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Historical verified result · N05000018

West Tyrone general election result, 2024.

Órfhlaith Begley (Sinn Féin) won West Tyrone in the 2024 UK general election by 15,917 votes over Tom Buchanan (Democratic Unionist Party).

Direct answer

Órfhlaith Begley was elected.

Órfhlaith Begley received 22,711 votes (51.98%). Tom Buchanan received 6,794 votes (15.55%).

Winning party
Sinn Féin
Runner-up party
Democratic Unionist Party
Winning majority
15,917
Turnout
58.83%
Valid votes
43,695
Electorate
74,269
Complete candidate result

All 8 candidates.

PlaceCandidatePartyVotesShare
1Órfhlaith Begley ↗ElectedSinn Féin22,71151.98%
2Tom BuchananDemocratic Unionist Party6,79415.55%
3Daniel McCrossanSocial Democratic & Labour Party5,82113.32%
4Matthew BellUlster Unionist Party2,6836.14%
5Stevan PattersonTraditional Unionist Voice2,5305.79%
6Stephen DonnellyAlliance2,2875.23%
7Leza HoustonAontú7781.78%
8Stephen LynchConservative910.21%
Permanent constituency record

West Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Electionpedia ID
eop-result-uk-2024-commons-n05000018
Official constituency code
N05000018
Region
Northern Ireland
Nation
Northern Ireland
Polling date
4 July 2024
Result summary
SF hold
Invalid ballots
262
Coverage boundary

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