We have put together details of the key manifesto points of each major political party in Northern Ireland
Voters in Northern Ireland will head to the polls on July 4 to cast their ballot in the UK General Election 2024. The election will decide which politicians will represent the region in Westminster.
Alliance Party The Alliance Party is a liberal and centrist political party, and is currently the third largest party in Northern Ireland. The party is fielding candidates in 16 out of 18 constituencies, and this will be Gavin Robinson's first election as leader. The party is running 14 candidates, standing aside in East Belfast, North Down and Strangford where Alliance is challenging unionists, as well as South Belfast where the SDLP is hoping to return to the green benches.
When it comes to the main policies in the party's manifesto, the health service is front and centre, with waiting times, recruitment, and budget cuts at the forefront. The manifesto raises the importance of staffing and how vital they are to make the health service work. Key policies in the party's manifesto include transforming the health service and reforming the Stormont institutions. Additionally, the SDLP are calling for the Legacy Act to be repealed, as well as further environmental protection, and improving Northern Ireland's financial settlement.
Green Party The Green Party has origins in the labour and peace movements of the 1970s and early 1980s.
Northern Ireland Politics 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) South Down
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