Lagan Valley is Northern Ireland’s 5th-largest constituency by population, with 114,152 residents as of the 2024 mid-year estimate. It covers 467.6 square kilometres — the 11th-largest constituency by area — giving it the 8th-highest population density in Northern Ireland, at 244.1 people per square kilometre.
Who represents you
Turnout in Lagan Valley at the 2022 Assembly election was 63.2%. The constituency currently elects five MLAs:
- Emma Little-Pengelly — Democratic Unionist Party (Minister)
- Paul Givan — Democratic Unionist Party (Minister)
- David Honeyford — Alliance Party
- Michelle Guy — Alliance Party
- Robbie Butler — Ulster Unionist Party (Committee Chair)
Health
Life expectancy in Lagan Valley runs above the Northern Ireland average for both sexes: 80.7 years for men (NI average 78.8) and 83.4 years for women (NI average 82.5), based on 2021–2023 data.
Disease prevalence is a more mixed picture. Rates of hypertension, asthma, chronic kidney disease and non-diabetic hyperglycaemia all run above the NI average per 1,000 patients (2024–2025 data), while COPD and dementia prevalence run below it.
Education
School leavers in Lagan Valley outperform the NI average across every attainment measure tracked for 2023–2024 — for example, 89.3% achieved at least 5 GCSEs at grades A*–C or equivalent, against an NI average of 87.4%.
Economy and benefits
The employment rate in Lagan Valley rose from 70.4% in 2014 to 78.0% in 2024, running above the Northern Ireland average of 74.3%. Benefits claims run at or slightly below the NI average across most categories — for instance, 8.2% of the population claims Personal Independence Payment, against an NI average of 11.4%.
Data sources
Figures are drawn from the NI Assembly Research and Information Service’s Constituency Profiles dashboard, sourced from NISRA, the Department of Health, the Department of Education, the Department for Communities and the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Most recent update: April 2026.
Track Lagan Valley’s MLAs and constituency page at mlas.news/constituency/lagan-valley/.