thumb|Westminster election 2024, Holywood, Co. Down Ahead of the 2024 general election, the UUP 'absolutely' ruled out an electoral pact with the DUP. Robbie Butler, the UUP's deputy leader, said that politics is about "maximising and having confidence in your own voice." In January 2024, it was announced that Iraq veteran Tim Collins had joined the UUP and been selected as the party's prospective parliamentary candidate for the North Down constituency.
thumb|Westminster election 2024, Holywood, Co. Down Ahead of the 2024 general election the UUP 'absolutely' ruled out an electoral pact with the DUP. Robbie Butler, the UUP's deputy leader, said that politics is about "maximising and having confidence in your own voice." In January 2024, it was announced that Iraq veteran Tim Collins had joined the UUP and been selected as the party's prospective parliamentary candidate for the North Down constituency.