342 39.9 −1.7
Turnout 45,941 63.2 +1.1
Registered electors 72,671
UUP hold Swing +0.9

Elections in the 1990s

1997 general election: Lagan Valley[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP Jeffrey Donaldson 24,560 55.4 −5.4
Alliance Seamus Close 7,635 17.2 +4.5
DUP Edwin Poots 6,005 13.6 New
SDLP Dolores Kelly 3,436 7.8 −1.7
NI Conservatives Stuart E. Sexton 1,212 2.7 −6.3
Sinn Féin Sue Ramsey 1,110 2.5 +0.4
Workers' Party Frances McCarthy 203 0.5 −0.7
Natural Law Hugh Finlay 149 0.3 New
Majority 16,925 38.2 −9.9
Turnout 44,310 62.1 −5.2
Registered electors 71,341
UUP hold Swing −8.5
1992 general election: Lagan Valley[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP James Molyneaux 29,772 60.8 −9.2
Alliance Seamus Close 6,207 12.7 −1.1
SDLP Hugh Lewsley 4,626 9.5 +2.6
NI Conservatives Timothy R. Coleridge 4,423 9.0 New
Sinn Féin Patrick Joseph Rice 3,346 6.8 +0.4
Workers' Party Ann Marie Lowry 582 1.2 −1.7
Majority 23,565 48.1 −8.1
Turnout 48,956 67.3 +2.9
Registered electors 72,645
UUP hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

1987 general election: Lagan Valley[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP James Molyneaux 29,101 70.0 +10.8
Alliance Seamus Close 5,728 13.8 +2.5
SDLP Billy McDonnell 2,888 6.9 +0.5
Sinn Féin Patrick Joseph Rice 2,656 6.4 +2.1
Workers' Party John Lowry 1,215 2.9 +0.9
Majority 23,373 56.2 +13.8
Turnout 41,588 64.4 −3.2
Registered electors 64,873
UUP hold Swing
1986 Lagan Valley by-election[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP James Molyneaux 32,514 90.7 +31.5
Workers' Party John Lowry 3,328 9.3 +7.3
Majority 29,186 81.4 +39.0
Turnout 35,842 57.8 −9.8
Registered electors 63,244
UUP hold Swing
1983 general election: Lagan Valley[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UUP James Molyneaux 24,017 59.2
DUP William John Beattie 6,801 16.8
Alliance Seamus Close 4,593 11.3
SDLP Cormac Joseph Boomer 2,603 6.4
Sinn Féin Richard McAuley 1,751 4.3
Workers' Party Gerard Loughlin 809 2.0
Majority 17,216 42.4
Turnout 40,574 67.6
Registered electors 60,051
UUP win (new seat)

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