UK Explained

West Tyrone

Represented in Parliament by Órfhlaith Begley (Sinn Féin). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Who lives here

Census figures for Scotland and Northern Ireland are published separately and are not on UK Explained yet.

WINNER, 2024
Órfhlaith Begley

Sinn Féin

MAJORITY
15,917

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
59%

of people who could vote did

Órfhlaith Begley won with 52% of the votes, and Tom Buchanan (Democratic Unionist Party) came second with 16%.

Votes for each party

Sinn Féin52% · 22,711
Democratic Unionist Party16% · 6,794
Social Democratic & Labour Party13% · 5,821
Ulster Unionist Party6% · 2,683
Traditional Unionist Voice6% · 2,530
Alliance5% · 2,287
Everyone else2% · 869
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Órfhlaith BegleySinn Féin22,71152.0%
Tom BuchananDemocratic Unionist Party6,79415.5%
Daniel McCrossanSocial Democratic & Labour Party5,82113.3%
Matthew BellUlster Unionist Party2,6836.1%
Stevan PattersonTraditional Unionist Voice2,5305.8%
Stephen DonnellyAlliance2,2875.2%
Leza HoustonAontú7781.8%
Stephen LynchConservative910.2%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here

Not available for this area.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
2.4%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026