1970 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland

none January 2019 January 2019 1970 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland parliamentary no 1966 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland 1966 18 June 1970 February 1974 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland Feb. 1974 All 12 Northern Ireland seats in the House of Commons 76.6% (10.5 pp) James_Chichester-Clark_1970.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 James Chichester-Clark Ulster Unionist Party Conservative Party (UK) 1969 Sat in Stormont 11 seats, 61.8% 8 422,041 54.2% 3 7.6 pp Bernadette Devlin, 1970 (cropped).png 120 120 160 0 0 Bernadette Devlin (De facto) Unity (Northern Ireland) 1969 Ran in Mid Ulster (won) Devlin initially won the seat in a by-election in 1969 after the death of UUP Member of Parliament George Forrest as a member of Unity. Unity was the label for a series of electoral pacts by nationalist, republican and socialist candidates. Devlin was therefore the organisation's only MP prior, and her retaining the seat represented a gain since 1966. 0 seats, 2.5% 2 140,930 18.1% 2 15.6 pp Ian Paisley 1970.png 120 120 160 0 0 Ian Paisley 1966 Protestant Unionist Party Ran in Antrim North (won) Did not stand 1 35,303 4.5% 1 New party Republican Labour Party RLP Gerry Fitt 1964 Republican Labour Party Belfast West 1 seats, 4.4% 1 30,649 3.9% 0.5 pp On 18 June 1970, the 1970 United Kingdom general election was held in Northern Ireland, to elect all 630 members of the House of Commons, with 12 constituencies being in Northern Ireland. This was the first general election in which people could vote from the age of eighteen years, after passage of the Representation of the People Act the previous year,British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 173 0333197348 1976 and the first UK general election in which party affiliations of candidates were put on the ballot papers.Parliament of the United Kingdom Use Of Political Descriptions In Nomination Papers And Ballot Papers At Parliamentary Elections https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1968/dec/10/use-of-political-descriptions-in House of Commons 10 December 1968 Harry Gourlay Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means The closing of the polls was also extended from 9.00 pm to 10.00 pm.British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 173 0333197348 1976 The Ulster Unionists lost seats to the Protestant Unionist Party led by Ian Paisley, moderator of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, and to Unity, a nationalist organisation which had won a by-election in 1969. In the election as a whole, the Labour Party failed to return to government and the Conservative Party, which included the Ulster Unionists, formed a government led by Edward Heath as Prime Minister. This was the last parliament where the UUP took the Conservative whip in the House of Commons, breaking with them after the Parliament of Northern Ireland was suspended by the Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972. Candidates Below is a table summarising the candidates of the 1970 general election in Northern Ireland.https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf UK Election Statistics: 1918-2023, A Century of Elections Cracknell Richard Uberoi Elise Burton Matthew 9 August 2023 House of Commons Library 23 8 August 2026https://api.parliament.uk/uk-general-elections/general-elections/35 UK General Elections Results 1832-2019 12 August 2026British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 43 2006 Affiliation CandidatesUlster Unionist Party 12Northern Ireland Labour Party 7Unity 5Ulster Liberal Party 4Independent Unionist 3Protestant Unionist Party 2National Democratic Party 2Independent 2Republican Labour Party 1Derry Labour 1Candidate Eamonn McCann stood in Londonderry.National Socialist 1Candidate Phelim O'Neill stood in Mid Ulster.Total 40 Results +PartyWalker Brian Mercer Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1918–1992 (New History of Ireland) Dublin Royal Irish Academy 28 0901714968 1992https://api.parliament.uk/uk-general-elections/general-elections/36 UK General Elections Results 1832-2019 12 August 2026British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 43 2006SeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains Losses Net Of total (%) Total Of total (%) Change (%) Ulster Unionist Party 8 0 3 3 66.7 422,041 54.2 7.6 Unity (Northern Ireland) 2 2 0 2 16.7 140,930 18.1 15.6 Northern Ireland Labour Party 0 0 0 — 98,194 12.6 0.4 Protestant Unionist Party 1 colspan="2" New 1 8.3 35,303 4.5 New Republican Labour Party 1 0 0 8.3 30,649 3.9 0.5 Independent Unionist 0 colspan="3" Did not stand in 1966 — 17,787 2.3 Ulster Liberal Party 0 0 0 — 12,005 1.4 3.5 National Democratic Party (Northern Ireland) 0 colspan="3" New — 10,349 1.3 New   Derry Labour 0 colspan="3" New — 7,565 0.1 New Independent (politician) 0 colspan="3" Did not stand in 1966 — 4,092 0.5   National Socialist 0 colspan="3" New — 198 0.0 New Total 12 0 100.0 779,113 100.0 0.0 Registered voters, and turnout 1,017,193British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 77 0333197348 1976 76.6https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf UK Election Statistics: 1918-2023, A Century of Elections Cracknell Richard Uberoi Elise Burton Matthew 9 August 2023 House of Commons Library 29 8 August 2026 10.5 MPs elected Constituency Party MPAntrim North Protestant Unionist PartyIan PaisleyAntrim South Ulster Unionist PartyJames MolyneauxArmagh Ulster Unionist PartyJohn MaginnisBelfast East Ulster Unionist PartyStanley McMasterBelfast North Ulster Unionist PartyStratton MillsBelfast South Ulster Unionist PartyRafton PounderBelfast West Republican Labour PartyGerry FittDown North Ulster Unionist PartyJim KilfedderDown South Ulster Unionist PartyLawrence OrrFermanagh and South Tyrone Unity (Northern Ireland)Francis McManusLondonderry Ulster Unionist PartyRobin Chichester-ClarkMid Ulster Unity (Northern Ireland)Bernadette Devlin Notes See also 1970 United Kingdom general election in England 1970 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1970 United Kingdom general election in Wales References Politics Northern Ireland United Kingdom Category:1970 in Northern Ireland Category:1970s in Northern Ireland #Northern Ireland 1970 Category:1970 elections in Northern Ireland