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Result: South Belfast
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic & Labour Party |  |
32.3% |
| Democratic Unionist Party |  |
28.4% |
| Ulster Unionist Party |  |
22.7% |
| Swing: 13.4% from SDLP to DUP | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Alasdair McDonnell | Social Democratic & Labour Party | 10,339 | 32.3 | +1.7 |
| Jimmy Spratt | Democratic Unionist Party | 9,104 | 28.4 | +28.4 |
| Michael McGimpsey | Ulster Unionist Party | 7,263 | 22.7 | -22.1 |
| Alex Maskey | Sinn Fein | 2,882 | 9.0 | +1.4 |
| Geraldine Rice | Alliance Party | 2,012 | 6.3 | +0.9 |
| Lynda Gilby | Vote for Yourself Rainbow Dream Ticket | 235 | 0.7 | +0.4 |
| Paddy Lynn | Workers Party | 193 | 0.6 | +0.1 |
| Majority | 1,235 | 3.9 | ||
| Turnout | 32,028 | 60.8 | -3.1 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTHERN IRELAND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR SOUTH BELFAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| UUP |  |
44.8% |
| SDLP |  |
30.6% |
| NIWC |  |
7.8% |
| Others |  |
16.8% |
