Lagan Valley is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996. Since 1998, it has elected members to the current Assembly.
For Assembly elections prior to 1996, the constituency was largely part of the South Antrim and North Down constituencies. Since 1997, it has shared boundaries with the Lagan Valley UK Parliament constituency.
Members
Election MLA (Party) MLA (Party) MLA (Party) MLA (Party) MLA (Party) MLA (Party) 1996 5 seats1996–1998 David Campbell(UUP)Ivan Davis(UUP) Jeffrey Donaldson(UUP)Edwin Poots(DUP) Cecil Calvert(DUP) 1998Seamus Close(Alliance Party)Billy Bell(UUP) Patrick Roche(UKUP)Patricia Lewsley(SDLP) 2003Norah Beare(UUP /DUP)Jeffrey Donaldson(UUP /DUP) January 2007co-option Marietta Farrell(SDLP) 2007Trevor Lunn(Alliance Party/Independent)Basil McCrea(UUP/NI21)Jonathan Craig(DUP)Paul Butler(Sinn Féin) June 2010co-optionPaul Givan(DUP) 2011Brenda Hale(DUP) June 2013defection 2016Robbie Butler(UUP) Jennifer Palmer(UUP) 2017 Seat abolished (5 seats2017–present)Pat Catney(SDLP) March 2020defection March 2022co-option Paul Rankin (DUP) 2022 Sorcha Eastwood(Alliance Party) Jeffrey Donaldson(DUP) David Honeyford(Alliance Party) May 2022co-option Emma Little-Pengelly(DUP) July 2024co-option Michelle Guy(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
2027
2022
2017
2016
2011
2007
2003
1998
1996 forum Successful candidates are shown in bold.1996 Candidates – Lagan Valley , Northern Ireland Elections Party Candidate(s) Votes Percentage Jeffrey DonaldsonDavid CampbellIvan DavisWilliam DillonBilly Bell16,36737.7 Cecil CalvertEdwin Poots9,59222.1 Seamus CloseFrazer McCammondMary Clark-GlassBill WhitleyBetty Campbell4,50810.4 Peter O'HaganHugh Lewsley4,0019.2 Gary McMichaelPhilip Dean3,0877.1 Ronnie CrawfordGraeme Jardin2,1725.0 Patrick RiceMichael FergusonSue Ramsey1,1322.6 David KirkWilfred Cummings1,0722.5 Jane WildeFidelma CarolanSandra CraigBronya BonarMargaret Darcy5201.2 William BairdMary Love3860.8 Malachy McAnespieGeorge ThompsonPenny Kemp1750.4 Carolyne ChanceAllan ThompsonJames Kelley1640.4 Ciaran MulhollandWilliam McAvoy1430.3 Frances McCarthyJohn Magee720.2 Liam NapierOliver Frawley430.1 Duncan PatersonSusanna Thompson180.0 ChambersEric BrownGary Strain30.0
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