2018 West Tyrone by-election
3 May 2018
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| Turnout | 55.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of West Tyrone was held on 3 May 2018, following the resignation of incumbent Sinn Féin MP Barry McElduff who became embroiled in a controversy over a video he posted on Twitter making a joke about the Kingsmill massacre on its anniversary. The by-election was won by Sinn Féin candidate Órfhlaith Begley, who held the seat with a slightly reduced majority.
This was the first of five by-elections held during the 2017–2019 parliament.