Electoral history of the Ulster Unionist Party

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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]

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Westminster

Election House of Commons Share of votesSeats+/-
1922 [6] 32nd51.9%
11 / 13
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1923 [7] 33rd48.4%
11 / 13
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1924 [8] 34th86.9%
13 / 13
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1929 [9] 35th69.5%
11 / 13
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1931 [10] 36th53.0%
11 / 13
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1935 [11] 37th64.9%
11 / 13
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1945 [12] 38th54.6%
9 / 13
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1950 [13] 39th62.8%
10 / 12
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1951 [14] 40th59.4%
9 / 12
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1955 [15] 41st68.5%
10 / 12
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1959 [16] 42nd77.2%
12 / 12
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1964 [17] 43rd63.2%
12 / 12
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1966 [18] 44th61.8%
9 / 12
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1970 [19] 45th54.2%
8 / 12
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1974 (Feb) [20] 46th32.3%
7 / 12
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1974 (Oct) [21] 47th36.5%
6 / 12
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1979 [22] 48th36.6%
5 / 12
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1983 [23] 49th34.0%
11 / 17
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1987 [24] 50th37.8%
9 / 17
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1992 [25] 51st34.5%
9 / 17
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1997 [26] 52nd32.7%
10 / 18
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2001 [27] 53rd26.7%
6 / 18
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2005 [28] 54th17.7%
1 / 18
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2010 [29] 55th15.2%
0 / 18
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2015 [30] 56th16.0%
2 / 18
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2017 [4] 57th10.5%
0 / 18
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2019 [31] 58th11.7%
0 / 18
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Stormont

ElectionBodyFirst Preference VoteVote %Seats+/-
1921 [32] 1st Parliament 343,34766.9%
40 / 52
1925 [32] 2nd Parliament 211,66255.0%
32 / 52
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1929 [32] 3rd Parliament 148,57950.8%
37 / 52
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1933 [32] 4th Parliament 73,79143.5%
36 / 52
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1938 [32] 5th Parliament 187,68456.8%
39 / 52
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1945 [32] 6th Parliament 180,34250.4%
33 / 52
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1949 [32] 7th Parliament 237,41162.7%
37 / 52
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1953 [32] 8th Parliament 125,37948.6%
38 / 52
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1958 [32] 9th Parliament 106,17744.0%
37 / 52
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1962 [32] 10th Parliament 147,62948.8%
34 / 52
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1965 [32] 11th Parliament 191,89659.1%
36 / 52
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1969 [32] 12th Parliament 269,50148.2%
36 / 52
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1973 [33] [34] 1973 Assembly 258,79035.8%
31 / 78
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1975 [35] Constitutional Convention 167,21425.4%
19 / 78
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1982 [36] 1982 Assembly 188,27729.7%
26 / 78
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1996 [37] Forum 181,82924.2%
30 / 110
1998 [38] 1st Assembly 172,22521.3%
28 / 108
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2003 [39] 2nd Assembly 156,93122.7%
27 / 108
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2007 [40] 3rd Assembly 103,14514.9%
18 / 108
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2011 [41] 4th Assembly 87,53113.2%
16 / 108
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2016 [42] 5th Assembly 87,30212.6%
16 / 108
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2017 [43] 6th Assembly 103,31412.9%
10 / 90
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2022 [44] 7th Assembly 96,39011.2%
9 / 90
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Local government

ElectionFirst Preference VoteVote %Seats
1973 [45] 255,18717.0%
194 / 517
1977 [46] 166,97130.0%
176 / 526
1981 [47] 175,96526.4%
151 / 526
1985 [48] [49] 188,49729.5%
189 / 565
1989 [50] 193,06431.3%
194 / 565
1993 [51] 184,08229.0%
197 / 582
1997 [52] 175,03628.0%
185 / 575
2001 [53] 181,33623.0%
154 / 582
2005 [54] 126,31718.0%
115 / 582
2011 [55] 100,64315.2%
99 / 583
2014 [5] 101,38516.1%
88 / 462
2019 [56] 95,32014.1%
75 / 462
2023 [57] [58] [59] 81,28210.9%
54 / 462

European Parliament

ElectionFirst Preference VoteVote %Seats
1979 [60] [61] 125,16921.9%
1 / 3
1984 [62] [63] 147,16921.5%
1 / 3
1989 [64] [65] 118,78522.2%
1 / 3
1994 [66] [67] 133,45923.8%
1 / 3
1999 [68] [69] 119,50717.6%
1 / 3
2004 [70] [71] 91,16416.6%
1 / 3
2009 [72] [73] 82,89317.1%
1 / 3
2014 [74] [75] 83,43813.3%
1 / 3
2019 [76] [77] 53,0529.3%
0 / 3

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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.
  4. 1 2 "2017 Westminster Elections". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [votes] 83,280 [vote %] 10.3% [% change] -5.7%
  5. 1 2 "The 2014 Local Government Elections in Northern Ireland". ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Ulster Unionist Party [2014 seats] 88 [2014 Votes] 101,386 [(Total) Votes] 16.1 [Votes (%ge)] [Notional Seats 2011] 77 [Notional Change] +11 [%ge change] +1.1%
  6. ↑ "1922 Westminster Elections". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Unionist [votes] 107,972 [vote%] 51.9% [seats] 11 MPs (Antrim (2 seats), Armagh, East Belfast, North Belfast, South Belfast, West Belfast, Down (2 Seats), Londonderry and Queens University
  7. ↑ "1923 Westminster Elections". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Unionist [votes] 117,161 [votes %] 48.4% [seats] 11 MPs (Antrim (2 seats), Armagh, East Belfast, North Belfast, South Belfast, West Belfast, Down (2 Seats), Londonderry and Queens University.
  8. ↑ "1924 Westminster Elections". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Unionist [votes] 451,278 [votes %] 86.9% [seats] 13 MPs (Antrim (2 seats), Armagh, East Belfast, North Belfast, South Belfast, West Belfast, Down (2 Seats), Fermanagh & Tyrone (2 seats), Londonderry and Queens University.
  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%
  32. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results". election.demon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  33. ↑ "Northern Ireland Assembly Elections 1973". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP, pro-White Paper [votes] 182,696 votes [votes %] 25.3% [seats] 24 seats
  34. ↑ "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
  35. ↑ "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
  36. ↑ "Northern Ireland Assembly Elections 1982". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [votes] 188,277 votes [votes %] 29.7% [% change] +3.9% [seats] 26 seats [seat change] +7
  37. ↑ "The 1996 Forum Elections". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [votes] 181,829 votes [vote %] 24.17% [seats] 28 + 2 = 30 seats
  38. ↑ "Northern Ireland Assembly Elections 1998". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [votes] 172,225 votes [votes %] 21.25% [seats] 28 seats
  39. ↑ "Northern Ireland Assembly Elections 2003". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [votes] 156931 [votes %] 22.7% [% change] +1.4% [seats] 27 seats [seat change] -1
  40. ↑ "Northern Ireland Assembly Elections 2007". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [votes] 103145 [votes %] 14.9% [% change] -7.7% [seats] 18 seats [seats change] -9
  41. ↑ "Northern Ireland Assembly Elections 2011". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Ulster Unionist Party [votes] 87,531 [%] 13.2% [change %] -1.70% [seats] 16 seats [seat change] -2
  42. ↑ "Northern Ireland Assembly Elections 2016". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Ulster Unionist Party [votes] 87,302 [votes %] 12.6% [% change] (-0.6%) [seats] 16 seats [seat change] -
  43. ↑ "Northern Ireland Assembly Elections 2017". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Ulster Unionist Party [votes] 103,314 [votes %] 12.9% [% change] (+0.3%) [seats] 10 seats [seat change] (-6)
  44. ↑ "Northern Ireland Assembly Elections 2022". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Ulster Unionist Party [votes] 96,390 [votes %] 11.2% [% change] (-1.7%) [seats] 9 seats [seat change] (-1)
  45. ↑ "Local Government Elections 1973". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [votes] 255187 [vote %] 17.0% [seats] 194
  46. ↑ "Local Government Elections 1977". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [votes] 166971 [vote %] 30.0% [seats] 176
  47. ↑ "Local Government Elections 1981". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [votes] 175965 [vote %] 26.4% [seats] 151
  48. ↑ "S/2008/000216: Local Government Election Results 1985". eoni.org.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  49. ↑ "CAIN: Politics: Elections: Local Government Election (NI) Wednesday 15 May 1985". cain.ulster.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) 188,497 (29.5%)
  50. ↑ "Local Government Elections 1989". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [votes] 193,064 [vote %] 31.3% [seats] 194
  51. ↑ "Local Government Elections 1993". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [votes] 184082 [vote %] 29% [seats] 197 cllrs
  52. ↑ "Local Government Elections 1997". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [votes] 175,036 [vote %] 28% [seats] 185 cllrs
  53. ↑ "Local Government Elections 2001". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [votes] 181336 [vote %] 23% [seats] 154 cllrs
  54. ↑ "Local Government Elections 2005". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [votes] 126,317 [vote %] 18% [seats] 115 cllrs
  55. ↑ "Local Government Elections 2011". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Ulster Unionist Party [seats] 99 [seat change] -16 [votes] 100,643 [vote %] 15.2% [vote change] -2.7%
  56. ↑ "Local Government Elections 2019". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Ulster Unionist Party [2019 seats] 75 [2019 votes] 95,350 [2019 vote %] 14.1% [2014 seats] 88 [2014 seat change] -13 [2014 seat % change] -2.0%
  57. ↑ "Local Council Elections 2023". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. UUP [2023 seats] 54 [2019 seats] 75 [seat change] ⬇ 21
  58. ↑ "CBP-9798.pdf" (PDF). researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Ulster Unionist Party [vote % ] 10.9% [2023 vote % change] -3.2% [seats] 54 [seat change] -21
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  60. ↑ "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%)
  61. ↑ "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
  62. ↑ "The 1984 European Election". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Ulster Unionist Party (John Taylor MP MEP MANI) 147,169 (21.5%)
  63. ↑ "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.
  64. ↑ "The 1989 European Election". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Ulster Unionist Party (Jim Nicholson) 118,785 (22.2%)
  65. ↑ "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.
  66. ↑ "The 1994 European Election". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Ulster Unionist Party (Jim Nicholson MEP) 133,459 (23.8%)
  67. ↑ "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.
  68. ↑ "The 1999 European Election". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Ulster Unionist Party (Jim Nicholson MEP) 119,507 (17.6%)
  69. ↑ "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.
  70. ↑ "The 2004 European Election". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Jim Nicholson (UUP) 91,164 (16.6%) down 1.0%.
  71. ↑ "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.
  72. ↑ "The 2009 European Election". www.ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024. Jim Nicholson, Ulster Conservative and Unionist - 82,893 (17.1%)
  73. ↑ "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.
  74. ↑ "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
  75. ↑ "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.
  76. ↑ "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).
  77. ↑ "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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