Sinn Fein could become the largest party in Northern Ireland by retaining the seven seats it already holds, if the DUP drops down from the eight seats it won in 2019
Counting is under way in the General Election in Northern Ireland after voting closed with a number of constituency battles too close to call.
While there has been no official figures released on voter turnout in the region so far, several polling stations reported brisk business. Northern Ireland’s political leaders cast their votes earlier on Thursday.Read more: Live results tracker and map as exit poll released Such a result for the pro-Irish unity party would be bound to intensify the debate around the region’s constitutional future.
How many MPs does Northern Ireland have? There are 18 constituencies in Northern Ireland, with one MP elected to each. The list of constituencies is as follows:
DUP SDLP Ian Paisley Jr Jeffrey Donaldson Jim Shannon Paul Maskey Sammy Wilson Antrim North Down South Down Lagan Valley (Constituency) Foyle (Constituency) Strangford (Constituency) North Antrim (Constituency) Belfast West (Constituency) Mid Ulster (Constituency) Newry And Armagh (Constituency) East Londonderry (Constituency) Belfast South And Mid Down (Constituency) West Tyrone (Constituency) South Antrim (Constituency) East Antrim (Constituency) Belfast East (Constituency) Fermanagh And South Tyrone (Constituency) Belfast North (Constituency) North Down (Constituency) Upper Bann (Constituency)
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