Belfast East
UK parliamentary constituency
Northern IrelandElectorate 72,917N05000001
Latest result
2024 General Election — Democratic Unionist Party held the seat with 46.6% of the vote, majority of 2,676.
Turnout: 42,706
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2024 General Election →
Turnout 42,706| ●Democratic Unionist Party | 19,894 | 46.6% |
| Alliance | 17,218 | 40.3% |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 1,918 | 4.5% |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 1,818 | 4.3% |
| Green Party Northern Ireland | 1,077 | 2.5% |
| Social Democratic & Labour Party | 619 | 1.4% |
| Independent | 162 | 0.4% |
Most-signed petitions in Belfast East
Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.
- Do not introduce Digital ID cards4,628 local · 2,984,191 total
- Call a General Election2,975 local · 3,084,713 total
- Call an immediate general election1,040 local · 1,059,229 total
- Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants1,032 local · 720,772 total
- Repeal the Online Safety Act968 local · 550,136 total
- Protect Northern Ireland Veterans from Prosecutions847 local · 209,956 total
- Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers778 local · 427,447 total
- Urgently fulfil humanitarian obligations to Gaza569 local · 198,966 total
- Shut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there494 local · 257,442 total
- Keep the 5-Year ILR pathway for existing Skilled Worker visa holders425 local · 188,125 total
- Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data414 local · 260,974 total
- Cancel the clinical trial into puberty blockers & safeguard vulnerable children413 local · 150,424 total
- Keep 5-Year ILR and Restrict Access to Benefits for New ILR Holders349 local · 244,450 total
- Prohibit publishers irrevocably disabling video games they have already sold339 local · 189,887 total
- Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures316 local · 257,938 total
- Review possible penalties for social media posts, including the use of prison278 local · 191,591 total
- Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 263 local · 281,794 total
- Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!253 local · 229,772 total
- Appoint a Maternity Commissioner to improve maternity care for mums and babies253 local · 158,421 total
- Make all forms of 'geo-engineering' affecting the environment illegal235 local · 160,631 total
About Belfast East
Belfast East is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in Northern Ireland and has a registered electorate of 72,917 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.
Sources: UK Parliament Members API, ONS Open Geography Portal, petition.parliament.uk. Parliament ID: 4421.
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