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class="mw-body-content"><script>function mfTempOpenSection(id){var block=document.getElementById("mf-section-"+id);block.className+=" open-block";block.previousSibling.className+=" open-block";}</script><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><section class="mf-section-0" id="mf-section-0"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the political party of Northern Ireland. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Labour_Party_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Social Democratic Labour Party (disambiguation)">Social Democratic Labour Party (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"SDLP" redirects here. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/SDLP_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="SDLP (disambiguation)">SDLP (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><p>The <b>Social Democratic and Labour Party</b> (<b>SDLP</b>; <a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish</a>: <i lang="ga">Páirtí Sóisialta agus Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a <a href="/wiki/Social_democracy" title="Social democracy">social democratic</a><sup id="cite_ref-Driver2011_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Driver2011-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Smith2011_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Smith2011-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AnttiroikoMälkiä2007_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AnttiroikoM%C3%A4lki%C3%A42007-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Irish_nationalism" title="Irish nationalism">Irish nationalist</a><sup id="cite_ref-Smith2011_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Smith2011-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HaywardO'Donnell2010_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HaywardO'Donnell2010-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-McCall2003_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McCall2003-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Northern_Ireland" title="List of political parties in Northern Ireland">political party</a> in <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a>. The SDLP currently has eight members in the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="Northern Ireland Assembly">Northern Ireland Assembly</a> (<a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_(Northern_Ireland)" title="Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland)">MLAs</a>) and two <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">members of Parliament</a> (MPs) in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons of the United Kingdom</a>. </p><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 125%;"><div style="padding-top:0.3em; padding-bottom:0.3em; border-top:2px solid #2AA82C; border-bottom:2px solid #2AA82C; line-height: 1;"><div class="fn org"><span class="nowrap">Social Democratic and Labour Party</span></div> <div style="font-size: 0.8em; padding-top:0.3em;" class="nickname" lang="ga">Páirtí Sóisialta agus Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre</div></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo" style="padding-top:.4em;padding-bottom:.3em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party_Logo_2020.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party_Logo_2020.png/250px-Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party_Logo_2020.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party_Logo_2020.png/375px-Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party_Logo_2020.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party_Logo_2020.png/500px-Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party_Logo_2020.png 2x" data-file-width="3500" data-file-height="840"></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Abbreviation</th><td class="infobox-data nickname" style="line-height:1.3em;">SDLP</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Party_leader" title="Party leader">Leader</a></th><td class="infobox-data agent" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Claire_Hanna" title="Claire Hanna">Claire Hanna</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">President</th><td class="infobox-data agent" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Br%C3%ADd_Rodgers" title="Bríd Rodgers">Bríd Rodgers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Party_chair" title="Party chair">Chairperson</a></th><td class="infobox-data agent" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Daniel_McCrossan" title="Daniel McCrossan">Daniel McCrossan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Founders</th><td class="infobox-data agent" style="line-height:1.3em;"><style 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class="noprint">;<br>54 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1970-08-21</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Preceded by</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist nowrap"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Democratic_Party_(Northern_Ireland)" title="National Democratic Party (Northern Ireland)">National Democratic Party</a></li><li><b>Factions from:</b></li><li><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Irish Labour Party</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Nationalist_Party_(Ireland)" title="Nationalist Party (Ireland)">Nationalist Party</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Labour_Party" title="Northern Ireland Labour Party">Northern Ireland Labour Party</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Republican_Labour_Party" title="Republican Labour Party">Republican Labour Party</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Liberal_Party" title="Ulster Liberal Party">Ulster Liberal Party</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label" style="line-height:1.3em;">121 Ormeau Road<br><a href="/wiki/Belfast" title="Belfast">Belfast</a><br>BT7 1SH<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Youth_wing" title="Youth wing">Youth wing</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/SDLP_Youth" title="SDLP Youth">SDLP Youth</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" 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nationalism</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Political_spectrum" title="Political spectrum">Political position</a></th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Centre-left_politics" title="Centre-left politics">Centre-left</a><sup id="cite_ref-Driver2011_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Driver2011-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DixonO'Kane2014_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DixonO'Kane2014-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/European_political_party" title="European political party">European 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.legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#2AA82C; color:black;"> </span> Green <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#D72B41; color:white;"> </span> Red</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a><br>(<a href="/wiki/List_of_parliamentary_constituencies_in_Northern_Ireland" title="List of parliamentary constituencies in Northern Ireland">NI seats</a>)</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">2 / 18</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 11%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="Northern Ireland Assembly">NI Assembly</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">8 / 90</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 9%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Northern_Ireland" title="Local government in Northern Ireland">Councillors in Northern Ireland</a><sup id="cite_ref-localcouncil_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-localcouncil-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">36 / 462</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 8%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Northern_Ireland" title="Local government in Northern Ireland">Councils led in Northern Ireland</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 11</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 9%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 0.8em;">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sdlp.ie/">sdlp.ie</a></span></td></tr><tr><td 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dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-top:0.3em; border-top:2px solid #2AA82C;"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Politics of Northern Ireland">Politics of Northern Ireland</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Northern_Ireland" title="List of political parties in Northern Ireland">Political parties</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Northern_Ireland" title="Elections in Northern Ireland">Elections</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The SDLP <a href="/wiki/Party_platform" class="mw-redirect" title="Party platform">party platform</a> advocates <a href="/wiki/United_Ireland" title="United Ireland">Irish reunification</a><sup id="cite_ref-Nordsieck_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nordsieck-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and, pending the unity of all the people of Ireland and while the northern jurisdiction remains part of the United Kingdom, further <a href="/wiki/Devolution_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Devolution in the United Kingdom">devolution of powers</a>. </p><p>During <a href="/wiki/The_Troubles" title="The Troubles">the Troubles</a>, the SDLP was the most popular Irish nationalist party in Northern Ireland, but since the <a href="/wiki/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army" title="Provisional Irish Republican Army">Provisional IRA</a> ceasefire in 1994, it has lost ground to the <a href="/wiki/Irish_republicanism" title="Irish republicanism">republican</a> party <a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a>, which in 2001 became the more popular of the two parties for the first time. Established during the Troubles, a significant difference between the two parties was the SDLP's rejection of violence, in contrast to Sinn Féin's then-support for (and organisational ties to) the Provisional IRA and <a href="/wiki/Physical_force_republicanism" class="mw-redirect" title="Physical force republicanism">physical force republicanism</a>. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#History"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Foundation_and_early_history_(1970%E2%80%931972)"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Foundation and early history (1970–1972)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Sunningdale_Agreement_(1973%E2%80%931974)"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Sunningdale Agreement (1973–1974)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Searching_for_agreement_(1975%E2%80%931980)"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Searching for agreement (1975–1980)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Entry_of_Sinn_F%C3%A9in_(1981%E2%80%931982)"><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">Entry of Sinn Féin (1981–1982)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#New_Ireland_Forum_(1983%E2%80%931984)"><span class="tocnumber">1.5</span> <span class="toctext">New Ireland Forum (1983–1984)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Anglo-Irish_Agreement_(1985%E2%80%931987)"><span class="tocnumber">1.6</span> <span class="toctext">Anglo-Irish Agreement (1985–1987)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Hume-Adams_Talks_(1988-1994)"><span class="tocnumber">1.7</span> <span class="toctext">Hume-Adams Talks (1988-1994)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#Good_Friday_Agreement_(1995-1998)"><span class="tocnumber">1.8</span> <span class="toctext">Good Friday Agreement (1995-1998)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#All-island_Merger"><span class="tocnumber">1.9</span> <span class="toctext">All-island Merger</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#Westminster_Parliament"><span class="tocnumber">1.10</span> <span class="toctext">Westminster Parliament</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#Proposed_D%C3%A1il_participation"><span class="tocnumber">1.11</span> <span class="toctext">Proposed Dáil participation</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#Remembrance_Day_2010"><span class="tocnumber">1.12</span> <span class="toctext">Remembrance Day 2010</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Leadership_challenges_and_elections,_2011%E2%80%932024"><span class="tocnumber">1.13</span> <span class="toctext">Leadership challenges and elections, 2011–2024</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="#Ideology_and_policies"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Ideology and policies</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-16"><a href="#Leadership"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Leadership</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="#List_of_leaders"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">List of leaders</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="#List_of_deputy_leaders"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">List of deputy leaders</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-19"><a href="#Elected_representatives"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Elected representatives</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20"><a href="#MPs"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">MPs</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-21"><a href="#MLAs"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">MLAs</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-22"><a href="#Other_spokespeople"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">Other spokespeople</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-23"><a href="#Electoral_performance"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Electoral performance</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-24"><a href="#Devolved_legislature_elections"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">Devolved legislature elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-25"><a href="#Westminster_elections"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">Westminster elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-26"><a href="#Local_government_elections"><span class="tocnumber">5.3</span> <span class="toctext">Local government elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-27"><a href="#European_elections"><span class="tocnumber">5.4</span> <span class="toctext">European elections</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-28"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-29"><a href="#Notes"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Notes</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-30"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-31"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Foundation_and_early_history_(1970–1972)"><span id="Foundation_and_early_history_.281970.E2.80.931972.29"></span>Foundation and early history (1970–1972)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Foundation and early history (1970–1972)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The party was founded on 21 August 1970, when six <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Parliament of Northern Ireland">Stormont</a> MPs (<a href="/wiki/Gerry_Fitt" title="Gerry Fitt">Gerry Fitt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Republican_Labour_Party" title="Republican Labour Party">Republican Labour Party</a>; <a href="/wiki/Austin_Currie" title="Austin Currie">Austin Currie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nationalist_Party_(Northern_Ireland)" title="Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)">Nationalist Party</a>; <a href="/wiki/Paddy_Devlin" title="Paddy Devlin">Paddy Devlin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Labour_Party" title="Northern Ireland Labour Party">Northern Ireland Labour Party</a>; <a href="/wiki/John_Hume" title="John Hume">John Hume</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ivan_Cooper" title="Ivan Cooper">Ivan Cooper</a> and <a href="/wiki/Paddy_O%27Hanlon" title="Paddy O'Hanlon">Paddy O'Hanlon</a>, Independent) and one Senator (<a href="/wiki/Paddy_Wilson" title="Paddy Wilson">Paddy Wilson</a>, Republican Labour), joined to form a new party.<sup id="cite_ref-Driver2011_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Driver2011-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were joined on 10 November by a second Senator (<a href="/wiki/Claude_Wilton" title="Claude Wilton">Claude Wilton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Liberal_Party" title="Ulster Liberal Party">Ulster Liberal Party</a>), bringing the total parliamentary party to eight members.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gerry Fitt was chosen to lead the new party while John Hume was appointed its deputy. Paddy Wilson also became the party’s first General Secretary. </p><p>The smaller <a href="/wiki/National_Democratic_Party_(Northern_Ireland)" title="National Democratic Party (Northern Ireland)">National Democratic Party</a> dissolved itself in October of that year and encouraged all its members to join the new party.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, individual members and branches from other parties joined including from the <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Irish Labour Party</a>, Nationalist Party, Northern Ireland Labour Party, Republican Labour Party and Ulster Liberal Party.<sup id="cite_ref-NeuheiserWolff2004_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NeuheiserWolff2004-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The SDLP contested its first election in a by-election for the <a href="/wiki/Belfast_St_Anne%27s_(Northern_Ireland_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast St Anne's (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)">Belfast St. Anne’s</a> seat on 12 November. Their candidate Gerry Laverty won 24.2% of the vote in the traditionally Unionist seat.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The SDLP initially rejected the Nationalist Party's policy of abstentionism and sought to fight for civil rights within the Stormont system.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the SDLP quickly came to the view that Stormont was unreformable, refusing to attend the state opening on 18 June 1971, and withdrawing altogether in response the shooting dead of Seamus Cusack and Desmond Beattie in Derry on 8 July.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 15 August the SDLP announced they would lead a Campaign of Civil Disobedience in response to the introduction of internment the previous week. This involved the withdrawal of SDLP representatives from public bodies, the organisation of a rent and rates strike and SDLP MPs participating in a 48 hour hunger strike outside 10 Downing Street.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The SDLP held its first annual conference in Dungiven on 23 October that year. The party adopted its draft constitution, Eddie McGrady was elected the party’s first chairman while Sheila Carson becomes its first secretary. Several motions were passed including committing the party firmly to socialism, supporting the parliamentary party’s decision to withdraw from Stormont and condemning the 11-plus.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the abolition of the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Parliament of Northern Ireland">Parliament of Northern Ireland</a> in 1972, the SDLP emerged as the largest party representing the nationalist community. On 20 September the party issued its first major policy document, entitled "Towards a New Ireland".<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It recommended that the British Government issue a declaration that it would recognise that Ireland is better off united, and that as an interim proposal Northern Ireland should be administered jointly by the British and Irish Governments. It also proposed the establishment of a National Senate drawn equally from a devolved Assembly in Belfast and the Oireachtas in Dublin to plan for the integration of the island. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sunningdale_Agreement_(1973–1974)"><span id="Sunningdale_Agreement_.281973.E2.80.931974.29"></span>Sunningdale Agreement (1973–1974)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Sunningdale Agreement (1973–1974)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The first major electoral contest for the SDLP were <a href="/wiki/1973_Northern_Ireland_local_elections" title="1973 Northern Ireland local elections">elections to Northern Ireland’s 26 new district councils</a>, held on 30 May 1973. The SDLP won 13.4% of the vote and 82 seats, becoming the second largest party in Northern Ireland and the largest party in the districts of <a href="/wiki/Derry_City_Council" title="Derry City Council">Derry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Magherafelt_District_Council" title="Magherafelt District Council">Magherafelt</a> and <a href="/wiki/Newry_and_Mourne_District_Council" title="Newry and Mourne District Council">Newry and Mourne</a>. Other nationalist parties failed to achieve much success, leaving the SDLP as the largest party representing the nationalist community.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Paddy Wilson, the SDLP’s General Secretary and councillor in the new Belfast City Council was <a href="/wiki/Paddy_Wilson_and_Irene_Andrews_killings" title="Paddy Wilson and Irene Andrews killings">murdered on the 26 June</a>, two days before the election to the new Northern Ireland Assembly. Wilson and another woman, Irene Andrews, were killed by the UFF, a codename for the UDA. John White was later convicted for his part in the killings.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following publication of the British Government’s White Paper, <a href="/wiki/1973_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="1973 Northern Ireland Assembly election">elections</a> were held to the new <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly_(1973)" title="Northern Ireland Assembly (1973)">Northern Ireland Assembly</a> on 28 June, where the party won 19 out of 75 seats and once again emerged as the voice of the nationalist community, increasing its vote share to 22% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Negotiations occurred throughout October and November on the formation of a new power-sharing Executive to govern Northern Ireland with the SDLP, <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Unionist_Party" title="Ulster Unionist Party">UUP</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alliance_Party_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland">Alliance</a> taking part. On 21 November <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Northern_Ireland" title="Secretary of State for Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland Secretary of State</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_Whitelaw,_1st_Viscount_Whitelaw" class="mw-redirect" title="William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw">William Whitelaw</a>, announced that agreement had been reached on the composition and functions of the new Executive, with the SDLP entitled to four of the eleven members and a further two non-Executive office holders. Agreement was still to be reached on many other aspects of the White Paper, particularly regarding the Council of Ireland.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following discussions between the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">British Prime Minister</a> and <a href="/wiki/Taoiseach" title="Taoiseach">Irish Taoiseach</a>, as well as the political parties, it was announced on 9 December at <a href="/wiki/Sunningdale_Agreement" title="Sunningdale Agreement">Sunningdale</a> that an agreement had been reached on the remaining elements of the White Paper, including the implementation of a Council of Ireland.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 1 January 1974 the <a href="/wiki/Executive_of_the_1974_Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="Executive of the 1974 Northern Ireland Assembly">Northern Ireland Executive</a> took office, with Gerry Fitt as Deputy Chief Executive, John Hume as Minister of Commerce, Paddy Devlin as Minister of Health and Social Services and Austin Currie as Minister of Housing, Local Government and Planning.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The SDLP faced its first <a href="/wiki/February_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="February 1974 United Kingdom general election">Westminster election</a> shortly afterwards in February in what became a referendum on power-sharing. The anti-power-sharing Unionists united under the <a href="/wiki/United_Ulster_Unionist_Council" title="United Ulster Unionist Council">UUUC</a> banner and won 11 seats, with Gerry Fitt being the only pro-power-sharing MP returned, dealing a critical blow to the fledgling Executive. The Executive eventually collapsed after 5 months following several weeks of the <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Workers%27_Council_strike" title="Ulster Workers' Council strike">Ulster Workers’ Council strike</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Searching_for_agreement_(1975–1980)"><span id="Searching_for_agreement_.281975.E2.80.931980.29"></span>Searching for agreement (1975–1980)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Searching for agreement (1975–1980)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Attempting to find agreement, the Secretary of State called elections for a <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Constitutional_Convention" title="Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention">Constitutional Convention</a> on 1 May 1975, for which the SDLP won 17 seats and 24% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The UUUC however won a majority of seats and votes, the Constitutional Convention made no progress and the British Government brought it to an end in early 1976. Later that year on 1 September SDLP member Denis Mullen was shot dead at his home.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the failure of the Constitutional Convention the SDLP continued searching for a long term solution, at times engaging in talks with the UUP. In 1977 the party issued a policy document titled "Facing Reality". This called for the party to put a stronger emphasis on the "Irish dimension". In response to this perceived move away from the party’s Labour values <a href="/wiki/Paddy_Devlin" title="Paddy Devlin">Paddy Devlin</a>, then party chairperson, resigned from the party.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1978 SDLP deputy leader <a href="/wiki/John_Hume" title="John Hume">John Hume</a> presented his proposal for an "agreed Ireland". In contrast to the two main options at the time of full integration into Britain or full withdrawal, Hume’s solution proposed the British government declaring that its aim was to bring the main traditions in Ireland together in reconciliation.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After years of little progress 1979 brought considerably more action for the SDLP. A <a href="/wiki/1979_vote_of_no_confidence_in_the_Callaghan_ministry" title="1979 vote of no confidence in the Callaghan ministry">vote of confidence</a> in the Labour Government failed in March that year. <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Fitt" title="Gerry Fitt">Gerry Fitt</a> abstained on the vote as the Government had failed to act on the Bennett Report into RUC interrogation techniques.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the following general election, the <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservatives</a> came to power in Westminster and Fitt held his seat in Belfast West. </p><p>In June that year the first direct <a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1979 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">election to the European Parliament</a> were held. The SDLP candidate was John Hume who won a seat with 25% of the first preference vote. He went on to sit in the <a href="/wiki/Progressive_Alliance_of_Socialists_and_Democrats" title="Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats">Socialist Group</a> in the European Parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The new Conservative Secretary of State, <a href="/wiki/Humphrey_Atkins" title="Humphrey Atkins">Humphrey Atkins</a>, invited Northern Ireland parties including the SDLP to a conference on the future of Northern Ireland. There was intense debate in the SDLP whether or not to attend a conference which would not discuss any all-island dimension, with Gerry Fitt wanting to attend regardless of any discussion on an "Irish dimension" while many others, including John Hume, refusing to attend. As a result of this dispute Fitt resigned as SDLP leader.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 28 November John Hume was elected as his replacement, and <a href="/wiki/Seamus_Mallon" title="Seamus Mallon">Seamus Mallon</a> became his deputy.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The SDLP eventually made the decision to attend the Atkins conference, on the condition that there would be parallel discussions involving the "Irish dimension". These talks, like others, failed to reach agreement.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Entry_of_Sinn_Féin_(1981–1982)"><span id="Entry_of_Sinn_F.C3.A9in_.281981.E2.80.931982.29"></span>Entry of Sinn Féin (1981–1982)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Entry of Sinn Féin (1981–1982)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Following the death of <a href="/wiki/Fermanagh_and_South_Tyrone_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)">Fermanagh and South Tyrone</a> MP <a href="/wiki/Frank_Maguire_(politician)" title="Frank Maguire (politician)">Frank Maguire</a> and the selection of hunger striker <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Sands" title="Bobby Sands">Bobby Sands</a> as a candidate in the <a href="/wiki/April_1981_Fermanagh_and_South_Tyrone_by-election" title="April 1981 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election">following by-election</a> the SDLP decided to withdraw <a href="/wiki/Austin_Currie" title="Austin Currie">Austin Currie</a> as their candidate.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The election was held on 9 April and Bobby Sands won the seat by a slim margin. As the strikes went on, SDLP leader John Hume met Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a> to ask that she concede some of the demands of the hunger strikers. No agreement was forthcoming. When Sands died, the SDLP also stood aside for Owen Carron, who also won the seat by a narrow margin.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The hunger strikes also had an impact on the electoral fortunes of the SDLP. In <a href="/wiki/1981_Northern_Ireland_local_elections" title="1981 Northern Ireland local elections">local government elections in 1981</a> the SDLP vote share fell to 17.5% as nationalist voters began to support more candidates from parties like the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Independence_Party" title="Irish Independence Party">Irish Independence Party</a> and <a href="/wiki/Irish_Republican_Socialist_Party" title="Irish Republican Socialist Party">Irish Republican Socialist Party</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In Spring 1982 <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Northern_Ireland" title="Secretary of State for Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland Secretary of State</a> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Prior" title="Jim Prior">Jim Prior</a> proposed “rolling devolution” by which a consultative Assembly be established. John Hume labelled the proposals as unworkable as they offered no realistic prospect of power-sharing or offered any role for the Irish Government.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May of that year the SDLP secured a seat in <a href="/wiki/Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Seanad Éireann">Seanad Éireann</a> as new Taoiseach <a href="/wiki/Charles_Haughey" title="Charles Haughey">Charles Haughey</a> appointed SDLP Deputy Leader <a href="/wiki/Seamus_Mallon" title="Seamus Mallon">Seamus Mallon</a> to serve as a voice for Northern nationalists. </p><p>As the elections to the Assembly approached the party announced that although it would contest the election, none of its representatives would take their seats. The <a href="/wiki/1982_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="1982 Northern Ireland Assembly election">election</a>, held on 20 October, mirrored the SDLP’s performance in the local elections the previous year as the party won 18.8% of the vote and took 14 seats. The decision by <a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> to stand also had an impact on the SDLP vote as the party, considered to be the political wing of the Provisional IRA, took 10.1% of the vote and 5 seats. </p><p>As a result of Seamus Mallon’s membership of Seanad Éireann he was removed as a member of the Assembly and a by-election was held in <a href="/wiki/Armagh_(Assembly_constituency)" title="Armagh (Assembly constituency)">Armagh</a> the following spring. The SDLP called for a boycott and amidst low turnout the UUP won the election. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Ireland_Forum_(1983–1984)"><span id="New_Ireland_Forum_.281983.E2.80.931984.29"></span>New Ireland Forum (1983–1984)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: New Ireland Forum (1983–1984)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>In the lead up to the 1982 Assembly election the SDLP proposed a “Council for a New Ireland” in its manifesto. This, with the assistance of the Irish Government, was realised in the creation of the <a href="/wiki/New_Ireland_Forum" title="New Ireland Forum">New Ireland Forum</a> in March 1983. It was a forum “all democratic parties which reject violence and which have members elected or appointed to either <a href="/wiki/Oireachtas" title="Oireachtas">House of the Oireachtas</a> or the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly_(1982)" title="Northern Ireland Assembly (1982)">Northern Ireland Assembly</a>”. The SDLP, along with <a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> and <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour</a> all joined. The Forum met for the first time on 30 May with five SDLP members: John Hume, Austin Currie, Joe Hendron, Eddie McGrady and Seamus Mallon.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Submissions were taken from sectors, individuals and organisations across the island of Ireland, examining the long-term future of the island. After a year of work the Forum published its report in May 1984, detailing three possible structures for a new Ireland. The three options of a unitary state, federal/confederal state and joint authority were rooted in previous SDLP policy and went on to influence the policies of the Irish Government and the major political parties in the Republic in relation to Northern Ireland in the following decade.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the general election in June 1983 the SDLP failed to regain the seat in Belfast West it had lost when Gerry Fitt resigned from the party. However, John Hume was elected to the House of Commons for the new constituency of <a href="/wiki/Foyle_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Foyle (UK Parliament constituency)">Foyle</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following year Hume also retained his seat in the European Parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Anglo-Irish_Agreement_(1985–1987)"><span id="Anglo-Irish_Agreement_.281985.E2.80.931987.29"></span>Anglo-Irish Agreement (1985–1987)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Anglo-Irish Agreement (1985–1987)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Throughout the 1970s and 80s SDLP leader John Hume used his connections with influential Irish-American politicians Tip O'Neill, Ted Kennedy, Daniel Moynihan and Hugh Carey to push the SDLP’s analysis of the division and conflict on the island of Ireland.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The “Four Horsemen” and other senior politicians persuaded President Ronald Reagan to encourage British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to work with the Irish Government to agree a collective way forward. Negotiations began in early 1985 and concluded on 15 November with the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although the agreement was supported by the SDLP, it faced considerable opposition from Unionist parties. Fifteen Unionist MPs resigned their Westminster seats forcing by-elections in January 1986. The SDLP targeted constituencies where support for the Anglo-Irish Agreement was strongest and subsequently managed to win Newry and Armagh, where deputy leader Seamus Mallon won the seat from the Ulster Unionists.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This success continued into the 1987 general election where the SDLP’s support for the agreement saw its vote rise to levels last seen when the party was first founded in the early 70s, mostly at the expense of Sinn Féin. In addition to holding both their current seats, Eddie McGrady won the seat of South Down from Enoch Powell, finally ending his political career.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hume-Adams_Talks_(1988-1994)"><span id="Hume-Adams_Talks_.281988-1994.29"></span>Hume-Adams Talks (1988-1994)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Hume-Adams Talks (1988-1994)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>In January 1988 SDLP Leader John Hume began a series of secret talks with Sinn Féin President <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Adams" title="Gerry Adams">Gerry Adams</a> which lasted until August of that year.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The following year local government elections were held. These elections saw the Party’s best result at a local election since its foundation, winning 21% of the vote and 121 seats.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These came mostly at the expense of Sinn Féin, who voters began to turn away from following a number of IRA atrocities. In the European Election that June, John Hume increased the SDLP vote to 25%.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 1992 the SDLP reached their electoral high point, as <a href="/wiki/Joe_Hendron" title="Joe Hendron">Joe Hendron</a> won the <a href="/wiki/Belfast_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast West (UK Parliament constituency)">Belfast West</a> seat at the expense of Gerry Adams. The SDLP now had four MPs.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In late 1992, knowledge of talks between John Hume and Gerry Adams became public. The talks were criticised by many, both within the SDLP and outside. The talks would eventually lead to the <a href="/wiki/Downing_Street_Declaration" title="Downing Street Declaration">Downing Street Declaration</a> by British Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/John_Major" title="John Major">John Major</a> and Taoiseach <a href="/wiki/Albert_Reynolds" title="Albert Reynolds">Albert Reynolds</a>, which laid the ground for a ceasefire and negotiations.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Throughout 1994, SDLP representatives continued to face attacks from paramilitaries, as loyalists burnt out Joe Hendron’s car while Councillor <a href="/wiki/John_Fee_(politician)" title="John Fee (politician)">John Fee</a> was beaten by Republicans outside his home.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_51-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 31 August the IRA announced a ceasefire, followed shortly afterwards by the loyalist paramilitaries. Hume, Adams and Reynolds met in Dublin and publicly shook hands. The SDLP Leader called for peace negotiations to begin without delay.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Good_Friday_Agreement_(1995-1998)"><span id="Good_Friday_Agreement_.281995-1998.29"></span>Good Friday Agreement (1995-1998)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Good Friday Agreement (1995-1998)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Throughout 1995 the SDLP continued to engage in talks with the Irish and British Governments, and with other political parties to establish formal all-party talks. They suggested appointing former US Senator <a href="/wiki/George_J._Mitchell" title="George J. Mitchell">George Mitchell</a> to oversee an international body on arms decommissioning. The <a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Government of the United Kingdom">Government</a> then established this body which produced the “<a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Principles" title="Mitchell Principles">Mitchell Principles</a>” which parties will be required to meet if they were to enter talks.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following this, the Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/John_Major" title="John Major">John Major</a> announced details of an election to a <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Forum" title="Northern Ireland Forum">Forum</a> which will comprise the parties involved in talks. The election took place in May 1996 where the SDLP took 24% of the vote and 21 seats.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Leading up to the next general election there was some speculation on the SDLP forming an electoral pact with <a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a>. SDLP Leader <a href="/wiki/John_Hume" title="John Hume">John Hume</a> stated that this would only be considered in the event of an <a href="/wiki/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army" title="Provisional Irish Republican Army">IRA</a> ceasefire and Sinn Féin agreeing to end their policy of <a href="/wiki/Abstentionism" title="Abstentionism">abstentionism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/1997_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Northern_Ireland" title="1997 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland">May 1997</a> election yielded mixed results for the SDLP.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The party increased its vote share to its highest ever level, however lost their seat in <a href="/wiki/Belfast_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast West (UK Parliament constituency)">Belfast West</a> to Sinn Féin. In the <a href="/wiki/1997_Northern_Ireland_local_elections" title="1997 Northern Ireland local elections">local elections</a> held a few weeks later the SDLP also increased its vote share but lost seven seats.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the election <a href="/wiki/Alban_Maginness" title="Alban Maginness">Alban Maginness</a> was appointed <a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Belfast" title="List of mayors of Belfast">Lord Mayor of Belfast</a>, becoming the first nationalist to hold this position.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following changes of government in <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Ireland" title="Government of Ireland">Ireland</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Government of the United Kingdom">UK</a> talks reconvened in autumn of 1997. The SDLP participated in these talks alongside other parties. Agreement was finally reached on 10 April 1998 when the SDLP, seven other parties, the British and Irish Governments signed the <a href="/wiki/Good_Friday_Agreement" title="Good Friday Agreement">Good Friday Agreement</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the subsequent referendum the SDLP campaigned for a “Yes” vote, with SDLP leader <a href="/wiki/John_Hume" title="John Hume">John Hume</a> appearing onstage with <a href="/wiki/U2" title="U2">U2</a> frontman <a href="/wiki/Bono" title="Bono">Bono</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Unionist_Party" title="Ulster Unionist Party">UUP</a> leader <a href="/wiki/David_Trimble" title="David Trimble">David Trimble</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The result was a resounding victory for the “Yes” campaign, who secured 71.12% in Northern Ireland. Both Hume and Trimble won the <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="Nobel Peace Prize">Nobel Peace Prize</a> later that year for their efforts in securing the Agreement.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a result of the Agreement, <a href="/wiki/1998_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election">elections</a> to a new <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="Northern Ireland Assembly">Northern Ireland Assembly</a> were held in June 1998; the SDLP emerged as the second-largest party overall, and the largest nationalist party, with 24 out of 108 seats.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The party was then returned to government later in the year when a <a href="/wiki/Consociationalism" title="Consociationalism">power-sharing</a> <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Executive" title="Northern Ireland Executive">Executive</a> was established for Northern Ireland. The SDLP took office alongside the <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Unionist_Party" title="Ulster Unionist Party">Ulster Unionist Party</a> (UUP), the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Unionist_Party" title="Democratic Unionist Party">Democratic Unionist Party</a> (DUP), and <a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a>, and the SDLP's <a href="/wiki/Seamus_Mallon" title="Seamus Mallon">Seamus Mallon</a> became <a href="/wiki/First_Minister_and_deputy_First_Minister" class="mw-redirect" title="First Minister and deputy First Minister">Deputy First Minister</a> alongside the UUP's First Minister, <a href="/wiki/David_Trimble" title="David Trimble">David Trimble</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Upon Mallon's retirement in 2001, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Durkan" title="Mark Durkan">Mark Durkan</a> succeeded him as Deputy First Minister. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="All-island_Merger">All-island Merger</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: All-island Merger" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>There had been a debate in the party on the prospects of amalgamation with <a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Little came of this speculation and former party leader <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Ritchie,_Baroness_Ritchie_of_Downpatrick" title="Margaret Ritchie, Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick">Margaret Ritchie, Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick</a> rejected the idea. Speaking at the 2010 <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Irish Labour Party</a> national conference in Galway she said that a merger would not happen while she was leader – "Merger with Fianna Fáil? Not on my watch."<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After his election as Fianna Fáil Leader in January 2011, <a href="/wiki/Miche%C3%A1l_Martin" title="Micheál Martin">Micheál Martin</a> repeatedly dismissed the possibility of a merger or electoral alliance with the SDLP. In January 2019, the SDLP membership were e-mailed on the issue with the text "continuing on as normal is not an option", a reference to the party's declining fortunes.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2019, at a special party conference, the members approved a partnership with <a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FFpart_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FFpart-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the main opposition party in the Republic of Ireland. Both parties shared policies on key areas, including addressing the current political situation in Northern Ireland, improving public services in both jurisdictions of Ireland, such as healthcare and education, and bringing about further unity and co-operation of the people on the island and arrangements for a future poll on <a href="/wiki/Irish_reunification" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish reunification">Irish reunification</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Claire_Hanna" title="Claire Hanna">Claire Hanna</a>, MLA for <a href="/wiki/Belfast_South_(Assembly_constituency)" title="Belfast South (Assembly constituency)">Belfast South</a> and party spokesperson on Brexit, quit the assembly group as a result.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the lead up to the <a href="/wiki/2022_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2022 Assembly election</a>, party leader <a href="/wiki/Colum_Eastwood" title="Colum Eastwood">Colum Eastwood</a> played down the partnership stating, "The SDLP stands on its own two feet."<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This led people to commentate that the partnership is no longer active, with comments from as early as 2020 determining that it had been "quietly forgotten".<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The partnership officially ended on 28 September 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Westminster_Parliament">Westminster Parliament</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Westminster Parliament" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>In contrast to <a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a>, which follows a policy of <a href="/wiki/Abstentionism" title="Abstentionism">abstentionism</a>, the SDLP MPs have always taken their seat in the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">Westminster parliament</a>. The party's first MP was leader <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Fitt" title="Gerry Fitt">Gerry Fitt</a> who was already a sitting MP when the SDLP was founded.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The SDLP's best result was in <a href="/wiki/1992_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Northern_Ireland" title="1992 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland">1992 general election</a> when they won four out of 17 seats. Its worst result was in <a href="/wiki/2017_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Northern_Ireland" title="2017 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland">2017</a> when they lost all their seats. In <a href="/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Northern_Ireland" title="2019 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland">2019</a> they won two seats. </p><p>Although not abstentionist, SDLP MPs have protested the <a href="/wiki/Oath_of_Allegiance_(United_Kingdom)" title="Oath of Allegiance (United Kingdom)">parliamentary oath</a> required of every member of parliament. At the swearing in ceremony after the 2019 general election, the party leader <a href="/wiki/Colum_Eastwood" title="Colum Eastwood">Colum Eastwood</a> said: </p> <dl><dd>"Under protest and in order to represent my constituency, I do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors, according to law. My true allegiance is to the people of Derry and the people of Ireland."<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Proposed_Dáil_participation"><span id="Proposed_D.C3.A1il_participation"></span>Proposed Dáil participation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Proposed Dáil participation" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The SDLP, along with Sinn Féin, have long sought speaking rights in <a href="/wiki/D%C3%A1il_%C3%89ireann" title="Dáil Éireann">Dáil Éireann</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Lower_house" title="Lower house">lower house</a> of the Republic's <a href="/wiki/Oireachtas" title="Oireachtas">parliament</a>. In 2005, <a href="/wiki/Taoiseach" title="Taoiseach">Taoiseach</a> <a href="/wiki/Bertie_Ahern" title="Bertie Ahern">Bertie Ahern</a>, leader of <a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a>, put forward a proposal to allow MPs and MEPs from Northern Ireland to participate in debates on the region. However, the plan was met with vociferous opposition from the Republic's main opposition parties, <a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour Party</a>, and was subsequently shelved.<sup id="cite_ref-ill_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ill-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unionists had also strongly opposed the proposal.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Remembrance_Day_2010">Remembrance Day 2010</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Remembrance Day 2010" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>On <a href="/wiki/Remembrance_Day" title="Remembrance Day">Remembrance Day</a> in 2010, party leader <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Ritchie,_Baroness_Ritchie_of_Downpatrick" title="Margaret Ritchie, Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick">Margaret Ritchie</a> became the first leader of a nationalist party to wear a poppy while attending a wreath-laying ceremony in <a href="/wiki/Downpatrick" title="Downpatrick">Downpatrick</a>, <a href="/wiki/County_Down" title="County Down">County Down</a>. The poppy is worn on the lapel in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> as a mark of respect and remembrance for fallen British soldiers in the period around Remembrance Day and is controversial in Northern Ireland, as it is viewed by many as a political symbol representing support for the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BT1_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BT1-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because of this, it has long been the preserve of the <a href="/wiki/Unionism_in_Ireland" title="Unionism in Ireland">unionist</a>/<a href="/wiki/Ulster_loyalism" title="Ulster loyalism">loyalist</a> community.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her actions drew praise from unionists.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leadership_challenges_and_elections,_2011–2024"><span id="Leadership_challenges_and_elections.2C_2011.E2.80.932024"></span>Leadership challenges and elections, 2011–2024</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Leadership challenges and elections, 2011–2024" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>On 27 July 2011, it was reported that Margaret Ritchie faced a leadership challenge from deputy leader <a href="/wiki/Patsy_McGlone" title="Patsy McGlone">Patsy McGlone</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Phoenix_(magazine)" title="The Phoenix (magazine)">The Phoenix</a></i> reported that only one <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_(Northern_Ireland)" title="Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland)">MLA</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alex_Attwood" title="Alex Attwood">Alex Attwood</a> was prepared to back her and that "she will be humiliated if she puts her leadership to a vote".<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Alasdair McDonnell was confirmed as Ritchie's successor after the subsequent leadership election on 5 November 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_Alasdair_McDonnellelected_new_SDLP_leader_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_Alasdair_McDonnellelected_new_SDLP_leader-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Colum_Eastwood" title="Colum Eastwood">Colum Eastwood</a> challenged McDonnell and replaced him as leader after the party's <a href="/wiki/2015_Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party_leadership_election" title="2015 Social Democratic and Labour Party leadership election">2015 leadership election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bbcnews2015_89-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbcnews2015-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Eastwood stood down as leader in 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Deputy leader <a href="/wiki/Claire_Hanna" title="Claire Hanna">Claire Hanna</a>, was selected to replace Eastwood during the <a href="/wiki/2024_Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party_leadership_election" title="2024 Social Democratic and Labour Party leadership election">2024 leadership election</a> when she ran unopposed. Ratification for the new party leadership will take place at a conference in October 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Ideology_and_policies">Ideology and policies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Ideology and policies" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <p>The SDLP is a <a href="/wiki/Social_democracy" title="Social democracy">social democratic</a> party that opposes <a href="/wiki/Austerity" title="Austerity">austerity</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brexit" title="Brexit">Brexit</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is also an <a href="/wiki/Irish_nationalism" title="Irish nationalism">Irish nationalist</a> party advocating for a shared home place for all the people on the island of Ireland.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While the party is officially <a href="/wiki/Anti-abortion" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-abortion">anti-abortion</a>, it does not apply a party whip on the issue.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The party supports <a href="/wiki/LGBT" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT">LGBT</a> rights including <a href="/wiki/Marriage_equality" class="mw-redirect" title="Marriage equality">marriage equality</a>, the roll out of <a href="/wiki/Pre-exposure_prophylaxis" title="Pre-exposure prophylaxis">PrEP</a> across Northern Ireland and LGBT education in schools. The SDLP is anti-xenophobic and opposes plans to create what it deems a hostile environment for immigrants.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The party also supports an <a href="/wiki/Irish_Language_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish Language Act">Irish language act</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The SDLP believes that 3,000 <a href="/wiki/Public_housing_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Public housing in the United Kingdom">social and affordable houses</a> should be built every year. They oppose the gig economy and <a href="/wiki/Zero-hour_contract" title="Zero-hour contract">zero-hour contracts</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The party opposes welfare reform and the cut to <a href="/wiki/Universal_Credit" title="Universal Credit">universal credit</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite opposing <a href="/wiki/Academic_selection" class="mw-redirect" title="Academic selection">academic selection</a>, the party does not advocate the abolition of <a href="/wiki/Grammar_school" title="Grammar school">grammar schools</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The party supports the abolition of <a href="/wiki/Tuition_fees" class="mw-redirect" title="Tuition fees">tuition fees</a>. It wants to make a modern language up to <a href="/wiki/General_Certificate_of_Secondary_Education" class="mw-redirect" title="General Certificate of Secondary Education">GCSE</a> and the teaching of maths up to the age of 18 compulsory. </p><p>The party believes that the <a href="/wiki/Magee_College" title="Magee College">Magee campus</a> in <a href="/wiki/Derry" title="Derry">Derry</a> should be expanded to 10,000 student places.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The party supports a <a href="/wiki/Carbon_tax" title="Carbon tax">green corporate levy</a> on businesses who contribute large amounts of <a href="/wiki/Greenhouse_gas" title="Greenhouse gas">greenhouse gases</a> and a green jobs strategy. They also believe that a <a href="/wiki/Climate_emergency_declaration" title="Climate emergency declaration">climate emergency</a> should be declared and the government should be required to reach <a href="/wiki/Carbon_neutrality" class="mw-redirect" title="Carbon neutrality">net zero emissions</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Leadership">Leadership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Leadership" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <p><a href="/wiki/Claire_Hanna" title="Claire Hanna">Claire Hanna</a> is the seventh leader of the SDLP, taking over from <a href="/wiki/Colum_Eastwood" title="Colum Eastwood">Colum Eastwood</a> in 2024. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_leaders">List of leaders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: List of leaders" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th colspan="2">Leader<br><small>(birth–death)</small> </th> <th>Constituency </th> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Fitt" title="Gerry Fitt">Gerry Fitt</a><br><small>(1926–2005)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 100px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" data-width="100" data-height="100" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Parliament of Northern Ireland">MP (Parliament of Northern Ireland)</a> for <a href="/wiki/Belfast_Dock_(Northern_Ireland_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast Dock (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)">Belfast Dock</a> (<a href="/wiki/1962_Northern_Ireland_general_election" title="1962 Northern Ireland general election">1962</a>–<a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_Northern_Ireland#The_end" title="House of Commons of Northern Ireland">1972</a>)<br><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">MP (UK Parliament)</a> for <a href="/wiki/Belfast_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast West (UK Parliament constituency)">Belfast West</a> (<a href="/wiki/1966_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1966 United Kingdom general election">1966</a>–<a href="/wiki/1983_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1983 United Kingdom general election">1983</a>) </td> <td>21 August 1970 </td> <td>22 November 1979 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Hume" title="John Hume">John Hume</a><br><small>(1937–2020)</small> </td> <td><div class=""> <div style="width: 100px; height: 133px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -3px; width: 110px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nobel_Peace_prize_winner_John_Hume_1998_from_Wash._DC._(50184861292).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="Nobel Peace prize winner John Hume 1998 from Wash. DC. (50184861292).jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Nobel_Peace_prize_winner_John_Hume_1998_from_Wash._DC._%2850184861292%29.jpg/110px-Nobel_Peace_prize_winner_John_Hume_1998_from_Wash._DC._%2850184861292%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="141" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="573" data-file-height="734"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 110px;height: 141px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Nobel_Peace_prize_winner_John_Hume_1998_from_Wash._DC._%2850184861292%29.jpg/110px-Nobel_Peace_prize_winner_John_Hume_1998_from_Wash._DC._%2850184861292%29.jpg" data-alt="Nobel Peace prize winner John Hume 1998 from Wash. DC. (50184861292).jpg" data-width="110" data-height="141" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Nobel_Peace_prize_winner_John_Hume_1998_from_Wash._DC._%2850184861292%29.jpg/165px-Nobel_Peace_prize_winner_John_Hume_1998_from_Wash._DC._%2850184861292%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Nobel_Peace_prize_winner_John_Hume_1998_from_Wash._DC._%2850184861292%29.jpg/220px-Nobel_Peace_prize_winner_John_Hume_1998_from_Wash._DC._%2850184861292%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td> <td>MP (Parliament of Northern Ireland) for <a href="/wiki/Foyle_(Northern_Ireland_Parliament_constituency)" title="Foyle (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)">Foyle</a> (<a href="/wiki/1969_Northern_Ireland_general_election" title="1969 Northern Ireland general election">1969</a>–<a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_Northern_Ireland#The_end" title="House of Commons of Northern Ireland">1972</a>)<br><a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">MEP</a> for <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Northern Ireland (European Parliament constituency)">Northern Ireland</a> (<a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom#Northern_Ireland" title="1979 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1979</a>–<a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom#Northern_Ireland" title="2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2004</a>)<br>MP (UK Parliament) for <a href="/wiki/Foyle_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Foyle (UK Parliament constituency)">Foyle</a> (<a href="/wiki/1983_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1983 United Kingdom general election">1983</a>–<a href="/wiki/2005_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2005 United Kingdom general election">2005</a>)<br><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="Northern Ireland Assembly">MLA</a> for <a href="/wiki/Foyle_(Assembly_constituency)" title="Foyle (Assembly constituency)">Foyle</a> (<a href="/wiki/1998_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election">1998</a>–2000) </td> <td>28 November 1979<br><small>(acting from 22 November 1979)</small> </td> <td>11 November 2001 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Durkan" title="Mark Durkan">Mark Durkan</a><br><small>(b. 1960)</small> </td> <td><div class=""> <div style="width: 100px; height: 133px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -0px; width: 100px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MarkDurkan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="MarkDurkan.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/MarkDurkan.jpg/100px-MarkDurkan.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="562" data-file-height="749"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 133px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/MarkDurkan.jpg/100px-MarkDurkan.jpg" data-alt="MarkDurkan.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="133" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/MarkDurkan.jpg/150px-MarkDurkan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/MarkDurkan.jpg/200px-MarkDurkan.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td> <td>MLA for <a href="/wiki/Foyle_(Assembly_constituency)" title="Foyle (Assembly constituency)">Foyle</a> (<a href="/wiki/1998_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election">1998</a>–2010)<br>MP for <a href="/wiki/Foyle_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Foyle (UK Parliament constituency)">Foyle</a> (<a href="/wiki/2005_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2005 United Kingdom general election">2005</a>–<a href="/wiki/2017_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2017 United Kingdom general election">2017</a>) </td> <td>11 November 2001 </td> <td>7 February 2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Ritchie,_Baroness_Ritchie_of_Downpatrick" title="Margaret Ritchie, Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick">Margaret Ritchie</a><br><small>(b. 1958)</small> </td> <td><div class=""> <div style="width: 100px; height: 133px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -0px; width: 100px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Baroness_Ritchie_of_Downpatrick_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="Official portrait of Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick crop 2.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Official_portrait_of_Baroness_Ritchie_of_Downpatrick_crop_2.jpg/100px-Official_portrait_of_Baroness_Ritchie_of_Downpatrick_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 133px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Official_portrait_of_Baroness_Ritchie_of_Downpatrick_crop_2.jpg/100px-Official_portrait_of_Baroness_Ritchie_of_Downpatrick_crop_2.jpg" data-alt="Official portrait of Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick crop 2.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="133" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Official_portrait_of_Baroness_Ritchie_of_Downpatrick_crop_2.jpg/150px-Official_portrait_of_Baroness_Ritchie_of_Downpatrick_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Official_portrait_of_Baroness_Ritchie_of_Downpatrick_crop_2.jpg/200px-Official_portrait_of_Baroness_Ritchie_of_Downpatrick_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td> <td>MLA for <a href="/wiki/South_Down_(Assembly_constituency)" title="South Down (Assembly constituency)">South Down</a> (<a href="/wiki/2003_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2003</a>–2012)<br>MP for <a href="/wiki/South_Down_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="South Down (UK Parliament constituency)">South Down</a> (<a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2010 United Kingdom general election">2010</a>–<a href="/wiki/2017_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2017 United Kingdom general election">2017</a>) </td> <td>7 February 2010<br><small><i>(<a href="/wiki/2010_Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party_leadership_election" title="2010 Social Democratic and Labour Party leadership election">elected</a>)</i></small> </td> <td>5 November 2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alasdair_McDonnell" title="Alasdair McDonnell">Alasdair McDonnell</a><br><small>(b. 1949)</small> </td> <td><div class=""> <div style="width: 100px; height: 133px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -0px; width: 100px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alasdair_McDonnell_MP.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="Alasdair McDonnell MP.JPG" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Alasdair_McDonnell_MP.JPG/100px-Alasdair_McDonnell_MP.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="6000"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 150px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Alasdair_McDonnell_MP.JPG/100px-Alasdair_McDonnell_MP.JPG" data-alt="Alasdair McDonnell MP.JPG" data-width="100" data-height="150" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Alasdair_McDonnell_MP.JPG/150px-Alasdair_McDonnell_MP.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Alasdair_McDonnell_MP.JPG/200px-Alasdair_McDonnell_MP.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td> <td>MLA for <a href="/wiki/Belfast_South_(Assembly_constituency)" title="Belfast South (Assembly constituency)">Belfast South</a> (<a href="/wiki/1998_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election">1998</a>–2015)<br>MP for <a href="/wiki/Belfast_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast South (UK Parliament constituency)">Belfast South</a> (<a href="/wiki/2005_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2005 United Kingdom general election">2005</a>–<a href="/wiki/2017_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2017 United Kingdom general election">2017</a>) </td> <td>5 November 2011<br><small><i>(<a href="/wiki/2011_Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party_leadership_election" title="2011 Social Democratic and Labour Party leadership election">elected</a>)</i></small> </td> <td>14 November 2015 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colum_Eastwood" title="Colum Eastwood">Colum Eastwood</a><br><small>(b. 1983)</small> </td> <td><div class=""> <div style="width: 100px; height: 133px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -0px; width: 100px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Colum_Eastwood_MLA.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="Colum Eastwood MLA.JPG" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Colum_Eastwood_MLA.JPG/100px-Colum_Eastwood_MLA.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="6000"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 150px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Colum_Eastwood_MLA.JPG/100px-Colum_Eastwood_MLA.JPG" data-alt="Colum Eastwood MLA.JPG" data-width="100" data-height="150" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Colum_Eastwood_MLA.JPG/150px-Colum_Eastwood_MLA.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Colum_Eastwood_MLA.JPG/200px-Colum_Eastwood_MLA.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td> <td>MLA for <a href="/wiki/Foyle_(Assembly_constituency)" title="Foyle (Assembly constituency)">Foyle</a> (<a href="/wiki/2011_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2011</a>–2019)<br>MP for <a href="/wiki/Foyle_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Foyle (UK Parliament constituency)">Foyle</a> (from <a href="/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2019 United Kingdom general election">2019</a>) </td> <td>14 November 2015<br><small><i>(<a href="/wiki/2015_Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party_leadership_election" title="2015 Social Democratic and Labour Party leadership election">elected</a>)</i></small> </td> <td>5 October 2024<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Claire_Hanna" title="Claire Hanna">Claire Hanna</a><br><small>(b. 1980)</small> </td> <td><div class=""> <div style="width: 100px; height: 133px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -0px; width: 100px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Claire_Hanna_MP_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="Official portrait of Claire Hanna MP crop 2.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Official_portrait_of_Claire_Hanna_MP_crop_2.jpg/100px-Official_portrait_of_Claire_Hanna_MP_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 133px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Official_portrait_of_Claire_Hanna_MP_crop_2.jpg/100px-Official_portrait_of_Claire_Hanna_MP_crop_2.jpg" data-alt="Official portrait of Claire Hanna MP crop 2.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="133" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Official_portrait_of_Claire_Hanna_MP_crop_2.jpg/150px-Official_portrait_of_Claire_Hanna_MP_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Official_portrait_of_Claire_Hanna_MP_crop_2.jpg/200px-Official_portrait_of_Claire_Hanna_MP_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td> <td>MLA for <a href="/wiki/Belfast_South_(Assembly_constituency)" title="Belfast South (Assembly constituency)">Belfast South</a> (2015–2019)<br>MP for <a href="/wiki/Belfast_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast South (UK Parliament constituency)">Belfast South</a> (<a href="/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2019 United Kingdom general election">2019</a>–<a href="/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2024 United Kingdom general election">2024</a>)<br>MP for <a href="/wiki/Belfast_South_and_Mid_Down_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast South and Mid Down (UK Parliament constituency)">Belfast South and Mid Down</a> (<a href="/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2024 United Kingdom general election">2024</a>–present) </td> <td>5 October 2024<br><small><i>(<a href="/wiki/2024_Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party_leadership_election" title="2024 Social Democratic and Labour Party leadership election">elected</a>)</i></small> </td> <td>incumbent </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_deputy_leaders">List of deputy leaders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: List of deputy leaders" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th colspan="2">Deputy leader<br><small>(birth–death)</small> </th> <th>Constituency </th> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Leader </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Hume" title="John Hume">John Hume</a><br><small>(1937–2020)</small> </td> <td><div class=""> <div style="width: 100px; height: 133px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -6px; width: 110px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Hume_2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="John Hume 2008.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/John_Hume_2008.jpg/110px-John_Hume_2008.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="140" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="888" data-file-height="1128"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 110px;height: 140px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/John_Hume_2008.jpg/110px-John_Hume_2008.jpg" data-alt="John Hume 2008.jpg" data-width="110" data-height="140" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/John_Hume_2008.jpg/165px-John_Hume_2008.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/John_Hume_2008.jpg/220px-John_Hume_2008.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td> <td>MP (Parliament of Northern Ireland) for <a href="/wiki/Foyle_(Northern_Ireland_Parliament_constituency)" title="Foyle (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)">Foyle</a> (<a href="/wiki/1969_Northern_Ireland_general_election" title="1969 Northern Ireland general election">1969</a>–<a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_Northern_Ireland#The_end" title="House of Commons of Northern Ireland">1972</a>)<br><a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">MEP</a> for <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Northern Ireland (European Parliament constituency)">Northern Ireland</a> (<a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom#Northern_Ireland" title="1979 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1979</a>–<a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom#Northern_Ireland" title="2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2004</a>)<br>MP (UK Parliament) for <a href="/wiki/Foyle_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Foyle (UK Parliament constituency)">Foyle</a> (<a href="/wiki/1983_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1983 United Kingdom general election">1983</a>–<a href="/wiki/2005_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2005 United Kingdom general election">2005</a>)<br><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="Northern Ireland Assembly">MLA</a> for <a href="/wiki/Foyle_(Assembly_constituency)" title="Foyle (Assembly constituency)">Foyle</a> (<a href="/wiki/1998_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election">1998</a>–2000) </td> <td>21 August 1970 </td> <td>28 November 1979 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Fitt" title="Gerry Fitt">Gerry Fitt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seamus_Mallon" title="Seamus Mallon">Seamus Mallon</a><br><small>(1936–2020)</small> </td> <td><div class=""> <div style="width: 100px; height: 133px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -0px; width: 100px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seamus_Mallon,_1998_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="Seamus Mallon, 1998 (cropped).jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Seamus_Mallon%2C_1998_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Seamus_Mallon%2C_1998_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="420" data-file-height="560"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 133px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Seamus_Mallon%2C_1998_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Seamus_Mallon%2C_1998_%28cropped%29.jpg" data-alt="Seamus Mallon, 1998 (cropped).jpg" data-width="100" data-height="133" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Seamus_Mallon%2C_1998_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Seamus_Mallon%2C_1998_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Seamus_Mallon%2C_1998_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Seamus_Mallon%2C_1998_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td> <td>MP for <a href="/wiki/Newry_and_Armagh_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Newry and Armagh (UK Parliament constituency)">Newry and Armagh</a> (<a href="/wiki/1986_Newry_and_Armagh_by-election" title="1986 Newry and Armagh by-election">1986</a>–<a href="/wiki/2005_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2005 United Kingdom general election">2005</a>)<br>MLA for <a href="/wiki/Newry_and_Armagh_(Assembly_constituency)" title="Newry and Armagh (Assembly constituency)">Newry and Armagh</a> (<a href="/wiki/1998_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election">1998</a>–<a href="/wiki/2003_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2003</a>) </td> <td>28 November 1979 </td> <td>11 November 2001 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Hume" title="John Hume">John Hume</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Br%C3%ADd_Rodgers" title="Bríd Rodgers">Bríd Rodgers</a><br><small>(b. 1935)</small> </td> <td><div class=""> <div style="width: 100px; height: 133px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -0px; width: 100px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rodgers33.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="Rodgers33.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Rodgers33.jpg/100px-Rodgers33.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="148" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="195" data-file-height="288"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 148px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Rodgers33.jpg/100px-Rodgers33.jpg" data-alt="Rodgers33.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="148" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Rodgers33.jpg/150px-Rodgers33.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Rodgers33.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td> <td>MLA for <a href="/wiki/Upper_Bann_(Assembly_constituency)" title="Upper Bann (Assembly constituency)">Upper Bann</a> (<a href="/wiki/1998_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election">1998</a>–<a href="/wiki/2003_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2003</a>) </td> <td>11 November 2001 </td> <td>22 February 2004 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Durkan" title="Mark Durkan">Mark Durkan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alasdair_McDonnell" title="Alasdair McDonnell">Alasdair McDonnell</a><br><small>(b. 1949)</small> </td> <td><div class=""> <div style="width: 100px; height: 133px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -0px; width: 100px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alasdair_McDonnell_MP.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="Alasdair McDonnell MP.JPG" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Alasdair_McDonnell_MP.JPG/100px-Alasdair_McDonnell_MP.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="6000"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 150px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Alasdair_McDonnell_MP.JPG/100px-Alasdair_McDonnell_MP.JPG" data-alt="Alasdair McDonnell MP.JPG" data-width="100" data-height="150" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Alasdair_McDonnell_MP.JPG/150px-Alasdair_McDonnell_MP.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Alasdair_McDonnell_MP.JPG/200px-Alasdair_McDonnell_MP.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td> <td>MLA for <a href="/wiki/Belfast_South_(Assembly_constituency)" title="Belfast South (Assembly constituency)">Belfast South</a> (<a href="/wiki/1998_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election">1998</a>–2015)<br>MP for <a href="/wiki/Belfast_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast South (UK Parliament constituency)">Belfast South</a> (<a href="/wiki/2005_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2005 United Kingdom general election">2005</a>–<a href="/wiki/2017_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2017 United Kingdom general election">2017</a>) </td> <td>22 February 2004 </td> <td>7 November 2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patsy_McGlone" title="Patsy McGlone">Patsy McGlone</a><br><small>(b. 1959)</small> </td> <td><div class=""> <div style="width: 100px; height: 133px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -0px; width: 100px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Patsy_McGlone.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="Patsy McGlone.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Patsy_McGlone.jpg/100px-Patsy_McGlone.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="148" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="499" data-file-height="741"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 148px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Patsy_McGlone.jpg/100px-Patsy_McGlone.jpg" data-alt="Patsy McGlone.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="148" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Patsy_McGlone.jpg/150px-Patsy_McGlone.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Patsy_McGlone.jpg/200px-Patsy_McGlone.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td> <td>MLA for <a href="/wiki/Mid-Ulster_(Assembly_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mid-Ulster (Assembly constituency)">Mid-Ulster</a> (from <a href="/wiki/2003_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2003</a>) </td> <td>7 February 2010 </td> <td>5 November 2011 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Ritchie_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Margaret Ritchie (politician)">Margaret Ritchie</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dolores_Kelly" title="Dolores Kelly">Dolores Kelly</a><br><small>(b. 1959)</small> </td> <td><div class=""> <div style="width: 100px; height: 133px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -0px; width: 100px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dolores_Kelly_MLA.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="Dolores Kelly MLA.JPG" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Dolores_Kelly_MLA.JPG/100px-Dolores_Kelly_MLA.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="6000"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 150px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Dolores_Kelly_MLA.JPG/100px-Dolores_Kelly_MLA.JPG" data-alt="Dolores Kelly MLA.JPG" data-width="100" data-height="150" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Dolores_Kelly_MLA.JPG/150px-Dolores_Kelly_MLA.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Dolores_Kelly_MLA.JPG/200px-Dolores_Kelly_MLA.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td> <td>MLA for <a href="/wiki/Upper_Bann_(Assembly_constituency)" title="Upper Bann (Assembly constituency)">Upper Bann</a> (<a href="/wiki/2003_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2003</a>–<a href="/wiki/2016_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2016</a>; <a href="/wiki/2017_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2017</a>–<a href="/wiki/2022_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2022</a>) </td> <td>5 November 2011 </td> <td>14 November 2015 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alasdair_McDonnell" title="Alasdair McDonnell">Alasdair McDonnell</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fearghal_McKinney" title="Fearghal McKinney">Fearghal McKinney</a><br><small>(b. 1962)</small> </td> <td><div class=""> <div style="width: 100px; height: 133px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -0px; width: 100px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fearghal_McKinney_MLA.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="Fearghal McKinney MLA.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Fearghal_McKinney_MLA.jpg/100px-Fearghal_McKinney_MLA.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2170" data-file-height="3257"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 150px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Fearghal_McKinney_MLA.jpg/100px-Fearghal_McKinney_MLA.jpg" data-alt="Fearghal McKinney MLA.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="150" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Fearghal_McKinney_MLA.jpg/150px-Fearghal_McKinney_MLA.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Fearghal_McKinney_MLA.jpg/200px-Fearghal_McKinney_MLA.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td> <td>MLA for <a href="/wiki/Belfast_South_(Assembly_constituency)" title="Belfast South (Assembly constituency)">Belfast South</a> (2013–<a href="/wiki/2016_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2016</a>) </td> <td>14 November 2015 </td> <td>5 May 2016 </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Colum_Eastwood" title="Colum Eastwood">Colum Eastwood</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"><i>Position Vacant</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nichola_Mallon" title="Nichola Mallon">Nichola Mallon</a><br><small>(b. 1979)</small> </td> <td><div class=""> <div style="width: 100px; height: 133px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -0px; width: 100px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nichola_Mallon_-_SDLP_Lord_Mayor_of_Belfast.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="Nichola Mallon - SDLP Lord Mayor of Belfast.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Nichola_Mallon_-_SDLP_Lord_Mayor_of_Belfast.jpg/100px-Nichola_Mallon_-_SDLP_Lord_Mayor_of_Belfast.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="140" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2857" data-file-height="4000"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 140px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Nichola_Mallon_-_SDLP_Lord_Mayor_of_Belfast.jpg/100px-Nichola_Mallon_-_SDLP_Lord_Mayor_of_Belfast.jpg" data-alt="Nichola Mallon - SDLP Lord Mayor of Belfast.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="140" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Nichola_Mallon_-_SDLP_Lord_Mayor_of_Belfast.jpg/150px-Nichola_Mallon_-_SDLP_Lord_Mayor_of_Belfast.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Nichola_Mallon_-_SDLP_Lord_Mayor_of_Belfast.jpg/200px-Nichola_Mallon_-_SDLP_Lord_Mayor_of_Belfast.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div></div> </div> </div> </td> <td>MLA for <a href="/wiki/Belfast_North_(Assembly_constituency)" title="Belfast North (Assembly constituency)">Belfast North</a> (<a href="/wiki/2016_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2016</a>–<a href="/wiki/2022_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2022</a>) </td> <td>12 September 2017 </td> <td>5 May 2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"><i>Position Vacant</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7"><i>Position Abolished</i> </th></tr></tbody></table> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Elected_representatives">Elected representatives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Elected representatives" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <p>The SDLP currently have two MPs in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">UK Parliament</a>, seven MLAs in the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="Northern Ireland Assembly">Northern Ireland Assembly</a> and 36 councillors across Northern Ireland's <a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Northern_Ireland" title="Local government in Northern Ireland">11 councils</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 125%;"><div style="padding-top:0.3em; padding-bottom:0.3em; border-top:2px solid #2AA82C; border-bottom:2px solid #2AA82C; line-height: 1;"><div class="fn org">Northern Ireland council seats</div> </div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Antrim_and_Newtownabbey_Borough_Council" title="Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council">Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 40</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 3%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Ards_and_North_Down_Borough_Council" title="Ards and North Down Borough Council">Ards and North Down Borough Council</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 40</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 3%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Armagh_City,_Banbridge_and_Craigavon_Borough_Council" title="Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council">Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 41</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 2%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Belfast_City_Council" title="Belfast City Council">Belfast City Council</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">5 / 60</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 8%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Causeway_Coast_and_Glens_Borough_Council" title="Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council">Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">3 / 40</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 8%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Derry_City_and_Strabane_District_Council" title="Derry City and Strabane District Council">Derry City and Strabane District Council</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">7 / 40</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 18%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Fermanagh_and_Omagh_District_Council" title="Fermanagh and Omagh District Council">Fermanagh and Omagh District Council</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">3 / 40</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 8%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Lisburn_and_Castlereagh_City_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council">Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">2 / 40</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 5%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Mid_and_East_Antrim_Borough_Council" title="Mid and East Antrim Borough Council">Mid and East Antrim Borough Council</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">0 / 40</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 0%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Mid_Ulster_District_Council" title="Mid Ulster District Council">Mid Ulster District Council</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">5 / 40</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 13%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Newry,_Mourne_and_Down_District_Council" title="Newry, Mourne and Down District Council">Newry, Mourne and Down District Council</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">8 / 41</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 20%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MPs">MPs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: MPs" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>MP </th> <th>Constituency </th> <th>Period </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Colum_Eastwood" title="Colum Eastwood">Colum Eastwood</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Foyle_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Foyle (UK Parliament constituency)">Foyle</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2019 United Kingdom general election">2019</a>–present </td> <td>Spokesperson for a New Ireland; <a href="/wiki/Foyle_(Assembly_constituency)" title="Foyle (Assembly constituency)">Foyle</a> MLA <a href="/wiki/2011_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2011</a>–2019 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Claire_Hanna" title="Claire Hanna">Claire Hanna</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belfast_South_and_Mid_Down_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast South and Mid Down (UK Parliament constituency)">Belfast South and Mid Down</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2024 United Kingdom general election">2024</a>–present </td> <td>SDLP Leader; Spokesperson for Europe and International Affairs; <a href="/wiki/Belfast_South_(Assembly_constituency)" title="Belfast South (Assembly constituency)">Belfast South</a> MLA 2015–2019; <a href="/wiki/Belfast_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast South (UK Parliament constituency)">Belfast South</a> MP 2019–2024 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MLAs">MLAs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: MLAs" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>MLA </th> <th>Constituency </th> <th>Period </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_H._Durkan" title="Mark H. Durkan">Mark H. Durkan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Foyle_(Assembly_constituency)" title="Foyle (Assembly constituency)">Foyle</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2011</a>–present </td> <td>Spokesperson for Climate Change and Infrastructure </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cara_Hunter" title="Cara Hunter">Cara Hunter</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Londonderry_(Assembly_constituency)" title="East Londonderry (Assembly constituency)">East Londonderry</a> </td> <td>2020–present </td> <td>Spokesperson for Children and Young People </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_McCrossan" title="Daniel McCrossan">Daniel McCrossan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Tyrone_(Assembly_constituency)" title="West Tyrone (Assembly constituency)">West Tyrone</a> </td> <td>2015–present </td> <td>SDLP Chairperson; Spokesperson for Social Justice </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Patsy_McGlone" title="Patsy McGlone">Patsy McGlone</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mid_Ulster_(Assembly_constituency)" title="Mid Ulster (Assembly constituency)">Mid Ulster</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2003</a>–present </td> <td>Spokesperson for Rural Communities </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Colin_McGrath" title="Colin McGrath">Colin McGrath</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Down_(Assembly_constituency)" title="South Down (Assembly constituency)">South Down</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2016</a>–present </td> <td>SDLP Chief Whip; Spokesperson for Health and Wellbeing </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sinead_McLaughlin" class="mw-redirect" title="Sinead McLaughlin">Sinead McLaughlin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Foyle_(Assembly_constituency)" title="Foyle (Assembly constituency)">Foyle</a> </td> <td>2020–present </td> <td>Spokesperson for Jobs, the Economy and Justice </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Justin_McNulty" title="Justin McNulty">Justin McNulty</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newry_and_Armagh_(Assembly_constituency)" title="Newry and Armagh (Assembly constituency)">Newry and Armagh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2016</a>–present </td> <td>Spokesperson for Reconciliation and Sport </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_O%27Toole" title="Matthew O'Toole">Matthew O'Toole</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belfast_South_(Assembly_constituency)" title="Belfast South (Assembly constituency)">Belfast South</a> </td> <td>2020–present </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Northern_Ireland)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Northern Ireland)">Leader of the Opposition</a>; Spokesperson for the Cost of Living Crisis </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_spokespeople">Other spokespeople</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Other spokespeople" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Councillor </th> <th>District </th> <th>DEA </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>Joe Boyle </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ards_and_North_Down_Borough_Council" title="Ards and North Down Borough Council">Ards and North Down</a> </td> <td>Ards Peninsuala </td> <td>Spokesperson for rural transport </td></tr> <tr> <td>Pete Byrne </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newry,_Mourne_and_Down_District_Council" title="Newry, Mourne and Down District Council">Newry, Mourne and Down</a> </td> <td>Slieve Gullion </td> <td>Spokesperson for all-island rail </td></tr> <tr> <td>Laura Devlin </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newry,_Mourne_and_Down_District_Council" title="Newry, Mourne and Down District Council">Newry, Mourne and Down</a> </td> <td>The Mournes </td> <td>Spokesperson for tourism and hospitality </td></tr> <tr> <td>Paul Doherty </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belfast_City_Council" title="Belfast City Council">Belfast</a> </td> <td>Black Mountain </td> <td>Spokesperson for ending poverty </td></tr> <tr> <td>Adam Gannon </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fermanagh_and_Omagh_District_Council" title="Fermanagh and Omagh District Council">Fermanagh and Omagh</a> </td> <td>Erne West </td> <td>Spokesperson for education reform </td></tr> <tr> <td>Roisin Lynch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Antrim_and_Newtownabbey_Borough_Council" title="Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council">Antrim and Newtownabbey</a> </td> <td>Antrim </td> <td>Spokesperson for rural isolation and loneliness </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dónal Lyons </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belfast_City_Council" title="Belfast City Council">Belfast</a> </td> <td>Balmoral </td> <td>Spokesperson for heritage, culture and arts </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kerri Martin </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mid_Ulster_District_Council" title="Mid Ulster District Council">Mid Ulster</a> </td> <td>Cookstown </td> <td>Spokesperson for community integration </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gary McKeown </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belfast_City_Council" title="Belfast City Council">Belfast</a> </td> <td>Botanic </td> <td>Spokesperson for climate emergency and net zero </td></tr> <tr> <td>Margaret Anne McKillop </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Causeway_Coast_and_Glens_Borough_Council" title="Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council">Causeway Coast and Glens</a> </td> <td>The Glens </td> <td>Spokesperson for rural opportunities </td></tr> <tr> <td>Malachy Quinn </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mid_Ulster_District_Council" title="Mid Ulster District Council">Mid Ulster</a> </td> <td>Torrent </td> <td>Spokesperson for regional investment </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ashleen Schenning </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Causeway_Coast_and_Glens_Borough_Council" title="Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council">Causeway Coast and Glens</a> </td> <td>Limavady </td> <td>Spokesperson for training and skills </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gareth Sharvin </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newry,_Mourne_and_Down_District_Council" title="Newry, Mourne and Down District Council">Newry, Mourne and Down</a> </td> <td>Downpatrick </td> <td>Spokesperson for equalities </td></tr> <tr> <td>Carl Whyte </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belfast_City_Council" title="Belfast City Council">Belfast</a> </td> <td>Castle </td> <td>Spokesperson for health service reform </td></tr></tbody></table> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Electoral_performance">Electoral performance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Electoral performance" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <p>Upon its formation, the SDLP quickly established itself as the second largest party and the largest nationalist party in Northern Ireland. It largely held this position until the beginning of the 21st century. In the <a href="/wiki/1998_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election">1998 Assembly election</a>, it became the biggest party overall in terms of votes received and the first nationalist party to do so. This would be the largest seat share it would ever hold as it slowly saw declining support following the retirement of <a href="/wiki/John_Hume" title="John Hume">John Hume</a> in 2001. </p><p>Under leader <a href="/wiki/Mark_Durkan" title="Mark Durkan">Mark Durkan</a>, the <a href="/wiki/2001_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2001 United Kingdom general election">2001 general election</a> and the <a href="/wiki/2003_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2003 Assembly election</a> saw fellow Irish nationalist party <a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> win more seats and votes than the SDLP for the first time, a position they would continue to hold. In the <a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2004 European elections</a>, Hume stood down and the SDLP failed to retain the seat he had held since 1979, losing it to <a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a>. <a href="/wiki/Alban_Maginness" title="Alban Maginness">Alban Maginness</a> attempted to take the seat again in the <a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2009 European elections</a> the party fielded as their candidate and failed to gain a seat with 78,489 first preference votes.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The party further declined in the <a href="/wiki/2011_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2011 Assembly elections</a> and the <a href="/wiki/2016_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2016 Assembly election</a>, as the total number of votes received continued to drop. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/2017_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2017 Assembly election</a> saw the party retain its 12-seat count from the prior election, increasing its seat share due to a drop in the size of the assembly for the first time since 1998. This was followed by the <a href="/wiki/2017_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2017 United Kingdom general election">2017 general election</a> where the SDLP lost all three seats and returned its worst ever vote share. In the <a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2019 European election</a>, the final in the United Kingdom's history, party leader <a href="/wiki/Colum_Eastwood" title="Colum Eastwood">Colum Eastwood</a> ran, increasing his party's vote but failing to take a seat. In the <a href="/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2019 United Kingdom general election">general election</a> later that year the party recaptured Belfast South and Foyle with the highest ever vote recorded for the party in both constituencies and managed to increase its vote across Northern Ireland to its highest in almost fifteen years for a general election. The two seats held by the party currently have the largest majorities of any constituencies in Northern Ireland. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/2022_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2022 Assembly election</a>, the SDLP slipped to the 5th largest party with only eight seats in the Assembly.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some see the SDLP as first and foremost a party now representing <a href="/wiki/Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholic">Catholic</a> middle-class interests, with voters concentrated in rural areas and the professional classes, rather than a vehicle for Irish nationalism.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The SDLP reject this argument, pointing to their strong support in <a href="/wiki/Derry" title="Derry">Derry</a> and their victory in <a href="/wiki/Belfast_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast South (UK Parliament constituency)">South Belfast</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2005_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2005 United Kingdom general election">2005 Westminster election</a>. Furthermore, in the lead up to that election, they published a document outlining their plans for a politically united Ireland. Their decline in Northern Ireland outside of two particular strongholds had led some to dub the party, the "South Down and Londonderry Party".<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Devolved_legislature_elections">Devolved legislature elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Devolved legislature elections" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Election </th> <th rowspan="2">Body </th> <th rowspan="2">Leader </th> <th colspan="2">First Preference Votes </th> <th colspan="2">Seats </th> <th rowspan="2">Position </th> <th rowspan="2" align="center">Government </th></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Share </th> <th>No. </th> <th>Change </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1973_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="1973 Northern Ireland Assembly election">1973</a> </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="09 !"><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_1973_Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="List of members of the 1973 Northern Ireland Assembly">1973 Assembly</a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Fitt" title="Gerry Fitt">Gerry Fitt</a> </td> <td align="center">159,773 </td> <td align="center">22.1% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">19 / 78</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 24%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>19 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>2nd </td> <td style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2">UUP-SDLP-Alliance </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Constitutional_Convention#Election_results" title="Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention">1975</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_Northern_Ireland_Constitutional_Convention" title="List of members of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention">Constitutional Convention</a> </td> <td align="center">156,049 </td> <td align="center">23.7% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">17 / 78</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 22%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>2 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>2nd </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">Direct rule </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1982_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="1982 Northern Ireland Assembly election">1982</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_1982_Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="List of members of the 1982 Northern Ireland Assembly">1982 Assembly</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/John_Hume" title="John Hume">John Hume</a> </td> <td align="center">118,891 </td> <td align="center">18.8% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">14 / 78</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 18%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>3 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>3rd </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">Direct rule </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Forum#Results" title="Northern Ireland Forum">1996</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_Northern_Ireland_Forum" title="List of members of the Northern Ireland Forum">Forum</a> </td> <td align="center">160,786 </td> <td align="center">21.4% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">21 / 110</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 19%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>7 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>3rd </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">Direct rule </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1998_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election">1998</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1st_Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="1st Northern Ireland Assembly">1st Assembly</a> </td> <td align="center">177,963 </td> <td align="center">22.0% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">24 / 108</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 22%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>3 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>2nd </td> <td style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2">UUP–SDLP–DUP–Sinn Féin </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2003_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2003</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2nd_Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="2nd Northern Ireland Assembly">2nd Assembly</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Durkan" title="Mark Durkan">Mark Durkan</a> </td> <td align="center">117,547 </td> <td align="center">17.0% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">18 / 108</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 17%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>6 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>4th </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">Direct rule </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2007_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2007</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/3rd_Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="3rd Northern Ireland Assembly">3rd Assembly</a> </td> <td align="center">105,164 </td> <td align="center">15.2% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">16 / 108</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 15%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>2 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>4th </td> <td style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2">DUP–Sinn Féin–UUP–SDLP–Alliance </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2011_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2011</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/4th_Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="4th Northern Ireland Assembly">4th Assembly</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Ritchie,_Baroness_Ritchie_of_Downpatrick" title="Margaret Ritchie, Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick">Margaret Ritchie</a> </td> <td align="center">94,286 </td> <td align="center">14.2% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">14 / 108</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 13%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>2 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>4th </td> <td style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2">DUP–Sinn Féin–UUP–SDLP–Alliance </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2016_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2016</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/5th_Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="5th Northern Ireland Assembly">5th Assembly</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Colum_Eastwood" title="Colum Eastwood">Colum Eastwood</a> </td> <td align="center">83,364 </td> <td align="center">12.0% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">12 / 108</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 11%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>2 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>4th </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">DUP–Sinn Féin–Independent </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2017_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2017</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/6th_Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="6th Northern Ireland Assembly">6th Assembly</a> </td> <td align="center">95,958 </td> <td align="center">11.9% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">12 / 90</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 13%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>3rd </td> <td style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2">DUP–Sinn Féin–SDLP–UUP–Alliance </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2022_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2022</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/7th_Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="7th Northern Ireland Assembly">7th Assembly</a> </td> <td align="center">78,237 </td> <td align="center">9.1% </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">8 / 90</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 9%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>4 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>5th </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Opposition </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Westminster_elections">Westminster elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Westminster elections" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span 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Kingdom general election">46th</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Fitt" title="Gerry Fitt">Gerry Fitt</a> </td> <td align="center">160,137 </td> <td align="center">22.4% <small>(in NI)</small><br>0.5%<small> (in UK)</small> </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 12</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 8%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>1 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>3rd </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Labour </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="1974-2 !"><a href="/wiki/October_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Northern_Ireland" title="October 1974 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland">Oct 1974</a></span> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_October_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the October 1974 United Kingdom general election">47th</a> </td> <td align="center">154,193 </td> <td align="center">22.0% <small>(in NI)</small><br>0.6%<small> (in UK)</small> </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 12</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 8%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>3rd </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Labour </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1979_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Northern_Ireland" title="1979 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland">1979</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1979_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1979 United Kingdom general election">48th</a> </td> <td align="center">126,325 </td> <td align="center">18.2% <small>(in NI)</small><br>0.4%<small> (in UK)</small> </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 12</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 8%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>3rd </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Conservative </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1983_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Northern_Ireland" title="1983 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland">1983</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1983_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1983 United Kingdom general election">49th</a> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/John_Hume" title="John Hume">John Hume</a> </td> <td align="center">137,012 </td> <td align="center">17.9% <small>(in NI)</small><br>0.4%<small> (in UK)</small> </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 17</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 6%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>3rd </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Conservative </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1987_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Northern_Ireland" title="1987 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland">1987</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1987_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1987 United Kingdom general election">50th</a> </td> <td align="center">154,067 </td> <td align="center">21.1% <small>(in NI)</small><br>0.5%<small> (in UK)</small> </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">3 / 17</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 18%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>2 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>2nd </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Conservative </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1992_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Northern_Ireland" title="1992 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland">1992</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1992_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1992 United Kingdom general election">51st</a> </td> <td align="center">184,445 </td> <td align="center">23.5% <small>(in NI)</small><br>0.5%<small> (in UK)</small> </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">4 / 17</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 24%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>1 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>2nd </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Conservative </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1997_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Northern_Ireland" title="1997 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland">1997</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1997_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1997 United Kingdom general election">52nd</a> </td> <td align="center">190,814 </td> <td align="center">24.1% <small>(in NI)</small><br>0.6% <small>(in UK)</small> </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">3 / 18</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 17%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>1 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>2nd </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Labour </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2001_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Northern_Ireland" title="2001 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland">2001</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2001_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2001 United Kingdom general election">53rd</a> </td> <td align="center">169,865 </td> <td align="center">21.0% <small>(in NI)</small><br>0.6% <small>(in UK)</small> </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">3 / 18</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 17%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>4th </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Labour </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2005_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Northern_Ireland" title="2005 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland">2005</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2005_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2005 United Kingdom general election">54th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Durkan" title="Mark Durkan">Mark Durkan</a> </td> <td align="center">125,626 </td> <td align="center">17.5% <small>(in NI)</small><br>0.5% <small>(in UK)</small> </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">3 / 18</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 17%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>3rd </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Labour </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Northern_Ireland" title="2010 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland">2010</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2010 United Kingdom general election">55th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Ritchie,_Baroness_Ritchie_of_Downpatrick" title="Margaret Ritchie, Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick">Margaret Ritchie</a> </td> <td align="center">110,970 </td> <td align="center">16.5% <small>(in NI)</small><br>0.4% <small>(in UK)</small> </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">3 / 18</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 17%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>3rd </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Conservative-Liberal Democrats </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Northern_Ireland" title="2015 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland">2015</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2015 United Kingdom general election">56th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alasdair_McDonnell" title="Alasdair McDonnell">Alasdair McDonnell</a> </td> <td align="center">99,809 </td> <td align="center">13.9% <small>(in NI)</small><br>0.3% <small>(in UK)</small> </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">3 / 18</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 17%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>3rd </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Conservative </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2017_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Northern_Ireland" title="2017 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland">2017</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2017_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2017 United Kingdom general election">57th</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Colum_Eastwood" title="Colum Eastwood">Colum Eastwood</a> </td> <td align="center">95,419 </td> <td align="center">11.7% <small>(in NI)</small><br>0.3% <small>(in UK)</small> </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">0 / 18</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 0%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>3 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">Conservative<br><small>(DUP confidence and supply)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Northern_Ireland" title="2019 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland">2019</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2019 United Kingdom general election">58th</a> </td> <td align="center">118,737 </td> <td align="center">14.9% <small>(in NI)</small><br>0.4% <small>(in UK)</small> </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">2 / 18</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 11%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>2 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>3rd </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Conservative </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Northern_Ireland" title="2024 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland">2024</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2024 United Kingdom general election">59th</a> </td> <td align="center">86,861 </td> <td align="center">11.1%<small>(in NI)</small> </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">2 / 18</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 11%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>3rd </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Labour </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Local_government_elections">Local government elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Local government elections" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Election </th> <th rowspan="2">Leader </th> <th colspan="2">First Preference Votes </th> <th colspan="2">Seats </th> <th rowspan="2">Position </th></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Share </th> <th>No. </th> <th>Change </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1973_Northern_Ireland_local_elections" title="1973 Northern Ireland local elections">1973</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Fitt" title="Gerry Fitt">Gerry Fitt</a> </td> <td align="center">92,600 </td> <td align="center">13.4% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">82 / 517</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 16%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>82 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>2nd </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1977_Northern_Ireland_local_elections" title="1977 Northern Ireland local elections">1977</a> </td> <td align="center">114,775 </td> <td align="center">20.6% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">113 / 526</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 21%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>31 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>2nd </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1981_Northern_Ireland_local_elections" title="1981 Northern Ireland local elections">1981</a> </td> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/John_Hume" title="John Hume">John Hume</a> </td> <td align="center">116,487 </td> <td align="center">17.5% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">104 / 526</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 20%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>9 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>3rd </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1985_Northern_Ireland_local_elections" title="1985 Northern Ireland local elections">1985</a> </td> <td align="center">113,967 </td> <td align="center">17.8% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">102 / 565</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 18%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>2 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>3rd </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1989_Northern_Ireland_local_elections" title="1989 Northern Ireland local elections">1989</a> </td> <td align="center">129,557 </td> <td align="center">21.0% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">121 / 565</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 21%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>19 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>2nd </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1993_Northern_Ireland_local_elections" title="1993 Northern Ireland local elections">1993</a> </td> <td align="center">136,760 </td> <td align="center">22.0% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">127 / 582</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 22%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>6 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>2nd </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1997_Northern_Ireland_local_elections" title="1997 Northern Ireland local elections">1997</a> </td> <td align="center">130,387 </td> <td align="center">21.0% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">120 / 575</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 21%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>7 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>2nd </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2001_Northern_Ireland_local_elections" title="2001 Northern Ireland local elections">2001</a> </td> <td align="center">153,424 </td> <td align="center">19.0% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">117 / 582</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 20%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>3 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>3rd </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2005_Northern_Ireland_local_elections" title="2005 Northern Ireland local elections">2005</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Durkan" title="Mark Durkan">Mark Durkan</a> </td> <td align="center">121,991 </td> <td align="center">17.4% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">101 / 582</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 17%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>16 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>4th </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2011_Northern_Ireland_local_elections" title="2011 Northern Ireland local elections">2011</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Ritchie,_Baroness_Ritchie_of_Downpatrick" title="Margaret Ritchie, Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick">Margaret Ritchie</a> </td> <td align="center">99,325 </td> <td align="center">15.0% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">87 / 583</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 15%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>14 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>4th </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2014_Northern_Ireland_local_elections" title="2014 Northern Ireland local elections">2014</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alasdair_McDonnell" title="Alasdair McDonnell">Alasdair McDonnell</a> </td> <td align="center">85,237 </td> <td align="center">13.6% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">66 / 462</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 14%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>21 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>4th </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2019_Northern_Ireland_local_elections" title="2019 Northern Ireland local elections">2019</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Colum_Eastwood" title="Colum Eastwood">Colum Eastwood</a> </td> <td align="center">81,419 </td> <td align="center">12.0% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">59 / 462</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 13%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>7 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>4th </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2023_Northern_Ireland_local_elections" title="2023 Northern Ireland local elections">2023</a> </td> <td align="center">64,996 </td> <td align="center">8.7% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">39 / 462</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 8%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>20 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>5th </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="European_elections">European elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: European elections" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Election </th> <th rowspan="2">Leader </th> <th colspan="2">First Preference Votes </th> <th colspan="2">Seats </th> <th rowspan="2">Position </th></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Share </th> <th>No. </th> <th>Change </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom#Northern_Ireland" title="1979 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1979</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Fitt" title="Gerry Fitt">Gerry Fitt</a> </td> <td align="center">140,622 </td> <td align="center">25.5% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 3</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 33%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>1 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>2nd </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1984_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom#Northern_Ireland" title="1984 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1984</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/John_Hume" title="John Hume">John Hume</a> </td> <td align="center">151,399 </td> <td align="center">22.1% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 3</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 33%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>2nd </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1989_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom#Northern_Ireland" title="1989 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1989</a> </td> <td align="center">136,335 </td> <td align="center">25.0% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 3</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 33%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>2nd </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1994_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom#Northern_Ireland" title="1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1994</a> </td> <td align="center">161,992 </td> <td align="center">28.9% </td> <td align="left"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 3</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 33%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span 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3</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 0%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><noscript><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" data-alt="Decrease" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span>1 </td> 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align="center">78,489 </td> <td align="center">16.1% </td> <td align="center"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">0 / 3</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; color:inherit; width: 0%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><noscript><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" data-alt="Steady" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, 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data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/SDLP" title="SDLP – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="SDLP" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party" title="Social Democratic and Labour Party – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Social Democratic and Labour Party" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party" title="Social Democratic and Labour Party – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Social Democratic and Labour Party" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CE%BF%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%B4%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%BF%CE%BA%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C_%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9_%CE%95%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C_%CE%9A%CF%8C%CE%BC%CE%BC%CE%B1_(%CE%92%CF%8C%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B1_%CE%99%CF%81%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B4%CE%AF%CE%B1)" title="Σοσιαλδημοκρατικό και Εργατικό Κόμμα (Βόρεια Ιρλανδία) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Σοσιαλδημοκρατικό και Εργατικό Κόμμα (Βόρεια Ιρλανδία)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partido_Socialdem%C3%B3crata_y_Laborista" title="Partido Socialdemócrata y Laborista – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Partido Socialdemócrata y Laborista" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociala_Demokrata_kaj_Laborista_Partio" title="Sociala Demokrata kaj Laborista Partio – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Sociala Demokrata kaj Laborista Partio" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alderdi_Sozialdemokrata_eta_Laborista" title="Alderdi Sozialdemokrata eta Laborista – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Alderdi Sozialdemokrata eta Laborista" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parti_social-d%C3%A9mocrate_et_travailliste" title="Parti social-démocrate et travailliste – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Parti social-démocrate et travailliste" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A1irt%C3%AD_S%C3%B3isialta_agus_Daonlathach_an_Lucht_Oibre" title="Páirtí Sóisialta agus Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Páirtí Sóisialta agus Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partido_Socialdem%C3%B3crata_e_Laborista" title="Partido Socialdemócrata e Laborista – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Partido Socialdemócrata e Laborista" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%82%AC%ED%9A%8C%EB%AF%BC%EC%A3%BC%EB%85%B8%EB%8F%99%EB%8B%B9_(%EB%B6%81%EC%95%84%EC%9D%BC%EB%9E%9C%EB%93%9C)" title="사회민주노동당 (북아일랜드) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="사회민주노동당 (북아일랜드)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partito_Social_Democratico_e_Laburista" title="Partito Social Democratico e Laburista – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Partito Social Democratico e Laburista" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%92%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%91%D7%95%D7%93%D7%94_%D7%94%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%90%D7%9C-%D7%93%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%98%D7%99%D7%AA" title="מפלגת העבודה הסוציאל-דמוקרטית – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מפלגת העבודה הסוציאל-דמוקרטית" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0iaur%C4%97s_Airijos_socialdemokrat%C5%B3_ir_darbinink%C5%B3_partija" title="Šiaurės Airijos socialdemokratų ir darbininkų partija – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Šiaurės Airijos socialdemokratų ir darbininkų partija" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szoci%C3%A1ldemokrata_%C3%A9s_Munk%C3%A1sp%C3%A1rt" title="Szociáldemokrata és Munkáspárt – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Szociáldemokrata és Munkáspárt" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party" title="Social Democratic and Labour Party – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Social Democratic and Labour Party" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A4%BE%E4%BC%9A%E6%B0%91%E4%B8%BB%E5%8A%B4%E5%83%8D%E5%85%9A_(%E5%8C%97%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89)" title="社会民主労働党 (北アイルランド) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="社会民主労働党 (北アイルランド)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party" title="Social Democratic and Labour Party – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Social Democratic and Labour Party" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party" title="Social Democratic and Labour Party – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Social Democratic and Labour Party" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socjaldemokratyczna_Partia_Pracy_(Irlandia_P%C3%B3%C5%82nocna)" title="Socjaldemokratyczna Partia Pracy (Irlandia Północna) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Socjaldemokratyczna Partia Pracy (Irlandia Północna)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partido_Social_Democrata_e_Trabalhista" title="Partido Social Democrata e Trabalhista – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Partido Social Democrata e Trabalhista" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BB-%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B8_%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Социал-демократическая и лейбористская партия – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Социал-демократическая и лейбористская партия" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party" title="Social Democratic and Labour Party – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Social Democratic and Labour Party" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%B8_%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Социјалдемократска и лабуристичка партија – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Социјалдемократска и лабуристичка партија" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party" title="Social Democratic and Labour Party – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Social Democratic and Labour Party" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party" title="Social Democratic and Labour Party – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Social Democratic and Labour Party" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sosyal_Demokrat_%C4%B0%C5%9F%C3%A7i_Partisi" title="Sosyal Demokrat İşçi Partisi – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Sosyal Demokrat İşçi Partisi" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk 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