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Find your electionBack to Belfast WestLocal elections are coming up — 7 May 2026
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Seat status
Very safe
Percentage of votes
40.16%
Recent swing
+4.4% Sinn Féin
Party
Sinn Féin
Top donors:
Friends of Sinn Féin USA (£706)
Key Parliamentary Votes
Sinn Féin MPs are abstentionists and therefore choose not vote in Parliament
DID NOT VOTE4 Sep 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
✓ Passed — 336 For, 77 Against
DID NOT VOTE9 Mar 2026
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
✓ Passed — 307 For, 173 Against
DID NOT VOTE10 Mar 2026
Courts and Tribunals Bill
✓ Passed — 304 For, 203 Against
Where Paul fits into things
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
No current committee memberships