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West Belfast

Constituency breakdown

Name Belfast West
Electorate 62,685
Turnout 35,329
Percentage Turnout 56.36

Results

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  • 2015

Overall votes

Party Name Votes
SF Maskey, Paul 19,163
PBP Carroll, Gerry 6,798
SDLP Attwood, Alex 3,475
DUP McCoubrey, Frank 2,773
UUP Manwaring, Bill 1,088
Ukip Higginson, Brian 765
Other Catney, Gerard 636
WP Lowry, John 597
C Shea, Paul 34
Paul Maskey: “This was a vote against austerity, a vote against Tory cuts and all the cuts on welfare reform.” West Belfast: Paul Maskey wins ‘vote against austerity’

People Before Profit Alliance candidate comes second with 6,798 votes

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UK Labour leader Miliband resigns after defeat 1:27 UK Labour leader Miliband resigns after defeat
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