# Northern Ireland Labour Party election results

This article lists the Northern Ireland Labour Party's election results in UK parliamentary elections. Except where noted, candidates were endorsed by the British Labour Party.

## 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 |
| 1924 | 1 | 21,122 | 21,122 | 0.1 | 4.1 | N/A | 1 | 0 |
| 1931 | 1 | 9,410 | 9,410 | 0.0 | 3.3 | N/A | 1 | 0 |
| 1945 | 5 | 66,223 | 13,245 | 0.3 | 11.4 | N/A | 4 | 0 |
| 1950 | 5 | 67,816 | 13,563 | 0.2 | 12.1 | -0.1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1951 | 4 | 62,324 | 15,581 | 0.2 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1955 | 3 | 35,614 | 11,871 | 0.1 | 5.5 | -0.1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1959 | 3 | 44,370 | 14,790 | 0.2 | 7.7 | +0.1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1964 | 10 | 102,857 | 10,286 | 0.4 | 16.1 | +0.3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1966 | 4 | 72,613 | 18,153 | 0.2 | 12.2 | -0.2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1970 | 7 | 98,194 | 14,028 | 0.3 | 12.6 | +0.1 | 6 | 0 |
| 1974 Feb | 5 | 17,284 | 3,457 | 0.0 | 2.4 | -0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 Oct | 3 | 11,539 | 3,846 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 4,441 | 1,480 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |

## Election results
### 1923 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Belfast West | Harry Midgley | 22,255 | 47.1 | 2 |
Midgley contested the election for the Belfast Labour Party, forerunner of the Northern Ireland Labour Party

### 1924 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Belfast West | Harry Midgley | 21,122 | 40.4 | 2 |
Midgley was not endorsed by the British Labour Party.

### 1931 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Belfast East | John Campbell | 9,410 | 24.9 | 2 |

### By-elections, 1935–1945

| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| 1943 Antrim by-election | Robert Getgood | 17,253 | 28.3 | 2 |
| 1943 Belfast West by-election | Jack Beattie | 19,936 | 46.2 | 1 |

### 1945 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Antrim | Henry Holmes | 18,403 | 12.8 | 3 |
| Belfast East | Tom Boyd | 17,338 | 43.6 | 2 |
| Belfast North | William Leeburn | 20,845 | 44.7 | 2 |
| Belfast South | James Morrow | 8,166 | 17.5 | 3 |
| Londonderry | Milton Gordon | 1,471 | 1.9 | 3 |

### By-elections, 1945–1950

| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| 1946 Down by-election | Desmond Donnelly | 28,846 | 29.3 | 2 |

### 1950 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Belfast East | Tom Boyd | 17,338 | 36.7 | 2 |
| Belfast North | William Leeburn | 20,146 | 35.6 | 2 |
| Belfast South | James McKernan | 11,428 | 24.8 | 2 |
| North Down | Albert McElroy | 10,836 | 20.6 | 2 |
| South Antrim | Edward Brown | 8,068 | 16.4 | 2 |

### 1951 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Belfast East | Tom Boyd | 17,910 | 38.3 | 2 |
| Belfast North | James Morrow | 22,685 | 39.3 | 2 |
| Belfast South | Robert McBrinn | 11,815 | 24.2 | 2 |
| North Down | Albert McElroy | 9,914 | 18.6 | 2 |

### By-elections, 1951–1955

| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| 1952 Belfast South by-election | Sam Napier | 7,655 | 24.9 | 2 |

### 1955 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Belfast East | Tom Boyd | 13,041 | 30.2 | 2 |
| Belfast North | Billy Boyd | 15,065 | 28.2 | 2 |
| Belfast South | Edward Brown | 7,508 | 17.6 | 2 |

### By-elections, 1955–1959

| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| 1959 Belfast East by-election | James Gardner | 14,264 | 42.2 | 2 |

### 1959 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Belfast East | James Gardner | 16,412 | 37.2 | 2 |
| Belfast North | Jack McDowell | 18,640 | 35.2 | 2 |
| Belfast South | Norman Searight | 9,318 | 21.6 | 2 |

### By-elections, 1959–1964

| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| 1963 Belfast South by-election | Norman Searight | 7,209 | 25.8 | 2 |

### 1964 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Armagh | Samuel Ewart | 6,523 | 12.0 | 3 |
| Belfast East | Samuel Watt | 15,555 | 36.9 | 2 |
| Belfast North | Jack McDowell | 17,564 | 34.9 | 2 |
| Belfast South | John Barkley | 8,792 | 22.4 | 2 |
| Belfast West | Billy Boyd | 12,579 | 24.3 | 3 |
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Baptist W. Gamble | 2,339 | 4.3 | 4 |
| Mid Ulster | Patrick McGarvey | 5,053 | 8.8 | 3 |
| North Down | Edward Bell | 11,571 | 18.9 | 2 |
| South Antrim | Sydney Stewart | 16,531 | 24.4 | 2 |
| South Down | Sam Thompson | 6,260 | 11.2 | 3 |

### 1966 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Belfast East | Martin McBirney | 17,650 | 45.3 | 2 |
| Belfast North | David Overend | 19,927 | 42.6 | 2 |
| Belfast South | Erskine Holmes | 12,364 | 34.6 | 2 |
| South Antrim | Sydney Stewart | 22,672 | 35.7 | 2 |

### 1970 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Armagh | Erskine Holmes | 8,781 | 12.9 | 3 |
| Belfast East | David Bleakley | 18,259 | 40.5 | 2 |
| Belfast North | John Sharkey | 18,894 | 31.9 | 2 |
| Belfast South | John Coulthard | 11,567 | 29.6 | 2 |
| North Antrim | Patrick McHugh | 6,476 | 11.0 | 3 |
| North Down | Kenneth Young | 14,246 | 17.7 | 2 |
| South Antrim | Robert Johnston | 19,971 | 20.5 | 2 |

### February 1974 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Belfast East | David Bleakley | 8,122 | 14.1 | 3 |
| Belfast North | Sandy Scott | 2,917 | 5.9 | 4 |
| Belfast South | Erskine Holmes | 2,455 | 4.7 | 5 |
| Belfast West | Billy Boyd | 1,989 | 4.2 | 5 |

### October 1974 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Belfast East | David Bleakley | 7,415 | 13.9 | 3 |
| Belfast North | Billy Boyd | 2,481 | 5.2 | 4 |
| Belfast South | Erskine Holmes | 1,643 | 4.2 | 5 |

### 1979 general election

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
| Belfast East | George Chambers | 1,982 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Belfast North | Alan Carr | 1,889 | 4.4 | 7 |
| Belfast West | Derek Peters | 540 | 1.6 | 6 |