Full list of candidates running in West Tyrone in General Election 2024

As voters go to the polls on July 4th, West Tyrone will see a total of seven candidates battle it out in the upcoming election. This Westminster seat was created in 1997 from parts of the old Foyle and Mid-Ulster constituencies and has been in Sinn Féin hands since 2001

At the last election in 2019, Sinn Fein's Órfhlaith Begley had a majority of 7,478 votes over Tom Buchanan of the DUP, having been originally elected in a by-election a year earlier following the resignation of Barry McElduff.

The seat was previously held by Pat Doherty of Sinn Féin and prior to 2001 by the UUP's William Thompson.

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Tom Buchanan is running again for the DUP in 2024 as is the SDLP's Daniel McCrossan and Stephen Donnelly of the Alliance Party. Also throwing their hat into the ring this time around are Matthew Bell (UUP), Aontu's Leza Houston, Stephen Lynch of the Conservative and Unionist Party and Stevan Patterson of TUV/Reform.

The full list of candidates running in West Tyrone:

Órfhlaith Begley (Sinn Féin)

Matthew Bell (UUP)

Tom Buchannan (DUP)

Stephen Donnelly (Alliance)

Leza Houston (Aontú)

Stephen Lynch (Conservatives)

Daniel McCrossan (SDLP)

Stevan Patterson (TUV)

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