DUP vote up but remains behind Sinn Féin, opinion poll suggests

The findings are in line with the 29% of the first preference votes which Sinn Féin received in last year’s Assembly election while it suggests a rise for the DUP from 21.3% in last year’s vote.

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson said the poll showed his party is ‘closing the gap’ (Brian Lawless/PA)

Support for the DUP has risen in the past year while Sinn Féin remains the top party in Northern Ireland, a new poll has suggested.

A LucidTalk poll for the Belfast Telegraph puts support for Sinn Féin at 29%, ahead of the DUP on 25%, Alliance on 13%, UUP on 11% and the SDLP on 7%.