1979 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland

1979 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland

← Oct. 1974 3 May 1979 1983 →
12 seats in Northern Ireland of the 635 seats in the House of Commons
First party Second party   Leader Harry West Ian Paisley Party UUP DUP Leader since Jan. 1974 1971 Leader's seat Fermanagh and South Tyrone defeated Antrim North Seats won 5 3 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 254,578 70,795 Percentage 36.6% 10.2%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Gerry Fitt Ernest Baird Party SDLP UUUP Leader since 1970 1975 Leader's seat Belfast West Fermanagh and South Tyrone defeated Seats won 1 1 Seat change New Popular vote 126,235 39,856 Percentage 18.2% 5.7%

The 1979 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland was held on 3 May with 12 MPs elected in single-seat constituencies using first-past-the-post as part of the wider general election in the United Kingdom.