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Source: Commons vote data from the UK Parliament Votes API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Data last refreshed: 16 Apr 2026.

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2024 General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
✓ Paul Maskey Won 2019 GEWon 2017 GEWon 2015 GEWon Belfast West By-election	SF	21,009	52.9%
Gerry Carrol	Ind	5,048	12.7%
Paul Doherty	SDLP	4,318	10.9%
Frank McCoubrey	DUP	4,304	10.8%
Ann McClure	TUV	2,010	5.1%
Eóin Millar	APNI	1,077	2.7%
Gerard Herdman	Ind	904	2.3%
Ben Sharkey	UUP	461	1.2%
Ash Jones	Ind	451	1.1%
Tony Mallon	Ind	161	0.4%

2019 General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
✓ Paul Maskey Won 2024 GEWon 2017 GEWon 2015 GEWon Belfast West By-election	SF	20,866	53.8%
Gerry Carroll	Ind	6,194	16.0%
Frank McCoubrey	DUP	5,220	13.5%
Paul Doherty	SDLP	2,985	7.7%
Donnamarie Higgins	APNI	1,882	4.8%
Monica Digney	Ind	1,635	4.2%

2017 General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
✓ Paul Maskey Won 2024 GEWon 2019 GEWon 2015 GEWon Belfast West By-election	SF	27,107	66.7%
Frank McCoubrey	DUP	5,455	13.4%
Gerry Carroll	Ind	4,132	10.2%
Tim Attwood	SDLP	2,860	7.0%
Sorcha Eastwood	APNI	731	1.8%
Conor Campbell	Ind	348	0.9%

2015 General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
✓ Paul Maskey Won 2024 GEWon 2019 GEWon 2017 GEWon Belfast West By-election	SF	19,163	54.2%
Gerry Carroll	Ind	6,798	19.2%
Alex Attwood	SDLP	3,475	9.8%
Frank McCoubrey	DUP	2,773	7.8%
Bill Manwaring	UUP	1,088	3.1%
Brian Higginson	Ind	765	2.2%
Gerard Catney	APNI	636	1.8%
John Lowry	Ind	597	1.7%
Paul Shea	Con	34	0.1%

2011-06-09 Belfast West By-election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
✓ Maskey, Paul Won 2024 GEWon 2019 GEWon 2017 GEWon 2015 GE	SF	16,211	70.6%
Attwood, Alex	SDLP	3,088	13.4%
Carroll, Gerry	Ind	1,751	7.6%
Kingston, Brian	DUP	1,393	6.1%
Manwaring, Bill	UUP	386	1.7%
McIntyre, Aaron	APNI	122	0.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
✓ Adams, Gerry	SF	22,840	71.1%
Attwood, Alex	SDLP	5,261	16.4%
Humphrey, William	DUP	2,436	7.6%
Manwaring, Bill	Ind	1,000	3.1%
Hendron, Maire	APNI	596	1.9%

Timeline

National Media Profile

Paul Maskey has not appeared in national political news coverage tracked by our system. This is common for backbench MPs who focus on constituency-level work rather than national policy debates.

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Child PovertyCost of LivingEconomy & JobsSocial Care↓↓↓ Negative

Quarter of Derry/Strabane children (7,266) experiencing poverty - the highest in the North

New Department for Work and Pensions data reveals that 1 in 4 children in Belfast West are living in poverty, the highest rate in Northern Ireland alongside Newry and Armagh. Anti-poverty campaigners have called on the UK government and Stormont to increase investment in households and strengthen support programmes to address this unacceptable regional disparity.

Derry Journal|26 Mar 2026Read →

Cost of LivingEconomy & JobsLocal Government↓↓↓ Negative

Number taken to court over unpaid rates surges 70% in a year in Northern Ireland

Court notices for unpaid rates in Northern Ireland surged 70% to nearly 14,000 in 2024/25, with Belfast West seeing one of the sharpest increases (from 40 to 961 notices). The spike reflects growing financial pressures on households and businesses, with an MLA warning that court action should be a last resort.

The Irish News|24 Mar 2026Read →

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Quarter of Derry/Strabane children (7,266) experiencing poverty - the highest in the North

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Quarter of Derry/Strabane children (7,266) experiencing poverty - the highest in the North

Number taken to court over unpaid rates surges 70% in a year in Northern Ireland