evidence: The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) was the dominant unionist party in Northern Ireland for decades, however, in 2017 the party's two MPs were defeated, and no candidates were successful in the last Westminster election in 2019. [...] The party won two Westminster seats at the last general election and is fielding candidates in all 18 constituencies this year. However, at the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election the SDLP lost four seats and finished with eight, meaning it had to go into opposition at Stormont. [...] Join Belfast Live's General Election breaking news and top stories service on WhatsApp