title: Ulster Unionist Party election results
text: # Ulster Unionist Party election results
  
  This article lists the Ulster Unionist Party's election results in UK parliamentary elections.
  
  ## Summary of general election performance
  
  | Year | Number of Candidates | Total votes | Average votes per candidate | % UK vote | % NI vote | Change (percentage points) | Saved deposits | Number of MPs (out of NI total) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1970 | 12 | 422,041 | 35,170 | 1.5 | ? | ? | ? | 8 / 12 |
  | 1974 Feb | 7 | 232,103 | 33,158 | 0.8 | ? | -0.7 | ? | 7 / 12 |
  | 1974 Oct | 7 | 256,065 | 36,580 | 0.9 | ? | +0.1 | ? | 6 / 12 |
  | 1979 | 11 | 254,578 | 23,143 | 0.8 | ? | -0.1 | ? | 5 / 12 |
  | 1983 | 16 | 259,952 | 16,247 | 0.8 | ? | 0.0 | ? | 11 / 17 |
  | 1987 | 12 | 276,230 | 23,019 | 0.8 | ? | 0.0 | ? | 9 / 17 |
  | 1992 | 13 | 271,049 | 20,850 | 0.8 | ? | 0.0 | ? | 9 / 17 |
  | 1997 | 16 | 258,349 | 16,147 | 0.8 | ? | 0.0 | ? | 10 / 18 |
  | 2001 | 17 | 216,839 | 12,755 | 0.8 | 26.8 | 0.0 | ? | 6 / 18 |
  | 2005 | 18 | 127,414 | 7,079 | 0.5 | 17.8 | -0.3 | ? | 1 / 18 |
  | 2010 | 17 | 102,361 | 6,021 | 0.3 | 15.2 | -0.1 | ? | 0 / 18 |
  | 2015 | 15 | 114,935 | 7,662 | 0.4 | 16.0 | 0.1 | 13 | 2 / 18 |
  | 2017 | 14 | 83,280 | 5,949 | 0.3 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 11 | 0 / 18 |
  | 2019 | 16 | 93,123 | 5,820 | 0.3 | 11.7 | 0.0 | 14 | 0 / 18 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 1922 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Antrim | Charles Curtis Craig | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Antrim | Hugh O'Neill | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Armagh | William Allen | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Belfast East | Herbert Dixon | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Belfast North | Thomas McConnell | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Belfast South | Thomas Moles | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Belfast West | Robert Lynn | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Down | David Reid | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Down | John Morrow Simms | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Fermanagh and Tyrone | Charles Falls | 38,640 | 23.1 | 3 |
  | Fermanagh and Tyrone | William James Allen | 38,589 | 23.1 | 4 |
  | Londonderry | Malcolm Macnaghten | 30,743 | 75.7 | 1 |
  
  ### 1923 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Antrim | Charles Curtis Craig | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Antrim | Hugh O'Neill | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Armagh | William Allen | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Belfast East | Herbert Dixon | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Belfast North | Thomas McConnell | 16,771 | 52.5 | 1 |
  | Belfast South | Thomas Moles | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Belfast West | Robert Lynn | 24,975 | 52.9 | 1 |
  | Down | David Reid | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Down | John Morrow Simms | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Fermanagh and Tyrone | Charles Falls | 37,733 | 23.1 | 3 |
  | Fermanagh and Tyrone | James Pringle | 37,682 | 23.1 | 4 |
  | Londonderry | Malcolm Macnaghten | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  
  ### 1924 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Antrim | Charles Curtis Craig | 60,868 | 49.0 | 1 |
  | Antrim | Hugh O'Neill | 60,764 | 49.0 | 2 |
  | Armagh | William Allen | 29,021 | 71.2 | 1 |
  | Belfast East | Herbert Dixon | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Belfast North | Thomas McConnell | 34,182 | 96.6 | 1 |
  | Belfast South | Thomas Moles | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Belfast West | Robert Lynn | 28,435 | 54.5 | 1 |
  | Down | David Reid | 58,929 | 46.5 | 1 |
  | Down | John Morrow Simms | 58,777 | 46.4 | 2 |
  | Fermanagh and Tyrone | Charles Falls | 44,716 | 43.5 | 1 |
  | Fermanagh and Tyrone | James Pringle | 44,711 | 43.4 | 2 |
  | Londonderry | Malcolm Macnaghten | 30,875 | 82.9 | 1 |
  
  ### By-elections, 1924–1929
  
  | Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1929 Londonderry by-election | Ronald Deane Ross | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  
  ### 1929 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Antrim | Hugh O'Neill | 53,864 | 37.5 | 1 |
  | Antrim | Joseph McConnell | 52,851 | 36.8 | 2 |
  | Armagh | William Allen | 29,966 | 67.4 | 1 |
  | Belfast East | Herbert Dixon | 27,855 | 75.1 | 1 |
  | Belfast North | Thomas Somerset | 27,812 | 62.1 | 1 |
  | Belfast South | William Stewart | 24,019 | 62.9 | 1 |
  | Belfast West | W. E. D. Allen | 33,274 | 57.9 | 1 |
  | Down | David Reid | 54,073 | 36.3 | 1 |
  | Down | John Morrow Simms | 53,943 | 36.2 | 2 |
  | Londonderry | Ronald Deane Ross | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  
  ### 1931 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Antrim | Hugh O'Neill | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Antrim | Joseph McConnell | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Armagh | William Allen | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Belfast East | Herbert Dixon | 28,431 | 75.1 | 1 |
  | Belfast North | Thomas Somerset | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Belfast South | William Stewart | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Belfast West | Alexander Browne | 31,113 | 58.6 | 1 |
  | Down | David Reid | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Down | Robin Vane-Tempest-Stewart | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Fermanagh and Tyrone | Hugh Irwin | 45,101 | 23.6 | 3 |
  | Fermanagh and Tyrone | Ynyr Burges | 44,921 | 23.5 | 4 |
  | Londonderry | Ronald Deane Ross | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  
  ### 1935 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Antrim | Hugh O'Neill | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Antrim | Joseph McConnell | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Armagh | William Allen | 34,002 | 67.6 | 1 |
  | Belfast East | Herbert Dixon | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Belfast North | Thomas Somerset | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Belfast South | William Stewart | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Belfast West | Alexander Browne | 34,060 | 62.6 | 1 |
  | Down | David Reid | 66,324 | 43.5 | 1 |
  | Down | Robin Vane-Tempest-Stewart | 58,777 | 46.4 | 2 |
  | Fermanagh and Tyrone | Roland Deane | 46,625 | 24.0 | 3 |
  | Fermanagh and Tyrone | John Houston | 46,000 | 23.7 | 4 |
  | Londonderry | Ronald Deane Ross | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  
  ### By-elections, 1935–1945
  
  | Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1939 Down by-election | James Little | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | 1940 Belfast East by-election | Henry Peirson Harland | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | 1943 Antrim by-election | John Dermot Campbell | 42,371 | 69.4 | 1 |
  | 1943 Belfast West by-election | Knox Cunningham | 14,426 | 33.4 | 2 |
  
  ### 1945 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Antrim | Hugh O'Neill | 57,259 | 43.1 | 1 |
  | Antrim | Samuel Gillmor Haughton | 57,232 | 43.1 | 2 |
  | Armagh | William Allen | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Belfast East | Thomas Loftus Cole | 21,443 | 56.4 | 1 |
  | Belfast North | William Frederick Neill | 25,761 | 55.3 | 1 |
  | Belfast South | Hugh Gage | 24,282 | 52.2 | 1 |
  | Belfast West | Knox Cunningham | 26,729 | 46.5 | 2 |
  | Down | Walter Smiles | 24,148 | 20.9 | 2 |
  | Down | John Blakiston Houston | 22,730 | 19.6 | 3 |
  | Fermanagh and Tyrone | Thomas Lyons | 46,392 | 22.8 | 3 |
  | Fermanagh and Tyrone | Noreen Cooper | 46,260 | 22.8 | 4 |
  | Londonderry | Ronald Deane Ross | 40,214 | 50.8 | 1 |
  
  ### By-elections, 1945–1950
  
  | Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1946 Down by-election | Charles Heron Mullan | 50,699 | 51.4 | 1 |
  | 1948 Armagh by-election | James Harden | 36,200 | 59.7 | 1 |
  
  ### 1950 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Armagh | James Harden | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Belfast East | Alan McKibbin | 29,844 | 63.3 | 1 |
  | Belfast North | Harford Montgomery Hyde | 36,412 | 64.4 | 1 |
  | Belfast South | Hugh Gage | 34,620 | 75.2 | 1 |
  | Belfast West | James Godfrey MacManaway | 33,917 | 51.5 | 1 |
  | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Henry Richardson | 29,877 | 48.1 | 2 |
  | Londonderry | Ronald Deane Ross | 36,602 | 62.6 | 1 |
  | Mid Ulster | John Shearer | 29,721 | 47.4 | 2 |
  | North Antrim | Hugh O'Neill | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | North Down | Walter Smiles | 41,810 | 79.4 | 1 |
  | South Antrim | Douglas Lloyd Savory | 41,023 | 83.6 | 1 |
  | South Down | Lawrence Orr | 38,508 | 63.5 | 1 |
  
  ### By-elections, 1950–1951
  
  | Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1950 Belfast West by-election | Thomas Teevan | 31,796 | 50.8 | 1 |
  
  ### 1951 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Armagh | James Harden | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Belfast East | Alan McKibbin | 28,881 | 61.7 | 1 |
  | Belfast North | Harford Montgomery Hyde | 34,995 | 60.7 | 1 |
  | Belfast South | Hugh Gage | 37,046 | 75.8 | 1 |
  | Belfast West | Thomas Teevan | 33,149 | 50.0 | 2 |
  | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Fredrick Patterson | 30,268 | 47.9 | 2 |
  | Londonderry | William Wellwood | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | Mid Ulster | John Shearer | 29,701 | 47.3 | 2 |
  | North Antrim | Hugh O'Neill | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | North Down | Walter Smiles | 43,285 | 81.4 | 1 |
  | South Antrim | Douglas Lloyd Savory | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | South Down | Lawrence Orr | 37,789 | 58.4 | 1 |
  
  ### By-elections, 1951–1955
  
  | Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1951 Londonderry by-election | William Wellwood | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | 1952 North Antrim by-election | Phelim O'Neill | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | 1952 Belfast South by-election | David Campbell | 23,067 | 75.1 | 1 |
  | 1953 North Down by-election | George Currie | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  | 1954 Armagh by-election | Christopher Wyborne Armstrong | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
  
  ### 1955 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Armagh | Christopher Wyborne Armstrong | 38,617 | 64.4 | 1 |
  | Belfast East | Alan McKibbin | 26,938 | 62.5 | 1 |
  | Belfast North | Harford Montgomery Hyde | 33,745 | 63.3 | 1 |
  | Belfast South | David Campbell | 33,392 | 78.4 | 1 |
  | Belfast West | Patricia McLaughlin | 34,191 | 58.3 | 1 |
  | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Robert Grosvenor | 30,268 | 49.8 | 2 |
  | Londonderry | Robin Chichester-Clark | 35,673 | 64.5 | 1 |
  | Mid Ulster | Charles Beattie | 29,477 | 49.8 | 2 |
  | North Antrim | Phelim O'Neill | 41,763 | 86.0 | 1 |
  | North Down | George Currie | 50,315 | 96.9 | 1 |
  | South Antrim | Knox Cunningham | 50,347 | 90.7 | 1 |
  | South Down | Lawrence Orr | 37,921 | 65.9 | 1 |
  
  Although Grosvenor failed to win Fermanagh and South Tyrone, he was declared elected after the winning candidate was found to be ineligible.
  
  ### By-elections, 1955–1959
  
  | Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1955 Mid Ulster by-election | Charles Beattie | 29,586 | 49.3 | 2 |
  | 1959 Belfast East by-election | Stanley McMaster | 19,524 | 57.8 | 1 |
  
  Although Beattie failed to win Mid Ulster, he was declared elected after the winning candidate was found to be ineligible, but was then in turn disqualified as ineligible. A new by-election was held, which the Ulster Unionist Party did not contest.
  
  ### 1959 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Armagh | John Maginnis | 40,325 | 85.5 | 1 |
  | Belfast East | Stanley McMaster | 26,510 | 60.1 | 1 |
  | Belfast North | Stratton Mills | 32,173 | 60.7 | 1 |
  | Belfast South | David Campbell | 30,164 | 69.9 | 1 |
  | Belfast West | Patricia McLaughlin | 28,898 | 54.1 | 1 |
  | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Robert Grosvenor | 32,080 | 81.4 | 1 |
  | Londonderry | Robin Chichester-Clark | 37,529 | 73.0 | 1 |
  | Mid Ulster | George Forrest | 33,093 | 70.0 | 1 |
  | North Antrim | Henry Maitland Clark | 42,807 | 94.9 | 1 |
  | North Down | George Currie | 51,773 | 98.0 | 1 |
  | South Antrim | Knox Cunningham | 52,786 | 95.1 | 1 |
  | South Down | Lawrence Orr | 36,875 | 85.4 | 1 |
  
  ### By-elections, 1959–1964
  
  | Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1963 Belfast South by-election | Rafton Pounder | 17,989 | 64.3 | 1 |
  
  ### 1964 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Armagh | John Maginnis | 35,223 | 65.0 | 1 |
  | Belfast East | Stanley McMaster | 24,804 | 58.8 | 1 |
  | Belfast North | Stratton Mills | 29,976 | 59.6 | 1 |
  | Belfast South | Rafton Pounder | 27,422 | 69.8 | 1 |
  | Belfast West | Jim Kilfedder | 21,337 | 41.2 | 1 |
  | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | James Hamilton | 30,010 | 55.1 | 1 |
  | Londonderry | Robin Chichester-Clark | 37,700 | 64.1 | 1 |
  | Mid Ulster | George Forrest | 29,715 | 51.6 | 1 |
  | North Antrim | Henry Maitland Clark | 40,372 | 90.1 | 1 |
  | North Down | George Currie | 45,091 | 73.5 | 1 |
  | South Antrim | Knox Cunningham | 47,325 | 69.9 | 1 |
  | South Down | Lawrence Orr | 32,922 | 59.0 | 1 |
  
  ### 1966 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Armagh | John Maginnis | 34,687 | 72.0 | 1 |
  | Belfast East | Stanley McMaster | 21,283 | 54.7 | 1 |
  | Belfast North | Stratton Mills | 26,891 | 57.4 | 1 |
  | Belfast South | Rafton Pounder | 23,329 | 65.4 | 1 |
  | Belfast West | Jim Kilfedder | 24,281 | 48.0 | 2 |
  | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | James Hamilton | 29,352 | 54.0 | 1 |
  | Londonderry | Robin Chichester-Clark | 34,729 | 58.1 | 1 |
  | Mid Ulster | George Forrest | 29,728 | 52.3 | 1 |
  | North Antrim | Henry Maitland Clark | 31,927 | 78.1 | 1 |
  | North Down | George Currie | 38,706 | 78.5 | 1 |
  | South Antrim | Knox Cunningham | 40,840 | 64.3 | 1 |
  | South Down | Lawrence Orr | 32,876 | 64.0 | 1 |
  
  ### By-elections, 1966–1970
  
  | Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1969 Mid Ulster by-election | Anna Forrest | 29,437 | 46.7 | 2 |
  
  ### 1970 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Armagh | John Maginnis | 37,667 | 55.3 | 1 |
  | Belfast East | Stanley McMaster | 26,778 | 59.5 | 1 |
  | Belfast North | Stratton Mills | 28,668 | 48.5 | 1 |
  | Belfast South | Rafton Pounder | 27,523 | 70.4 | 1 |
  | Belfast West | Brian McRoberts | 27,451 | 47.3 | 2 |
  | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | James Hamilton | 31,390 | 48.9 | 2 |
  | Londonderry | Robin Chichester-Clark | 39,141 | 53.1 | 1 |
  | Mid Ulster | Neville Thornton | 31,810 | 45.1 | 2 |
  | North Antrim | Henry Maitland Clark | 21,451 | 36.6 | 2 |
  | North Down | James Kilfedder | 55,679 | 69.0 | 1 |
  | South Antrim | James Molyneaux | 59,589 | 61.2 | 1 |
  | South Down | Lawrence Orr | 34,894 | 54.3 | 1 |
  
  ### February 1974 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Armagh | Harold McCusker | 33,194 | 53.7 | 1 |
  | Belfast North | John Carson | 21,531 | 43.7 | 1 |
  | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Harry West | 26,858 | 43.6 | 1 |
  | Londonderry | William Ross | 33,060 | 52.7 | 1 |
  | North Down | James Kilfedder | 38,169 | 61.1 | 1 |
  | South Antrim | James Molyneaux | 48,203 | 67.6 | 1 |
  | South Down | Lawrence Orr | 31,088 | 52.1 | 1 |
  
  ### October 1974 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Armagh | Harold McCusker | 37,518 | 60.0 | 1 |
  | Belfast North | John Carson | 29,662 | 62.6 | 1 |
  | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Harry West | 30,285 | 47.9 | 2 |
  | Londonderry | William Ross | 35,138 | 54.4 | 1 |
  | North Down | James Kilfedder | 40,996 | 72.0 | 1 |
  | South Antrim | James Molyneaux | 48,892 | 71.5 | 1 |
  | South Down | Enoch Powell | 33,614 | 50.8 | 1 |
  
  ### 1979 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Armagh | Harold McCusker | 31,688 | 48.5 | 1 |
  | Belfast East | William Craig | 15,930 | 31.2 | 2 |
  | Belfast North | Cecil Walker | 10,695 | 25.3 | 2 |
  | Belfast South | Robert Bradford | 28,875 | 61.7 | 1 |
  | Belfast West | Thomas Passmore | 8,245 | 24.8 | 2 |
  | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Raymond Ferguson | 17,411 | 28.0 | 2 |
  | Londonderry | William Ross | 31,592 | 49.7 | 1 |
  | North Antrim | Jeremy Burchill | 15,398 | 23.4 | 2 |
  | North Down | Clifford Smyth | 11,728 | 18.9 | 3 |
  | South Antrim | James Molyneaux | 50,782 | 69.0 | 1 |
  | South Down | Enoch Powell | 32,254 | 50.0 | 1 |
  
  ### By-elections, 1979–1983
  
  | Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | April 1981 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election | Harry West | 29,046 | 48.8 | 2 |
  | August 1981 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election | Ken Maginnis | 29,048 | 45.6 | 2 |
  | 1982 Belfast South by-election | Martin Smyth | 17,123 | 39.3 | 1 |
  
  ### 1983 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Belfast East | Jeremy Burchill | 9,642 | 24.8 | 2 |
  | Belfast North | Cecil Walker | 15,339 | 36.2 | 1 |
  | Belfast South | Martin Smyth | 18,669 | 50.0 | 1 |
  | Belfast West | Thomas Passmore | 2,435 | 5.5 | 4 |
  | East Antrim | Roy Beggs | 14,293 | 37.4 | 1 |
  | East Londonderry | William Ross | 19,469 | 37.9 | 1 |
  | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Ken Maginnis | 28,630 | 47.6 | 1 |
  | Lagan Valley | Jim Molyneaux | 24,017 | 59.2 | 1 |
  | Mid Ulster | William Thompson | 7,066 | 13.1 | 4 |
  | Newry and Armagh | Jim Nicholson | 18,988 | 40.0 | 1 |
  | North Antrim | Robert Coulter | 10,749 | 24.3 | 2 |
  | North Down | Robert McCartney | 8,261 | 20.3 | 3 |
  | South Antrim | Clifford Forsythe | 17,727 | 45.7 | 1 |
  | South Down | Enoch Powell | 20,693 | 40.3 | 1 |
  | Strangford | John Taylor | 19,086 | 48.8 | 1 |
  | Upper Bann | Harold McCusker | 24,888 | 56.9 | 1 |
  
  ### By-elections, 1983–1987
  
  | Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1986 Belfast North by-election | Cecil Walker | 21,649 | 71.5 | 1 |
  | 1986 Belfast South by-election | Martin Smyth | 21,771 | 71.3 | 1 |
  | 1986 East Londonderry by-election | Wiliam Ross | 30,922 | 93.9 | 1 |
  | 1986 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election | Ken Maginnis | 27,857 | 49.7 | 1 |
  | 1986 Lagan Valley by-election | Jim Molyneaux | 32,514 | 90.7 | 1 |
  | 1986 Newry and Armagh by-election | Jim Nicholson | 20,111 | 40.3 | 2 |
  | 1986 South Antrim by-election | Clifford Forsythe | 30,087 | 94.1 | 1 |
  | 1986 South Down by-election | Enoch Powell | 24,963 | 48.4 | 1 |
  | 1986 Strangford by-election | John Taylor | 32,627 | 94.2 | 1 |
  | 1986 Upper Bann by-election | Harold McCusker | 29,311 | 80.8 | 1 |
  
  ### 1987 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Belfast North | Cecil Walker | 14,355 | 39.0 | 1 |
  | Belfast South | Martin Smyth | 18,917 | 57.8 | 1 |
  | Belfast West | Frank Millar | 7,646 | 18.7 | 3 |
  | East Antrim | Roy Beggs | 23,942 | 71.6 | 1 |
  | East Londonderry | William Ross | 29,532 | 60.5 | 1 |
  | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Ken Maginnis | 27,446 | 49.6 | 1 |
  | Lagan Valley | Jim Molyneaux | 29,101 | 70.7 | 1 |
  | Newry and Armagh | Jim Nicholson | 19,812 | 37.9 | 2 |
  | South Antrim | Clifford Forsythe | 25,395 | 69.8 | 1 |
  | South Down | Enoch Powell | 25,848 | 45.7 | 2 |
  | Strangford | John Taylor | 28,199 | 75.9 | 1 |
  | Upper Bann | Harold McCusker | 25,137 | 61.5 | 1 |
  
  ### By-elections, 1987–1992
  
  | Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1990 Upper Bann by-election | David Trimble | 20,547 | 58.0 | 1 |
  
  ### 1992 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Belfast North | Cecil Walker | 17,240 | 48.0 | 1 |
  | Belfast South | Martin Smyth | 16,336 | 48.6 | 1 |
  | Belfast West | Fred Cobain | 4,766 | 11.9 | 3 |
  | East Antrim | Roy Beggs | 16,966 | 43.2 | 1 |
  | East Londonderry | William Ross | 30,370 | 57.6 | 1 |
  | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Ken Maginnis | 26,923 | 48.8 | 1 |
  | Lagan Valley | Jim Molyneaux | 29,772 | 60.8 | 1 |
  | Newry and Armagh | Jim Speers | 18,982 | 36.1 | 2 |
  | North Antrim | Joe Gaston | 8,216 | 18.1 | 2 |
  | South Antrim | Clifford Forsythe | 29,956 | 70.9 | 1 |
  | South Down | Drew Nelson | 25,181 | 40.9 | 2 |
  | Strangford | John Taylor | 19,517 | 43.6 | 1 |
  | Upper Bann | David Trimble | 26,824 | 59.0 | 1 |
  
  ### By-elections, 1992–1997
  
  | Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1995 North Down by-election | Alan McFarland | 7,232 | 26.4 | 2 |
  
  ### 1997 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Belfast East | Reg Empey | 9,886 | 25.3 | 2 |
  | Belfast North | Cecil Walker | 21,478 | 51.8 | 1 |
  | Belfast South | Martin Smyth | 14,201 | 36.0 | 1 |
  | Belfast West | Fred Parkinson | 1,556 | 3.4 | 4 |
  | East Antrim | Roy Beggs | 13,318 | 38.8 | 1 |
  | East Londonderry | William Ross | 13,558 | 36.0 | 1 |
  | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Ken Maginnis | 24,862 | 51.5 | 1 |
  | Lagan Valley | Jeffrey Donaldson | 24,560 | 55.4 | 1 |
  | Newry and Armagh | Danny Kennedy | 18,015 | 33.8 | 2 |
  | North Antrim | James Leslie | 10,921 | 23.6 | 2 |
  | North Down | Alan McFarland | 11,368 | 31.1 | 2 |
  | South Antrim | Clifford Forsythe | 23,108 | 57.5 | 1 |
  | South Down | Dermot Nesbitt | 16,248 | 32.8 | 2 |
  | Strangford | John Taylor | 18,431 | 44.3 | 1 |
  | Upper Bann | David Trimble | 20,836 | 43.6 | 1 |
  | West Tyrone | William Thompson | 16,003 | 34.6 | 1 |
  
  ### By-elections, 1997–2001
  
  | Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2000 South Antrim by-election | David Burnside | 10,779 | 35.3 | 2 |
  
  ### 2001 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Belfast East | Tim Lemon | 8,550 | 23.2 | 2 |
  | Belfast North | Cecil Walker | 4,904 | 12.0 | 4 |
  | Belfast South | Martin Smyth | 17,008 | 44.8 | 1 |
  | Belfast West | Chris McGimpsey | 2,541 | 6.2 | 4 |
  | East Antrim | Roy Beggs | 13,101 | 36.4 | 1 |
  | East Londonderry | William Ross | 10,912 | 27.4 | 2 |
  | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | James Cooper | 17,686 | 34.0 | 2 |
  | Foyle | Andrew Davidson | 3,360 | 6.9 | 4 |
  | Lagan Valley | Jeffrey Donaldson | 25,966 | 56.5 | 1 |
  | Newry and Armagh | Sylvia McRoberts | 6,833 | 12.3 | 4 |
  | North Antrim | Lexie Scott | 10,315 | 21.0 | 2 |
  | North Down | Sylvia Hermon | 20,833 | 56.0 | 1 |
  | South Antrim | David Burnside | 16,366 | 37.1 | 1 |
  | South Down | Dermot Nesbitt | 9,173 | 17.6 | 3 |
  | Strangford | David McNarry | 17,422 | 40.3 | 2 |
  | Upper Bann | David Trimble | 17,095 | 33.5 | 2 |
  | West Tyrone | William Thompson | 14,774 | 30.4 | 2 |
  
  ### 2005 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Belfast East | Reg Empey | 9,275 | 30.1 | 2 |
  | Belfast North | Fred Cobain | 2,154 | 7.1 | 4 |
  | Belfast South | Michael McGimpsey | 7,263 | 22.7 | 3 |
  | Belfast West | Chris McGimpsey | 779 | 2.3 | 4 |
  | East Antrim | Roy Beggs | 8,462 | 26.6 | 2 |
  | East Londonderry | David McClarty | 7,498 | 21.1 | 2 |
  | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Tom Elliott | 8,869 | 18.2 | 3 |
  | Foyle | Earl Storey | 1,091 | 2.4 | 5 |
  | Lagan Valley | Basil McCrea | 9,172 | 21.5 | 2 |
  | Mid Ulster | Billy Armstrong | 4,853 | 10.7 | 4 |
  | Newry and Armagh | Danny Kennedy | 7,025 | 13.9 | 4 |
  | North Antrim | Rodney McCune | 6,637 | 14.5 | 3 |
  | North Down | Sylvia Hermon | 16,268 | 50.4 | 1 |
  | South Antrim | David Burnside | 11,059 | 29.1 | 2 |
  | South Down | Dermot Nesbitt | 4,775 | 9.9 | 4 |
  | Strangford | Gareth McGimpsey | 7,872 | 21.3 | 2 |
  | Upper Bann | David Trimble | 11,281 | 25.5 | 2 |
  | West Tyrone | Derek Hussey | 2,981 | 6.9 | 5 |
  
  ### 2010 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Belfast East | Trevor Ringland | 7,305 | 21.2 | 3 |
  | Belfast North | Fred Cobain | 2,837 | 7.7 | 4 |
  | Belfast South | Paula Bradshaw | 5,910 | 17.3 | 3 |
  | Belfast West | Bill Manwaring | 1,000 | 3.1 | 4 |
  | East Antrim | Rodney McCune | 7,223 | 23.7 | 2 |
  | East Londonderry | Lesley Macaulay | 6,218 | 17.8 | 3 |
  | Foyle | David Harding | 1,221 | 3.2 | 5 |
  | Lagan Valley | Daphne Trimble | 7,713 | 21.1 | 2 |
  | Mid Ulster | Sandra Overend | 4,509 | 11.0 | 4 |
  | Newry and Armagh | Danny Kennedy | 8,558 | 19.1 | 3 |
  | North Antrim | Irwin Armstrong | 4,634 | 10.9 | 4 |
  | North Down | Ian Parsley | 6,817 | 20.4 | 2 |
  | South Antrim | Reg Empey | 10,353 | 30.4 | 2 |
  | South Down | John McCallister | 3,093 | 7.3 | 4 |
  | Strangford | Mike Nesbitt | 9,050 | 27.8 | 2 |
  | Upper Bann | Harry Hamilton | 10,639 | 25.7 | 2 |
  | West Tyrone | Ross Hussey | 5,281 | 14.2 | 3 |
  
  Candidates stood as part of Ulster Conservatives and Unionists - New Force.
  
  ### By-elections, 2010–2015
  
  | Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2011 Belfast West by-election | Bill Manwaring | 386 | 1.7 | 5 |
  
  ### 2015 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Belfast South | Rodney McCune | 3,549 | 9.1 | 5 |
  | Belfast West | Bill Manwaring | 1,088 | 3.1 | 5 |
  | East Antrim | Roy Beggs, Jr. | 6,308 | 18.8 | 2 |
  | East Londonderry | William McCandless | 5,333 | 15.4 | 3 |
  | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Tom Elliott | 23,608 | 46.4 | 1 |
  | Foyle | Julie Kee | 1,226 | 3.3 | 4 |
  | Lagan Valley | Alexander Redpath | 6,055 | 15.2 | 2 |
  | Mid Ulster | Sandra Overend | 6,318 | 15.4 | 2 |
  | Newry and Armagh | Danny Kennedy | 16,312 | 32.7 | 2 |
  | North Antrim | Robin Swann | 5,054 | 12.1 | 4 |
  | South Antrim | Danny Kinahan | 11,942 | 32.7 | 1 |
  | South Down | Harold McKee | 3,964 | 9.3 | 3 |
  | Strangford | Robert Burgess | 4,868 | 14.3 | 2 |
  | Upper Bann | Jo-Anne Dobson | 13,166 | 27.9 | 2 |
  | West Tyrone | Ross Hussey | 6,144 | 15.9 | 4 |
  
  ### 2017 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Belfast East | Hazel Legge | 1,408 | 3.3 | 3 |
  | Belfast South | Michael Henderson | 1,527 | 3.5 | 6 |
  | East Antrim | John Stewart | 4,544 | 11.9 | 3 |
  | East Londonderry | Richard Holmes | 3,135 | 7.6 | 4 |
  | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Tom Elliott | 24,355 | 45.5 | 2 |
  | Lagan Valley | Robbie Butler | 7,533 | 16.8 | 2 |
  | Mid Ulster | Mark Glasgow | 3,017 | 6.5 | 4 |
  | Newry and Armagh | Sam Nicholson | 4,425 | 8.3 | 4 |
  | North Antrim | Jackson Minford | 3,482 | 7.2 | 3 |
  | South Antrim | Danny Kinahan | 13,300 | 30.8 | 2 |
  | South Down | Harold McKee | 2,002 | 3.9 | 4 |
  | Strangford | Mike Nesbitt | 4,419 | 11.4 | 3 |
  | Upper Bann | Doug Beattie | 7,900 | 15.4 | 3 |
  | West Tyrone | Alicia Clarke | 2,253 | 5.2 | 4 |
  
  ### By-elections, 2017–2019
  
  | By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2018 West Tyrone by-election | Chris Smyth | 2,909 | 8.3 | 4 |
  
  ### 2019 general election
  
  | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Belfast East | Carl McClean | 2,516 | 5.9 | 3 |
  | Belfast South | Michael Henderson | 1,259 | 2.7 | 4 |
  | East Antrim | Steve Aiken | 5,475 | 14.7 | 3 |
  | East Londonderry | Richard Holmes | 3,599 | 9.2 | 5 |
  | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Tom Elliott | 21,929 | 43.2 | 2 |
  | Foyle | Darren Guy | 1,088 | 2.3 | 7 |
  | Lagan Valley | Robbie Butler | 8,606 | 19.0 | 3 |
  | Mid Ulster | Neil Richardson | 2,611 | 5.9 | 5 |
  | Newry and Armagh | Sam Nicholson | 4,204 | 8.3 | 5 |
  | North Antrim | Robin Swann | 8,139 | 18.5 | 2 |
  | North Down | Alan Chambers | 4,936 | 12.1 | 3 |
  | South Antrim | Danny Kinahan | 12,460 | 29.0 | 2 |
  | South Down | Jill Macauley | 3,307 | 6.6 | 5 |
  | Strangford | Philip Smith | 4,023 | 10.7 | 3 |
  | Upper Bann | Doug Beattie | 6,197 | 12.4 | 4 |
  | West Tyrone | Andy McKane | 2,774 | 6.7 | 5 |
  