Constituency view

Belfast West

Northern Ireland

SF hold

Current MP

Current representation

Paul Maskey

Sinn Féin

Male

Majority15,961

Turnout52.7%

Electorate75,346

Valid votes39,743

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Sinn Féin21,009 - 52.9%

Other8,123 - 20.4%

SDLP4,318 - 10.9%

DUP4,304 - 10.8%

Alliance1,077 - 2.7%

UUP461 - 1.2%

Green451 - 1.1%

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 96.3%White British N/AAsian 1.5%Black, African or Caribbean 0.9%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.8%Other 0.4%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011 data not available for this constituency.

2001 data not available for this constituency.

1991 data not available for this constituency.

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

Country of birth

Belfast West (2021)

UK 94.2%Other EU 2.8%Other countries 3.0%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

2011 data not available for this topic.

2001 data not available for this topic.

1991 data not available for this topic.

Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Belfast West	National	Difference
% White	96.3%	83.0%	+13.3pp
% Asian	1.5%	8.6%	-7.1pp
% Black, African or Caribbean	0.9%	3.7%	-2.8pp
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.8%	2.7%	-1.9pp
% Other ethnic group	0.4%	2.0%	-1.5pp
% UK-born	94.2%	84.0%	+10.3pp
% Non-UK-born	5.8%	16.0%	-10.3pp
% Other EU-born	2.8%	6.0%	-3.2pp
% Other countries-born	3.0%	10.1%	-7.1pp

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Belfast West

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.