Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency)

Belfast East
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Belfast East in Northern Ireland
Districts of Northern Ireland	Belfast, Castlereagh
Population	92,221 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate	60,516 (March 2011)
Current constituency
Created	1922
Member of Parliament	Gavin Robinson (DUP)
Number of members	1
Created from	Belfast Pottinger Belfast Victoria
1885–1918
Number of members	1
Type of constituency	Borough constituency
Replaced by	{{ublBelfast Pottinger|Belfast Victoria}}
Created from	Belfast

Belfast East (Irish: Béal Feirste Thoir) is a constituency of the United Kingdom. It is in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Election results

General election 2019: Belfast East[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DUP	Gavin Robinson	20,874	49.2	―6.6
	Alliance	Naomi Long	19,055	44.9	+8.9
	Ulster Unionist	Carl McClean	2,516	5.9	+2.6
Majority			1,819	4.3	―15.5
Turnout			42,445	64.1	―3.4
Registered electors			66,217
	DUP hold		Swing	―7.4

References

1. "Usual Resident Population". Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service. Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
2. "Belfast East Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Archived from the original on 20 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.