Constituencies in Northern Ireland
Constituency | Electorate (2003) | Electorate (2010) | 2010 Boundary changes |
---|---|---|---|
Belfast East | 60,129 | 60,050 | Minor alterations |
Belfast North | 63,193 | 66,825 | Minor alterations |
Belfast South | 58,225 | 60,726 | Minor alterations |
Belfast West | 55,025 | 60,520 | Minor alterations |
East Antrim | 56,125 | 61,253 | Addition of northern area |
East Londonderry | 60,494 | 64,546 | Minor alterations |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone | 64,345 | 68,979 | Unchanged |
Foyle | 60,823 | 67,810 | Minor changes |
Lagan Valley | 60,973 | 66,327 | Minor changes |
Mid Ulster | 60,119 | 65,655 | Unchanged |
Newry and Armagh | 68,730 | 75,856 | Unchanged |
North Antrim | 72,814 | 74,094 | Antrim Glens transferred to East Antrim |
North Down | 57,435 | 61,615 | Unchanged |
South Antrim | 56,594 | 64,254 | Minor alterations |
South Down | 64,530 | 72,092 | Minor alterations |
Strangford | 57,463 | 61,566 | Minor alterations |
Upper Bann | 68,806 | 76,209 | Little change |
West Tyrone | 57,847 | 62,258 | No Change |
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