Eighteen seats are up for grabs in Northern Ireland, but some may be more contested than others.
BBC News NI political reporterA summer UK general election may have been a surprise, but Northern Ireland's political parties have long been preparing for this campaign., the Democratic Unionist Party won the most seats in Northern Ireland with eight, but now has seven after former party leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson was suspended from the party.
And success is not guaranteed, with the likes of Alliance Party assembly member Sorcha Eastwood strongly challenging for the seat.The incumbent Gavin Robinson is perhaps the politician most under pressure in this campaign. There were only three candidates in the race last time. If there is a broader field in this poll, the result could be more unpredictable.Many thought the seat was the DUP’s to lose after independent unionist Sylvia Hermon stepped down.
Robin Swann, an assembly member for neighbouring North Antrim, has switched constituencies to run for Westminster. It outpolled the SDLP in Foyle in the assembly election in 2022, although constituency boundaries have since changed slightly.The constituency previously known as Belfast South has been renamed and made largerThe SDLP's Claire Hanna won Belfast South in 2019 with a 57% majority.
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