Belfast South
Northern Ireland Assembly
Parliamentary constituency
South Belfast shown within Northern Ireland
Current constituency
Created1973
Seats6 (1998–2016)
5 (2017–)
MLAs
  •   Paula Bradshaw (APNI)
  •   Deirdre Hargey (SF)
  •   Kate Nicholl (APNI)
  •   Matthew O'Toole (SDLP)
  •   Edwin Poots (DUP)
City councilBelfast City Council
Boundaries

Belfast South (Irish: Béal Feirste Theas, Ulster Scots: Bilfawst Sooth) is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973. It usually shares boundaries with the Belfast South UK Parliament constituency, however the boundaries of the two constituencies were slightly different from 1983 to 1986 and 2010–2011 as the Assembly boundaries had not caught up with Parliamentary boundary changes and from 1996 to 1997 when members of the Northern Ireland Forum had been elected from the newly drawn Parliamentary constituencies but the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected in 1992 under the 1983–95 constituency boundaries, was still in session.

Members were then elected from the constituency to the 1975 Constitutional Convention, the 1982 Assembly, the 1996 Forum and then to the current Assembly from 1998.

The constituency is formed from the Belfast City Council districts of Balmoral and Botanic as well as one ward from Titanic and a number of wards from Lisnasharragh and Lisburn and Castlereagh. For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Belfast South (UK Parliament constituency).

Members

Election MLA
(party)		 MLA
(party)		 MLA
(party)		 MLA
(party)		 MLA
(party)		 MLA
(party)
1973 Basil Glass
(Alliance Party)		 Basil McIvor
(UUP)		 Reginald Magee
(UUP)		 Herbert Kirk
(UUP)		 Nelson Elder
(UUP)		 Edward Burns
(DUP)
1975 Jim Hendron
(Alliance)		 Jeremy Burchill
(UUP)		 Martin Smyth
(UUP)		 David Trimble
(Vanguard)
1982 David Cook
(Alliance Party)		 Edgar Graham
(UUP)		 Jim Kirkpatrick
(UUP)		 5 seats
1982–1998		 Raymond McCrea
(DUP)
1984
by-election		 Frank Millar Jr
(UUP)
1996 Steve McBride
(Alliance Party)		 Alasdair McDonnell
(SDLP)		 Jim Clarke
(UUP)		 Bob Stoker
(UUP)		 Joan Parkes
(DUP)
1998 Monica McWilliams
(NI Women's Coalition)		 Carmel Hanna
(SDLP)		 Esmond Birnie
(UUP)		 Michael McGimpsey
(UUP)		 Mark Robinson
(DUP)
2003 Alex Maskey
(Sinn Féin)
2007 Anna Lo
(Alliance Party)		 Jimmy Spratt
(DUP)
January 2010
co-option		 Conall McDevitt
(SDLP)
2011
September 2013
co-option		 Fearghal McKinney
(SDLP)
October 2014
co-option		 Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
(Sinn Féin)
June 2015
co-option		 Claire Hanna
(SDLP)
September 2015
co-option		 Emma Little-Pengelly
(DUP)
2016 Clare Bailey
(Green (NI))		 Paula Bradshaw
(Alliance Party)		 Christopher Stalford
(DUP)
2017 5 seats
2017–present
January 2020
co-option		 Deirdre Hargey
(Sinn Féin)		 Matthew O'Toole
(SDLP)
February 2022
co-option		 Edwin Poots
(DUP)
2022 Kate Nicholl
(Alliance Party)

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Elections

Northern Ireland Assembly

2022

2022 Assembly election: Belfast South – 5 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Sinn Féin Deirdre Hargey 20.26% 9,511              
DUP Edwin Poots 15.36% 7,211 7,217 7,223 7,341 8,475      
SDLP Matthew O'Toole 11.49% 5,394 6,059 6,127 6,449 6,459 8,089    
Alliance Paula Bradshaw 13.85% 6,503 6,768 6,828 6,963 6,994 7,150 8,323  
Alliance Kate Nicholl 11.08% 5,201 5,347 5,405 5,536 5,553 5,743 6,656 6,737
Green (NI) Clare Bailey 8.65% 4,058 4,225 4,395 4,886 4,934 5,046 5,700 5,826
Ulster Unionist Stephen McCarthy 6.52% 3,061 3,067 3,085 3,110 3,753 3,769    
SDLP Elsie Trainor 4.32% 2,030 2,212 2,230 2,363 2,367      
TUV Andrew Girvin 4.12% 1,935 1,935 1,944 1,980        
Aontú Luke McCann 1.72% 806 877 892          
People Before Profit Sipho Sibanda 1.34% 629 670 842          
Socialist Party Neil Moore 0.75% 353 371            
Workers' Party Paddy Lynn 0.30% 139 164            
Independent Elly Odhiambo 0.23% 107 114            
Electorate: 73,497   Valid: 46,938 (63.86%)   Spoilt: 368   Quota: 7,824   Turnout: 47,306 (64.36%)  

    2017

    2017 Assembly election: Belfast South – 5 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    Sinn Féin Máirtín Ó Muilleoir 17.68% 7,610                
    SDLP Claire Hanna 15.23% 6,559 6,756.28 6,788.12 6,839.56 6,981.54 8,652.54      
    Alliance Paula Bradshaw 13.00% 5,595 5,632.26 5,672.5 5,740.4 5,866.38 7,690.38      
    DUP Christopher Stalford 10.52% 4,529 4,530.08 4,551.08 4,554.08 4,704.08 4,715.26 4,726.26 4,728.5 8,667.5
    Green (NI) Clare Bailey 9.86% 4,247 4,292.78 4,341.74 4,523.08 5,073.96 5,450 6,344 6,719.36 6,797.22
    Ulster Unionist Michael Henderson 8.97% 3,863 3,866 3,932.12 3,955.12 4,240.2 4,337.8 4,647.8 4,761.4 5,255.94
    DUP Emma Little-Pengelly 10.33% 4,446 4,446.78 4,468.84 4,476.84 4,655.9 4,676.26 4,695.26 4,703.26  
    Alliance Emmet McDonough-Brown 4.77% 2,053 2,080.96 2,095.38 2,118.92 2,185.34        
    SDLP Naomh Gallagher 4.17% 1,794 1,855.86 1,865.92 1,893.42 1,962.22        
    People Before Profit Pádraigín Mervyn 1.77% 760 789.58 828.72 970.86          
    TUV John Hiddleston 1.63% 703 703.36 717.36 724.48          
    Labour Alternative Seán Burns 1.23% 531 539.76 566.42            
    NI Conservatives George Jabbour 0.46% 200 200.48              
    Workers' Party Lily Kerr 0.38% 163 168.22              
    Electorate: 67,953   Valid: 43,053 (63.36%)   Spoilt: 412   Quota: 7,176   Turnout: 43,465 (63.96%)  

      2016

      2016 Assembly election: Belfast South – 6 seats[3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789101112
      Sinn Féin Máirtín Ó Muilleoir 14.18% 5,207 5,208 5,234 5,245 5,247              
      Alliance Paula Bradshaw 9.07% 3,332 3,352 3,369 3,400 3,418 3,425 3,437 3,570 5,729      
      SDLP Claire Hanna 12.30% 4,516 4,522 4,559 4,574 4,581 4,582 4,591 4,738 4,934 5,056.5 7,641.5  
      Green (NI) Clare Bailey 9.59% 3,521 3,534 3,600 3,670 3,678 3,691 3,707 4,289 4,524 4,729.5 4,932.75 6,056.75
      DUP Emma Little-Pengelly 12.28% 4,511 4,526 4,526 4,528 4,595 4,644 4,703 5,049 5,073 5,092.25 5,117 5,150
      DUP Christopher Stalford 9.72% 3,570 3,582 3,582 3,583 3,615 3,717 3,866 4,355 4,368 4,373.25 4,389.25 4,409.25
      Ulster Unionist Rodney McCune 6.72% 2,466 2,514 2,515 2,527 2,615 2,677 2,755 3,213 3,272 3,337.5 3,367.5 3,449.5
      SDLP Fearghal McKinney 7.75% 2,845 2,850 2,869 2,876 2,877 2,878 2,878 2,964 3,057 3,104.75    
      Alliance Duncan Morrow 7.33% 2,691 2,698 2,707 2,730 2,733 2,736 2,744 2,837        
      UKIP Bob Stoker 2.16% 794 801 803 804 832 908 1,025          
      Labour Alternative Seán Burns 2.37% 871 871 909 971 974 985 989          
      TUV John Hiddleston 1.35% 495 498 499 501 558 590 685          
      Independent Ruth Patterson 1.29% 475 478 479 481 502 571            
      PUP Ian Shanks 1.17% 430 432 435 438 444              
      South Belfast Unionists William Dickson 0.96% 351 357 358 359                
      NI Labour Brigitte Anton 0.67% 246 248 258                  
      Workers' Party Lily Kerr 0.66% 241 241                    
      NI Conservatives Ben Manton 0.44% 161                      
      Electorate: 68,469   Valid: 36,723 (53.63%)   Spoilt: 424   Quota: 5,247   Turnout: 37,147 (54.25%)  

        2011

        2011 Assembly election: Belfast South – 6 seats[4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        Alliance Anna Lo 19.78% 6,390        
        SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 14.01% 4,527 4,916.1      
        Ulster Unionist Michael McGimpsey 9.25% 2,988 3,208.8 3,241.05 3,322.95 4,622.05
        Sinn Féin Alex Maskey 12.50% 4,038 4,124.7 4,138.45 4,268.15 4,452.05
        SDLP Conall McDevitt 9.88% 3,191 3.510.5 3,687.25 3,852.1 4,444.8
        DUP Jimmy Spratt 12.52% 4,045 4,098.7 4,103.45 4,163.85 4,281.45
        DUP Ruth Patterson 11.76% 3,800 3,887 3,893.75 3,953.05 4,163.4
        Green (NI) Clare Bailey 2.75% 889 1,226.8 1,263.55 1,655.6  
        Ulster Unionist Mark Finlay 4.31% 1,394 1,554.5 1,567 1,617.7  
        People Before Profit Brian Faloon 1.28% 414 475.8 480.05    
        Socialist Party Paddy Meehan 0.72% 234 252 255    
        UKIP Nico Torregrosa 0.72% 234 244.5 245    
        Workers' Party Paddy Lynn 0.42% 135 155.4 158.9    
        Independent Charles Smyth 0.09% 29 33.5 33.5    
        Electorate: 62,484   Valid: 32,308 (51.71%)   Spoilt: 444   Quota: 4,616   Turnout: 32,752 (52.42%)  

          Note: Charles Smyth sought election as a Procapitalism candidate, and appeared as such on the ballot paper.

          2007

          2007 Assembly election: South Belfast – 6 seats[5]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678910
          DUP Jimmy Spratt 15.69% 4,762                  
          SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 14.43% 4,379                  
          Alliance Anna Lo 12.62% 3,829 3,831 3,833.79 3,852.79 3,907.88 3,955.92 4,046.05 4,415.05    
          Ulster Unionist Michael McGimpsey 8.72% 2,647 2,656.2 2,657.16 2,663.26 2,686.27 2,691.28 2,801.6 2,836.6 3,472.39 4,927.39
          SDLP Carmel Hanna 12.35% 3,748 3,748.64 3,779.94 3,785.94 3,815.07 3,849.1 3,856.13 4,063.46 4,076.58 4,262.27
          Sinn Féin Alex Maskey 13.17% 3,996 3,996 4,002.42 4,004.43 4,022.48 4,052.48 4,064.51 4,152.55 4,161.56 4,166.66
          DUP Christopher Stalford 6.71% 2,035 2,387.4 2,387.5 2,397.58 2,409.58 2,420.66 2,656.03 2,684.04 2,932.17 3,274.54
          Ulster Unionist Esmond Birnie 5.95% 1,804 1,807.2 1,807.46 1,807.46 1,826.54 1,837.55 1,920.03 1,958.13 2,251.51  
          Ulster Unionist Bob Stoker 3.70% 1,122 1,131.44 1,131.56 1,134.56 1,137.56 1,142.56 1,253.97 1,268    
          Green (NI) Brenda Cooke 2.43% 737 737 737.45 763.47 786.5 875.54 906.71      
          PUP Andrew Park 1.35% 410 412 412.56 415.56 424.58 435.58        
          UK Unionist David Hoey 0.98% 298 299.04 299.1 302.1 309.1 322.1        
          Socialist Party Jim Barbour 0.82% 248 248.08 248.23 253.23 277.23          
          Workers' Party Patrick Lynn 0.41% 123 123.08 123.38 126.38            
          NI Conservatives Roger Lomas 0.36% 108 108 108.05 108.05            
          Make Politicians History Rainbow George 0.22% 66 66 66.03              
          Independent Charles Smyth 0.07% 22 22.16 22.17              
          Independent Geoffrey Wilson 0.03% 10 10 10.01              
          Electorate: 48,923   Valid: 30,344 (62.02%)   Spoilt: 189   Quota: 4,335   Turnout: 30,533 (62.41%)  

            2003

            2003 Assembly election: South Belfast – 6 seats[6]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456789101112
            Ulster Unionist Michael McGimpsey 17.20% 5,389                      
            DUP Mark Robinson 12.74% 3,991 4,024.32 4,024.32 4,025.32 4,039.66 4,048.83 4,150.87 4,155.21 4,246.82 4,268.16 6,661.16  
            Ulster Unionist Esmond Birnie 7.38% 2,311 2,862.99 2,862.99 2,865.99 2,922.18 2,938.69 3,038.09 3,088.11 3,871.31 4,312.49 4,536.49  
            SDLP Carmel Hanna 12.48% 3,910 3,922.92 3,925.92 3,935.92 3,953.09 3,982.26 3,990.77 4,056.3 4,062.68 4,332.7 4,337.55 4,404.55
            Sinn Féin Alex Maskey 12.55% 3,933 3,935.55 3,937.55 3,947.55 3,968.55 3,987.55 3,989.55 3,991.55 3,991.55 4,003.55 4,011.55 4,012.55
            SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 10.30% 3,266 3,283 3,287 3,307 3,317.34 3,340.34 3,350.51 3,381.02 3,389.55 3,589.1 3,599.97 3,649.97
            NI Women's Coalition Monica McWilliams 6.86% 2,150 2,180.43 2,185.43 2,203.43 2,248.43 2,387.6 2,431.13 2,518 2,542.23 3,168.48 3,208.54 3,522.54
            DUP Ruth Patterson 8.10% 2,538 2,556.7 2,556.7 2,556.7 2,576.04 2,580.04 2,680.25 2,683.42 2,818.67 2,838.84    
            Alliance Geraldine Rice 3.78% 1,185 1,198.94 1,201.94 1,202.94 1,214.94 1,269.94 1,284.62 1,747.34 1,762.72      
            Ulster Unionist John Hiddleston 2.45% 769 968.75 969.75 970.92 990.6 995.6 1,089.81 1,111        
            Alliance Tom Ekin 2.12% 664 672.5 673.5 678.5 698.18 726.35 739.86          
            PUP Thomas Morrow 1.58% 495 509.62 509.62 511.62 520.62 528.62            
            Green (NI) John Wright 0.98% 308 309.19 325.36 330.36 367.53              
            Socialist Party Jim Barbour 0.53% 167 168.19 170.19 181.19                
            NI Conservatives Roger Lomas 0.37% 116 119.06 120.06 120.06                
            Workers' Party Patrick Lynn 0.31% 96 96.17 97.17                  
            Rainbow Dream Ticket Lindsay Steven 0.13% 42 42.17                    
            Electorate: 50,707   Valid: 31,330 (61.79%)   Spoilt: 407   Quota: 4,476   Turnout: 31,737 (62.59%)  

              1998

              1998 Assembly election: South Belfast – 6 seats[7]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345678910
              Ulster Unionist Michael McGimpsey 12.13% 4,938 5,032 5,183 5,358 5,898          
              SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 12.17% 4,956 5,039 5,042 5,059 5,073 5,963        
              DUP Mark Robinson 7.05% 2,872 2,940 3,484 3,629 3,779 3,781 4,351 6,524    
              Ulster Unionist Esmond Birnie 7.06% 2,875 2,980 3,065 3,499 4,389 4,392 5,267 5,881    
              NI Women's Coalition Monica McWilliams 9.61% 3,912 4,053 4,067 4,112 4,157 4,675 5,077 5,118 5,238 5,277.27
              SDLP Carmel Hanna 9.53% 3,882 3,923 3,927 3,954 3,968 4,791 4,851 4,866 4,891 4,982.63
              Alliance Steve McBride 10.03% 4,086 4,187 4,203 4,236 4,331 4,374 4,616 4,670 4,826 4,832.46
              DUP Myreve Chambers 6.01% 2,449 2,505 3,011 3,205 3,314 3,318 3,510      
              PUP Ernie Purvis 5.19% 2,112 2,187 2,230 2,721 2,823 2,855        
              Sinn Féin Sean Hayes 6.40% 2,605 2,627 2,627 2,653 2,654          
              Ulster Unionist Jim Clarke 4.22% 1,720 1,793 1,916 2,057            
              Ulster Democratic David Adams 4.28% 1,745 1,796 1,855              
              UK Unionist Grant Dillon 3.67% 1,496 1,579                
              Ind. Unionist William Dickson 1.07% 437                  
              Labour Party NI Boyd Black 0.57% 231                  
              Workers' Party Patrick Lynn 0.43% 176                  
              NI Conservatives Roger Lomas 0.24% 97                  
              Natural Law James Anderson 0.18% 73                  
              Independent Labour Niall Cusack 0.15% 62                  
              Electorate: 61,209   Valid: 40,724 (66.53%)   Spoilt: 542   Quota: 5,819   Turnout: 41,266 (67.42%)  

                1996 forum

                Successful candidates are shown in bold.[8]

                Party Candidate(s) Votes Percentage
                Ulster Unionist Bob Stoker
                Jim Clarke
                Michael McGimpsey
                Drew Nelson
                Gordon Lucy                		 8,617 22.8
                SDLP Alasdair McDonnell
                Peter O'Reilly
                Carmel Hanna
                Douglas Arthur Hegney
                Rosaleen Hughes                		 7,956 21.0
                DUP Joan Parkes
                Thomas Scott
                John Norris                		 5,818 15.4
                Alliance Steve McBride
                Philip McGarry
                Margaret Marshall                		 4,689 12.4
                Sinn Féin Sean Hayes
                Sean Clinton
                Deborah Moore                		 2,455 6.5
                PUP Dawn Purvis
                Victor Murphy                		 2,321 6.1
                UK Unionist Patrick Roche
                Kate Garrett                		 1,750 4.6
                Ulster Democratic David Adams
                Pauline Gilmore                		 1,666 4.4
                NI Women's Coalition Kate Fearon
                Annie Campbell
                Barbara McCabe
                Clare McLaughlin
                Fidelma O'Gorman                		 947 2.5
                Labour coalition Peter Hadden
                Eleanor Rogers
                Niall Cusack
                Neil House
                Maeve Cross                		 333 0.9
                Green (NI) Mary Carberry
                Jane Carney
                Owen Clarke
                Andy Frew                		 314 0.8
                NI Conservatives Myrtle Boal
                Alan McKelvey                		 279 0.7
                Workers' Party Paddy Lynn
                Ian Foster                		 270 0.7
                Democratic Partnership Paul Smyth
                Alison Wilson                		 133 0.4
                Ulster Independence Gordon Smyth
                Samuel Stevenson                		 108 0.3
                Democratic Left Jean Craig
                Chris Skillen                		 96 0.3
                Ulster Christian Democratic Austin Scallan
                Martine McLaughlin
                John McLaughlin
                Brian McLaughlin
                Margaret Gibson                		 31 0.1
                Natural Law James Anderson
                Morris Ahmed                		 13 0.0
                Independent Chambers Bertha Burleigh
                Mark Strain                		 5 0.0

                1984 by-election

                1984 by-election: South Belfast – 1 Seat
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                1
                Ulster Unionist Frank Millar Jr 100.0% Unopposed
                Electorate: –   Valid: Unopposed   Spoilt: Unopposed   Quota: Unopposed   Turnout: Unopposed  

                  1982

                  1982 Assembly election: South Belfast – 5 seats[9]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  123456
                  Ulster Unionist Martin Smyth 35.59% 13,337          
                  Alliance David Cook 17.39% 6,514          
                  DUP Stuart McCrea 10.92% 4,091 4,695.2 4,859.68 6,880.28    
                  Ulster Unionist Edgar Graham 7.67% 2,875 5,210.18 5,369.71 5,407.71 5,734.08 6,253.08
                  Ulster Unionist Jim Kirkpatrick 3.01% 1,126 4,427.37 4,617.29 4,673.29 4,959.67 5,415.67
                  SDLP Ben Caraher 8.92% 3,342 3,344.12 3,740.12 3,740.12 3,740.55 4,712.55
                  Alliance Basil Glass 6.65% 2,493 2,643.52 3,260.01 3,274.01 3,293.36  
                  DUP Cedric Wilson 5.63% 2,111 2,407.8 2,495.95      
                  Workers' Party Gerard Carr 2.49% 933 938.83        
                  UUUP Philip Moles 0.66% 248 322.73        
                  Communist Barry Bruton 0.45% 168 169.59        
                  UUUP James Scott 0.22% 82 239.41        
                  Ulster Liberal Michael Warden 0.17% 65 89.38        
                  Ind. Unionist William Clulow 0.17% 65 85.67        
                  Independent Stuart Hall Raleigh 0.05% 19 20.59        
                  Electorate: 66,683   Valid: 37,469 (56.19%)   Spoilt: 1,243   Quota: 6,245   Turnout: 38,712 (58.05%)  

                    1975 Constitutional Convention

                    1975 Constitutional Convention: Belfast South – 6 seats[10]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    1234567891011
                    Ulster Unionist Martin Smyth 31.50% 15,061                    
                    Alliance Basil Glass 16.65% 7,961                    
                    Ulster Unionist Jeremy Burchill 8.85% 4,230 7,751.1                  
                    Alliance Jim Hendron 5.23% 2,499 2,535.85 3,473.29 3,482.81 4,282.48 4,287.65 4,464.74 7,328.74      
                    Vanguard David Trimble 5.08% 2,429 4,398 4,403.18 4,637.96 4,742.38 5,147.02 5,216.57 5,226.48 7,240.98    
                    DUP Thomas Burns 5.29% 2,529 3,405.7 3,412.84 3,733.02 3,836.7 4,965.12 5,042.36 5,053.86 6,117.42 6,134.07 6,513.87
                    Unionist Party NI Reginald Magee 7.43% 3,552 3,818.75 3,862.43 3,908.77 4,076 4,131.7 5,718.02 5,778.61 5,947.76 6,423.86 6,447.71
                    Vanguard Raymond Jordan 3.92% 1,874 2,732.55 2,736.05 2,906.57 2,995.6 3,282.28 3,350.53 3,364.57      
                    SDLP Ben Caraher 6.41% 3,065 3,068.85 3,125.69 3,126.81 3,269 3,270.69 3,280.81        
                    Unionist Party NI John Houston 3.55% 1,697 1,783.35 1,799.73 1,827.31 2,019.72 2,050.7          
                    DUP Robert McNeice 2.75% 1,316 1,836.85 1,839.09 1,903.21 1,927.76            
                    NI Labour Erskine Holmes 3.34% 1,599 1,682.05 1,716.49 1,726.01              
                    Electorate: 73,324   Valid: 47,812 (65.21%)   Spoilt: 789   Quota: 6,831   Turnout: 48,601 (66.28%)  

                      1973

                      1973 Assembly election: South Belfast – 6 seats[11]
                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                      12345678910111213141516
                      Ulster Unionist Basil McIvor 13.14% 6,930 6,940 6,958 6,959 6,981 7,003 7,120 7,152 7,191 7,385 8,185          
                      Alliance Basil Glass 9.76% 5,148 5,244 5,367 5,404 5,848 5,852 5,876 7,305 7,309 7,393 7,441 9,025        
                      DUP Thomas Burns 8.80% 4,640 4.640 4.641 4,641 4,644 4,779 4,872 4,874 6,343 6,893 6,986 7,103 7,133 10,436    
                      Ulster Unionist Nelson Elder 9.12% 4,807 4,810 4,815 4,815 4,821 4,840 4,909 4,917 4,965 6,110 6,610 6,835 6,978 7,287 8,044  
                      Ulster Unionist Herbert Kirk 10.29% 5,426 5,429 5,435 5,439 5,447 5,465 5,610 5,620 5,653 6,009 6,605 6,838 7,038 7,297 7,663  
                      Ulster Unionist Reginald Magee 6.93% 3,656 3,661 3,666 3,666 3,676 3,696 3,835 3,854 3,895 4,042 5,051 5,235 5,417 5,603 6,039 6,690
                      SDLP Ben Caraher 6.30% 3,320 3,326 3,414 3,779 3,799 3,800 3,802 3,980 3,982 3,999 4,000 4,575 5,018 5,029 5,037 5,038
                      Vanguard Martin Gowdy 4.62% 2,434 2,434 2,436 2,438 2,442 3,208 3,273 3,277 3,865 4,082 4,170 4,272 4,283      
                      NI Labour Erskine Holmes 5.09% 2,684 2,699 2,833 2,950 2,996 3,003 3,038 3,155 3,168 3,241 3,292          
                      Ulster Unionist Robert Stewart 5.41% 2,850 2,853 2,859 2,861 2,868 2,886 3,010 3,017 3,074 3,218            
                      Ind. Unionist Grace Bannister 4.81% 2,538 2,540 2,553 2,554 2,568 2,584 2,900 2,918 2,992              
                      DUP Thomas Wright 4.05% 2,134 2,134 2,135 2,138 2,139 2,295 2,369 2,373                
                      Alliance William McCollum 2.45% 1,294 1,446 1,525 1,545 1,834 1,835 1,848                  
                      Ind. Unionist Thomas Rea 2.28% 1,201 1,204 1,210 1,211 1,214 1,230                    
                      Vanguard Stanley Morgan 2.29% 1,205 1,205 1,205 1,205 1,206                      
                      Alliance Jean Graham 1.41% 743 810 869 885                        
                      Republican Clubs Sean Flynn 1.49% 783 784 794                          
                      Ulster Liberal Sheelagh Murnaghan 1.04% 548 560                            
                      Alliance John Somerville 0.72% 380                              
                      Electorate: 75,990   Valid: 52,721 (69.38%)   Spoilt: 928   Quota: 7,532   Turnout: 53,649 (70.60%)  

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                        8. ↑ 1996 Candidates – South Belfast Archived 22 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Northern Ireland Elections
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