Gerry Carroll

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Gerry Carroll
MLA
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Carroll in 2016
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Belfast West
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 May 2016
Sinn Féin Paul Maskey 21,009 52.9 +4.4
People Before Profit Gerry Carroll5,04812.7−1.4
SDLP Paul Doherty4,31810.9+3.5
DUP Frank McCoubrey 4,30410.8−7.4
TUV Ann McClure2,0105.1New
Alliance Eóin Millar1,0772.7−4.4
Aontú Gerard Herdman9042.3−1.4
UUP Ben Sharkey4611.2+0.3
Green (NI) Ash Jones4511.1New
Independent Tony Mallon1610.4New
Majority15,96140.2
Turnout 53.0−6.9
Registered electors 75,346
Sinn Féin hold Swing Increase2.svg 2.9

2019 UK general election

General election 2019: Belfast West [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Sinn Féin Paul Maskey 20,866 53.8 −12.9
People Before Profit Gerry Carroll 6,19416.0+5.8
DUP Frank McCoubrey 5,22013.5+0.1
SDLP Paul Doherty2,9857.7+0.7
Alliance Donnamarie Higgins1,8824.9+3.0
Aontú Monica Digney1,6354.2New
Majority14,67237.8−15.6
Turnout 38,78259.1−6.3
Registered electors 65,621
Sinn Féin hold Swing

2017 UK general election

General election 2017: Belfast West [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Sinn Féin Paul Maskey 27,107 66.7 +12.5
DUP Frank McCoubrey 5,45513.4+5.6
People Before Profit Gerry Carroll 4,13210.2−9.0
SDLP Tim Attwood2,8607.0−2.8
Alliance Sorcha Eastwood7311.9+0.1
Workers' Party Conor Campbell3480.9−0.8
Majority21,65253.4+18.4
Turnout 40,83065.4+9.1
Registered electors 62,423
Sinn Féin hold Swing +12.5

2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election

2017 Assembly election: Belfast West - 5 seats [13]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
Sinn Féin Órlaithí Flynn 17.16,918
People Before Profit Gerry Carroll 12.24,9036,514 8,252
Sinn Féin Alex Maskey 15.76,3466,451 7,036
Sinn Féin Fra McCann 15.46,2016,314 6,636 7,067
Sinn Féin Pat Sheehan 13.55,4665,515 5,739 5,903
DUP Frank McCoubrey 10.14,0634,372 4,490 4,521
SDLP Alex Attwood 8.63,4524,019
People Before Profit Michael Collins2.71,096
Alliance Sorcha Eastwood1.9747
UUP Fred Rogers1.2486
Workers' Party Conor Campbell1.0415
Green (NI) Ellen Murray0.6251
Electorate: 61,309  Valid: 40,344  Spoilt: 586 (1.43%)  Quota: 6,725  Turnout: 40,930 (66.76%)  

    2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election

    2016 Assembly election: Belfast West - 6 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    People Before Profit Gerry Carroll 22.98,299
    Sinn Féin Alex Maskey 13.14,7695,360.80
    Sinn Féin Pat Sheehan 9.73,5163,761.08 3,829.20 6,393.20
    Sinn Féin Fra McCann 11.14,0284,283.20 4,479.48 4,756.68 5,891.73
    Sinn Féin Jennifer McCann 12.14,3864,648.68 4,755.04 4,988.88 5,044.81 5,750.11
    SDLP Alex Attwood 7.32,6473,407.76 4,161.36 4,234.52 4,242.98 4,245.38 4,299.08 4,430.20
    DUP Frank McCoubrey 10.43,7663,780.52 4,332.28 4,336.28 4,337.69 4,337.69 4,337.69 4,341.21
    Sinn Féin Rosie McCorley 8.43,0533,244.40 3,303.24
    Workers' Party Conor Campbell1.5532766.54
    Green (NI) Ellen Murray0.9327705.84
    UUP Gareth Martin1.8654668.96
    Alliance Jemima Higgins0.8291427.40
    Electorate: 63,993  Valid: 36,268  Spoilt: 722 (1.95%)  Quota: 5,182  Turnout: 56.70  

      2015 UK general election

      General election 2015: Belfast West [14] [15] [16] [17]
      PartyCandidateVotes%±%
      Sinn Féin Paul Maskey 19,163 54.2 −16.9
      People Before Profit Gerry Carroll 6,79819.2N/A
      SDLP Alex Attwood 3,4759.8−6.6
      DUP Frank McCoubrey 2,7737.8+0.2
      UUP Bill Manwaring1,0883.10.0
      UKIP Brian Higginson7652.2New
      Alliance Gerard Catney6361.8−0.1
      Workers' Party John Lowry 5971.7New
      NI Conservatives Paul Shea340.1New
      Majority12,36535.0−19.7
      Turnout 35,32956.3+2.3
      Registered electors 62,697
      Sinn Féin hold Swing −14.0

      2014 Belfast City Council election

      2014 Belfast City Council election - Black Mountain - 7 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Sinn Féin Steven Corr*12.86%1,793      
      Sinn Féin Janice Austin*†12.80%1,784      
      People Before Profit Gerry Carroll †12.13%1,6911,789     
      Sinn Féin Emma Groves*11.68%1,6281,637 1,757    
      Sinn Féin Arder Carson*10.82%1,5091,527 1,628 1,629.68 1,634.18 1,636.12 1,641.44
      SDLP Tim Attwood*9.02%1,2581,452 1,596 1,597.18 1,631.68 1,632.72 1,634.26
      Sinn Féin Ciarán Beattie*9.61%1,3401,369 1,472 1,501.46 1,504.46 1,534.22 1,538.14
      Sinn Féin Caoimhín Mhic Giolla Mhin*10.24%1,4281,450 1,521 1,522.30 1,526.05 1,527.19 1,529.71
      éirígí Pádraic MacCoitir7.36%1,0261,040      
      Workers' Party Joanne Lowry1.14%159      
      SDLP Gerard McDonald0.95%133      
      Alliance Lauren Gray0.79%110      
      NI21 Chris Valente0.60%83      
      Electorate: 25,146  Valid: 13,942 (55.44%)  Spoilt: 369  Quota: 1,743  Turnout: 14,311 (56.91%)  

        2011 UK by-election

        2011 Belfast West by-election [18] [19]
        PartyCandidateVotes%±%
        Sinn Féin Paul Maskey 16,211 70.6 −0.5
        SDLP Alex Attwood 3,08813.5−2.9
        People Before Profit Gerry Carroll1,7517.6New
        DUP Brian Kingston1,3936.1−1.5
        UUP Bill Manwaring3861.7−1.4
        Alliance Aaron McIntyre1220.5−1.4
        Majority13,12357.1+2.4
        Turnout 22,95137.5−16.5
        Registered electors 61,441
        Sinn Féin hold Swing +1.2

        2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election

        2011 Assembly election: [20] Belfast West - 6 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567891011
        Sinn Féin Paul Maskey 15.45,343
        Sinn Féin Jennifer McCann 15.15,239
        Sinn Féin Fra McCann 12.94,4814,587.96 4,604.96 4,613.08 4,645.50 4,682.60 4,735.84 4,837.22 4,838.34 5,167.34
        SDLP Alex Attwood 10.93,7653,776.69 3,780.09 3,787.09 3,890.45 3,939.62 4,083.74 4,719.58 4,780.65 5,151.65
        Sinn Féin Sue Ramsey 11.94,1164,340.28 4,350.88 4,358.19 4,377.40 4,394.47 4,407.47 4,423.94 4,433.99 4,683.90 4,823.06
        Sinn Féin Pat Sheehan 10.83,7233,737.35 3,960.50 3,971.78 3,996.39 4,016.61 4,029.73 4,051.85 4,054.90 4,249.77 4,327.19
        DUP Brian Kingston 7.52,5872,587.28 2,587.33 2,587.33 2,600.45 2,604.45 2,607.45 2,617.57 3,834.57 3,866.57 3,866.57
        People Before Profit Gerry Carroll 4.81,6611,664.85 1,665.85 1,701.85 1,732.85 1,853.97 1,939.09 1,977.31 1,999.31
        UUP Bill Manwaring4.21,4711,471.21 1,471.36 1,473.36 1,503.41 1,512.41 1,517.41 1,526.41
        SDLP Colin Keenan2.3802803.26 804.41 807.41 853.58 878.63 981.82
        Workers' Party John Lowry 1.7586586.63 587.03 590.10 607.24 644.38
        Socialist Party Pat Lawlor1.1384384.42 384.92 399.92 408.92
        Alliance Dan McGuinness1.1365367.66 368.76 370.76
        Independent Brian Pelan0.4122122.77 122.92
        Electorate: 61,520  Valid: 34,645  Spoilt: 973  Quota: 4,950  Turnout: 35,618 (57.9%)  

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