Northern Ireland is divided into 18 Parliamentary constituencies - 4 Borough constituencies in Belfast and 14 County constituencies elsewhere. Each area returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons at Westminster and six Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) to the devolved Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont. Parliamentary constituencies are not used for local government, which is instead carried out by 26 councils; these often have different boundaries.
| Name | Current boundaries | Name |
|---|---|---|
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2005 general election
| Constituency | Unionist vote | Republican/Nationalist vote |
|---|---|---|
| North Down | 85% | 3.7% |
| Strangford | 78% | 9.3% |
| Lagan Valley | 76% | 13.6% |
| North Antrim | 69% | 28% |
| South Antrim | 66% | 24% |
| East Antrim | 67% | 8% |
| Upper Bann | 62% | 33% |
| East Londonderry | 64% | 32% |
| Belfast North | 52% | 42% |
| Belfast East | 80% | 6% |
| Belfast West | 13% | 86% |
| Belfast South | 50% | 41% |
| Foyle | 16.5% | 79% |
| South Down | 27% | 79% |
| Fermanagh, South Tyrone | 47% | 53% |
| Mid Ulster | 34% | 63% |
| West Tyrone | 16% | 57% |
| Newry and Armagh | 30% | 65% |
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