# Lagan Valley (Assembly constituency)

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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) | MLA (Party) | MLA (Party) |
| 1996 | 5 seats 1996–1998 | 5 seats 1996–1998 | David Campbell (UUP) | | Ivan Davis (UUP) | Jeffrey Donaldson (UUP) | Edwin Poots (DUP) | Cecil Calvert (DUP) |
| 1998 | | Seamus Close (Alliance Party) | Billy Bell (UUP) | | Ivan Davis (UUP) | Patrick Roche (UKUP) | Edwin Poots (DUP) | Patricia Lewsley (SDLP) |
| 2003 | | Seamus Close (Alliance Party) | Billy Bell (UUP) | | Norah Beare (UUP / DUP) | Jeffrey Donaldson (UUP / DUP) | Edwin Poots (DUP) | Patricia Lewsley (SDLP) |
| January 2007 co-option | | Seamus Close (Alliance Party) | Billy Bell (UUP) | | Norah Beare (UUP / DUP) | Jeffrey Donaldson (UUP / DUP) | Edwin Poots (DUP) | Marietta Farrell (SDLP) |
| 2007 | | Trevor Lunn (Alliance Party/ Independent) | Basil McCrea (UUP/NI21) | | Jonathan Craig (DUP) | Jeffrey Donaldson (UUP / DUP) | Edwin Poots (DUP) | Paul Butler (Sinn Féin) |
| June 2010 co-option | | Trevor Lunn (Alliance Party/ Independent) | Basil McCrea (UUP/NI21) | | Jonathan Craig (DUP) | Paul Givan (DUP) | Edwin Poots (DUP) | Paul Butler (Sinn Féin) |
| 2011 | | Trevor Lunn (Alliance Party/ Independent) | Basil McCrea (UUP/NI21) | | Jonathan Craig (DUP) | Paul Givan (DUP) | Edwin Poots (DUP) | Brenda Hale (DUP) |
| June 2013 defection | | Trevor Lunn (Alliance Party/ Independent) | Basil McCrea (UUP/NI21) | | Jonathan Craig (DUP) | Paul Givan (DUP) | Edwin Poots (DUP) | Brenda Hale (DUP) |
| 2016 | | Trevor Lunn (Alliance Party/ Independent) | Robbie Butler (UUP) | | Jennifer Palmer (UUP) | Paul Givan (DUP) | Edwin Poots (DUP) | Brenda Hale (DUP) |
| 2017 | | Trevor Lunn (Alliance Party/ Independent) | Robbie Butler (UUP) | Seat abolished (5 seats 2017–present) | Seat abolished (5 seats 2017–present) | Paul Givan (DUP) | Edwin Poots (DUP) | Pat Catney (SDLP) |
| March 2020 defection | | Trevor Lunn (Alliance Party/ Independent) | Robbie Butler (UUP) | Seat abolished (5 seats 2017–present) | Seat abolished (5 seats 2017–present) | Paul Givan (DUP) | Edwin Poots (DUP) | Pat Catney (SDLP) |
| March 2022 co-option | | Trevor Lunn (Alliance Party/ Independent) | Robbie Butler (UUP) | Seat abolished (5 seats 2017–present) | Seat abolished (5 seats 2017–present) | Paul Givan (DUP) | Paul Rankin (DUP) | Pat Catney (SDLP) |
| 2022 | | Sorcha Eastwood (Alliance Party) | Robbie Butler (UUP) | Seat abolished (5 seats 2017–present) | Seat abolished (5 seats 2017–present) | Paul Givan (DUP) | Jeffrey Donaldson (DUP) | David Honeyford (Alliance Party) |
| May 2022 co-option | | Sorcha Eastwood (Alliance Party) | Robbie Butler (UUP) | Seat abolished (5 seats 2017–present) | Seat abolished (5 seats 2017–present) | Paul Givan (DUP) | Emma Little-Pengelly (DUP) | David Honeyford (Alliance Party) |
| July 2024 co-option | | Michelle Guy (Alliance Party) | Robbie Butler (UUP) | Seat abolished (5 seats 2017–present) | Seat abolished (5 seats 2017–present) | Paul Givan (DUP) | Emma Little-Pengelly (DUP) | David Honeyford (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
#### 2022

2022 Assembly election: Lagan Valley – 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | DUP | Jeffrey Donaldson | 24.74% | 12,626 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Robbie Butler | 16.15% | 8,242 | 8,632 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Sorcha Eastwood | 16.09% | 8,211 | 8,247 | 8,327 | 8,654 | | | |
| | DUP | Paul Givan | 9.92% | 5,062 | 8,377 | 8,385 | 8,569 | | | |
| | Alliance | David Honeyford | 8.20% | 4,183 | 4,199 | 4,215 | 4,408 | 4,991 | 5,605 | 6,340 |
| | SDLP | Pat Catney | 6.34% | 3,235 | 3,243 | 3,286 | 3,426 | 3,566 | 5,400 | 5,696 |
| | TUV | Lorna Smyth | 6.83% | 3,488 | 3,659 | 3,665 | 3,865 | 4,563 | 4,576 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Gary McCleave | 5.34% | 2,725 | 2,727 | 2,750 | 2,798 | 2,806 | | |
| | UUP | Laura Turner | 3.15% | 1,607 | 1,659 | 1,663 | 1,863 | | | |
| | Ind. Unionist | Gary Hynds | 1.44% | 735 | 757 | 769 | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Simon Lee | 1.27% | 648 | 652 | 720 | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Amanda Doherty | 0.53% | 271 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 81,562 Valid: 51,033 (62.57%) Spoilt: 510 Quota: 8,506 Turnout: 51,543 (63.19%) |||||||||||

#### 2017

2017 Assembly election: Lagan Valley – 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | DUP | Paul Givan | 17.83% | 8,035 | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Robbie Butler | 15.19% | 6,846 | 6,880 | 6,909.58 | 7,030.64 | 7,130.7 | 7,462.42 | 11,037.42 | |
| | Alliance | Trevor Lunn | 13.55% | 6,105 | 6,131 | 6,135.74 | 6,340.80 | 7,018.86 | 7,392.86 | 7,656.86 | |
| | DUP | Edwin Poots | 13.34% | 6,013 | 6,028 | 6,146.92 | 6,167.04 | 6,185.04 | 6,472.48 | 6,820.82 | 7,401.82 |
| | SDLP | Pat Catney | 8.42% | 3,795 | 3,800 | 3,801.32 | 3,859.38 | 4,021.38 | 5,383.50 | 5,692.92 | 6,848.92 |
| | DUP | Brenda Hale | 10.13% | 4,566 | 4,584 | 4,890.9 | 4,908.02 | 4,927.14 | 5,260.84 | 5,561.7 | 6,415.7 |
| | UUP | Jenny Palmer | 9.97% | 4,492 | 4,542 | 4,553.46 | 4,672.58 | 4,736.7 | 5,094.72 | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Peter Doran | 4.00% | 1,801 | 1,803 | 1,803.06 | 1,829.12 | 1,877.12 | | | |
| | TUV | Samuel Morrison | 3.08% | 1,389 | 1,406 | 1,411.88 | 1,434 | 1,448 | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Dan Barrios-O'Neill | 2.02% | 912 | 933 | 933.36 | 1,217.36 | | | | |
| | Independent | Jonny Orr | 1.90% | 856 | 909 | 909.72 | | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Matthew Robinson | 0.41% | 183 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Keith Gray | 0.17% | 76 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 72,621 Valid: 45,069 (62.06%) Spoilt: 371 Quota: 7,512 Turnout: 45,440 (62.57%) ||||||||||||

#### 2016

2016 Assembly election: Lagan Valley – 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | DUP | Paul Givan | 13.81% | 5,364 | 5,383 | 5,467 | 5,480 | 5,484 | 5,635 | | |
| | Alliance | Trevor Lunn | 9.54% | 3,707 | 3,851 | 3,900 | 4,051 | 4,183 | 4,994 | 6,886 | |
| | UUP | Robbie Butler | 11.26% | 4,376 | 4,450 | 4,549 | 4,614 | 4,618 | 5,004 | 5,167 | 5,291 |
| | UUP | Jenny Palmer | 9.96% | 3,871 | 3,956 | 4,048 | 4,214 | 4,216 | 4,737 | 4,971 | 5,212 |
| | DUP | Edwin Poots | 11.94% | 4,638 | 4,662 | 4,713 | 4,729 | 4,729 | 4,986 | 5,039 | 5,064 |
| | DUP | Brenda Hale | 10.90% | 4,236 | 4,283 | 4,316 | 4,326 | 4,330 | 4,518 | 4,556 | 4,577 |
| | DUP | Jonathan Craig | 10.52% | 4,087 | 4,103 | 4,159 | 4,169 | 4,173 | 4,309 | 4,387 | 4,409 |
| | SDLP | Pat Catney | 7.46% | 2,899 | 2,935 | 2,954 | 2,993 | 3,704 | 4,012 | | |
| | Green (NI) | Dan Barrios-O'Neill | 2.88% | 1,118 | 1,205 | 1,245 | 1,547 | 1,661 | | | |
| | TUV | Lyle Rea | 3.32% | 1,291 | 1,303 | 1,506 | 1,516 | 1,518 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Jacqui McGeough | 2.69% | 1,045 | 1,054 | 1,061 | 1,082 | | | | |
| | Independent | Jonny Orr | 2.10% | 817 | 840 | 857 | | | | | |
| | UKIP | Brian Higginson | 1.98% | 768 | | | | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Jack Irwin | 0.88% | 341 | | | | | | | |
| | NI Labour | Peter Dynes | 0.44% | 171 | | | | | | | |
| | Democracy First | Frazer McCammond | 0.32% | 124 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 73,746 Valid: 38,853 (52.86%) Spoilt: 374 Quota: 5,551 Turnout: 39,227 (53.19%) ||||||||||||

#### 2011

2011 Assembly election: Lagan Valley – 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | DUP | Edwin Poots | 20.65% | 7,329 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Basil McCrea | 16.26% | 5,771 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Jonathan Craig | 12.01% | 4,263 | 4,887.65 | 4,931.09 | 4,949.95 | 5,080.95 | | |
| | Alliance | Trevor Lunn | 12.37% | 4,389 | 4,471.46 | 4,550.42 | 4,877.17 | 4,947.45 | 5,120 | |
| | DUP | Paul Givan | 12.26% | 4,352 | 4,821.96 | 4,858.32 | 4,872.23 | 4,978.08 | 4,991.7 | 5,517.7 |
| | DUP | Brenda Hale | 8.20% | 2,910 | 3,816.44 | 3,856.04 | 3,874.33 | 4,055.82 | 4,067.13 | 4,791.23 |
| | SDLP | Pat Catney | 6.10% | 2,165 | 2,176.47 | 2,185.95 | 2,286.53 | 2,295.25 | 3,195.21 | 3,405.92 |
| | UUP | Mark Hill | 4.18% | 1,482 | 1,562.6 | 1,985.12 | 2,014.35 | 2,425.62 | 2,433.86 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Mary Kate Quinn | 3.39% | 1,203 | 1,207.03 | 1,208.59 | 1,237.21 | 1,241.21 | | |
| | TUV | Lyle Rea | 2.91% | 1,031 | 1,066.65 | 1,095.57 | 1,110.24 | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Conor Quinn | 1.67% | 592 | 599.44 | 605.8 | | | | |
| Electorate: 67,532 Valid: 35,487 (52.55%) Spoilt: 355 Quota: 5,070 Turnout: 35,842 (53.07%) |||||||||||

#### 2007

2007 Assembly election: Lagan Valley – 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | DUP | Jeffrey Donaldson | 23.42% | 9,793 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Butler | 12.19% | 5,098 | 5,101.9 | 5,113.9 | 5,116.29 | 5,174.07 | 6,387.07 | | | |
| | UUP | Basil McCrea | 9.64% | 4,031 | 4,228.73 | 4,290.63 | 4,441.38 | 4,846.54 | 4,937.32 | 6,712.32 | | |
| | Alliance | Trevor Lunn | 9.00% | 3,765 | 3,832.08 | 3,961.47 | 4,027.81 | 4,582.07 | 5,959.75 | 6,263.75 | | |
| | DUP | Jonathan Craig | 8.30% | 3,471 | 4,894.5 | 4,921.79 | 5,081.56 | 5,182.27 | 5,200.78 | 5,783.71 | 6,147.9 | |
| | DUP | Edwin Poots | 8.27% | 3,457 | 4,460.08 | 4,491.76 | 4,667.4 | 4,768.22 | 4,786.73 | 5,068.48 | 5,323.65 | 5,385.65 |
| | DUP | Paul Givan | 8.07% | 3,377 | 4,079 | 4,108.07 | 4,231.82 | 4,310.25 | 4,327.59 | 4,566.13 | 4,681.47 | 4,728.47 |
| | UUP | Billy Bell | 6.21% | 2,599 | 2,749.54 | 2,787.1 | 2,880.24 | 3,653.93 | 3,739.93 | | | |
| | SDLP | Marietta Farrell | 6.79% | 2,839 | 2,854.6 | 2,886.38 | 2,898.38 | 3,062.16 | | | | |
| | UUP | Ronnie Crawford | 2.74% | 1,147 | 1,250.35 | 1,275.69 | 1,336.37 | | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Michael Rogan | 2.20% | 922 | 938.77 | 989.11 | 1,023.45 | | | | | |
| | UK Unionist | Robert McCartney | 2.04% | 853 | 948.55 | 987.84 | | | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Neil Johnston | 0.93% | 387 | 418.98 | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | John Magee | 0.20% | 83 | 84.95 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 70,101 Valid: 41,822 (59.66%) Spoilt: 236 Quota: 5,975 Turnout: 42,058 (60.00%) |||||||||||||

#### 2003

2003 Assembly election: Lagan Valley – 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | UUP | Jeffrey Donaldson | 34.19% | 14,104 | | | | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Edwin Poots | 12.54% | 5,175 | 6,714.32 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Billy Bell | 6.74% | 2,782 | 4,739.5 | 4,856.8 | 4,962.72 | 5,839.48 | 6,933.48 | | | | |
| | Alliance | Seamus Close | 10.69% | 4,408 | 4,667.84 | 4,847.18 | 4,880.78 | 4,955.14 | 5,825.4 | 6,295.4 | | | |
| | SDLP | Patricia Lewsley | 7.59% | 3,133 | 3,153.88 | 3,232.62 | 3,236.46 | 3,251.10 | 3,342.74 | 3,381.74 | 3,535.74 | 6,256.74 | |
| | UUP | Norah Beare | 3.66% | 1,508 | 3,321.66 | 3,437.70 | 3,534.66 | 4,375.56 | 4,767.36 | 5,195.36 | 5,300.36 | 5,328.8 | 5,657.44 |
| | DUP | Andrew Hunter | 8.00% | 3,300 | 4,085.32 | 4,187.16 | 4,666.52 | 4,804.94 | 4,929.7 | 4,977.7 | 5,000.7 | 5,013.76 | 5,044.57 |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Butler | 7.86% | 3,242 | 3,251.28 | 3,261.86 | 3,263.14 | 3,266.2 | 3,276.26 | 3,277.26 | 3,278.26 | | |
| | Independent | Ivan Davis | 5.39% | 2,223 | 2,539.1 | 2,637.48 | 2,662.44 | 2,735 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Jim Kirkpatrick | 1.64% | 675 | 1,957.96 | 2,023.36 | 2,094.08 | | | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | Joanne Johnston | 0.96% | 395 | 462.86 | | | | | | | | |
| | PUP | Andrew Park | 0.51% | 212 | 256.66 | | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Frances McCarthy | 0.24% | 97 | 103.38 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 67,910 Valid: 41,254 (60.75%) Spoilt: 470 Quota: 5,894 Turnout: 41,724 (61.44%) ||||||||||||||

#### 1998

1998 Assembly election: Lagan Valley – 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Alliance | Seamus Close | 14.59% | 6,788 | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Billy Bell | 12.83% | 5,965 | 5,984 | 6,163 | 6,309 | 6,679 | | | | |
| | DUP | Edwin Poots | 11.26% | 5,239 | 5,266 | 5,319 | 5,333 | 5,370 | 5,371 | 7,642 | | |
| | UUP | Ivan Davis | 8.44% | 3,927 | 3,945 | 4,042 | 4,130 | 4,593 | 4,604 | 4,793 | 4,869 | 7,322 |
| | UK Unionist | Patrick Roche | 11.53% | 5,361 | 5,398 | 5,493 | 5,507 | 5,542 | 5,543 | 5,879 | 6,622 | 6,859 |
| | SDLP | Patricia Lewsley | 8.68% | 4,039 | 4,066 | 4,069 | 4,414 | 4,431 | 6,191 | 6,192 | 6,194 | 6,282 |
| | Ulster Democratic | Gary McMichael | 8.01% | 3,725 | 3,765 | 3,805 | 3,955 | 4,045 | 4,075 | 4,240 | 4,319 | 4,970 |
| | UUP | David Campbell | 6.79% | 3,158 | 3,165 | 3,240 | 3,286 | 3,619 | 3,620 | 3,809 | 3,903 | |
| | DUP | Cecil Calvert | 6.69% | 3,111 | 3,120 | 3,191 | 3,199 | 3,210 | 3,216 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Paul Butler | 4.30% | 2,000 | 2,005 | 2,007 | 2,062 | 2,064 | | | | |
| | UUP | Ken Hull | 2.77% | 1,289 | 1,295 | 1,327 | 1,381 | | | | | |
| | NI Women's Coalition | Annie Campbell | 2.05% | 955 | 988 | 1,013 | | | | | | |
| | NI Conservatives | William Bleakes | 1.51% | 702 | 713 | | | | | | | |
| | Workers' Party | Frances McCarthy | 0.45% | 208 | | | | | | | | |
| | Natural Law | John Collins | 0.09% | 43 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 71,661 Valid: 46,510 (64.90%) Spoilt: 564 Quota: 6,645 Turnout: 47,074 (65.69%) |||||||||||||

### 1996 forum

Successful candidates are shown in bold.
| Party | Candidate(s) | Votes | Percentage |
| UUP | Jeffrey Donaldson David Campbell Ivan Davis William Dillon Billy Bell | 16,367 | 37.7 |
| DUP | Cecil Calvert Edwin Poots | 9,592 | 22.1 |
| Alliance | Seamus Close Frazer McCammond Mary Clark-Glass Bill Whitley Betty Campbell | 4,508 | 10.4 |
| SDLP | Peter O'Hagan Hugh Lewsley | 4,001 | 9.2 |
| Ulster Democratic | Gary McMichael Philip Dean | 3,087 | 7.1 |
| UK Unionist | Ronnie Crawford Graeme Jardin | 2,172 | 5.0 |
| Sinn Féin | Patrick Rice Michael Ferguson Sue Ramsey | 1,132 | 2.6 |
| PUP | David Kirk Wilfred Cummings | 1,072 | 2.5 |
| NI Women's Coalition | Jane Wilde Fidelma Carolan Sandra Craig Bronya Bonar Margaret Darcy | 520 | 1.2 |
| NI Conservatives | William Baird Mary Love | 386 | 0.8 |
| Green (NI) | Malachy McAnespie George Thompson Penny Kemp | 175 | 0.4 |
| Ulster Independence | Carolyne Chance Allan Thompson James Kelley | 164 | 0.4 |
| Labour coalition | Ciaran Mulholland William McAvoy | 143 | 0.3 |
| Workers' Party | Frances McCarthy John Magee | 72 | 0.2 |
| Democratic Left | Liam Napier Oliver Frawley | 43 | 0.1 |
| Natural Law | Duncan Paterson Susanna Thompson | 18 | 0.0 |
| Independent Chambers | Eric Brown Gary Strain | 3 | 0.0 |