Riding profile

Belfast East

UK constituency — Northern Ireland · Urban · northern ireland

The question

Belfast East: will DUP lose this seat to UK_DUP?

Editorial read

Belfast East, an urban constituency in Northern Ireland, elected a member with the UK_DUP Party in the previous cycle, with a 6-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the UK_DUP Party ahead at 5% vote share, against 2% for the Green Party, and the riding remains competitive.

Sitting member

Gavin Robinson

Sits with DUP

Since
2015-05-07
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

UK_DUP

Competitive

Probability
99%
Mean margin (pts)
6.1
P(close race)
34%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Other 4.7%
  • Green 2.5%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Other Green Conservative Labour
HereBelfast East 4.7%2.5%0.2%0.2%
National averageUnited Kingdom 4.8% 11.8% −9.4 18.9% −18.7 21.7% −21.5

Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
UK_DUP
Margin
6.3 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-0.1 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Gavin Robinson Elected DUP 19,894 46.6
Naomi Long Alliance 17,218 40.3
John Ross TUV 1,918 4.5
Ryan Warren UUP 1,818 4.3
Brian Smyth Green 1,077 2.5
Séamas De Faoite SDLP 619 1.4
Ryan North Other 162 0.4

Demographics

Who lives here

Data source : ONS mid-2022 population + Jan 2026 labour market

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029