Write a commentChris Hazzard was once again returned in South Down in yesterday’s Westminster Election with 16,137 votes (down 7.6% compared to 2017) at the count centre in Belfast. New candidate Michael Savage, SDLP polled 14,517 votes. Turnout was 63.11%.
The count concluded around 3.30am. Sinn Féin, SDLP and DUP all saw final tallies significantly down on 2017 election levels while Alliance saw a 5,102 vote increase.
2019 Results
Chris Hazzard, Sinn Féin 16,137
Michael Savage, SDLP 14,517
Glyn Hanna, DUP 7,619
Patrick Brown, Alliance Party 6,916
Jill Macauley, UUP 3,307
Paul Brady, Aontú 1,266
2017 Results
Chris Hazzard, Sinn Féin 20,328
Margaret Ritchie, SDLP 17,882
Dianne Forsythe, DUP 8,867
Harold McKee, UUP 2,002
Andrew McMurray, Alliance 1,814
