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| foundation = 1995
| dissolution = 2008
| ideology = [[Unionism in Ireland|Unionism]]<br />[[Nonsectarianism]]<br />[[Direct rule over Northern Ireland|Integrationism]]|
| position = [[Centre-right politics|Centre-right]]
| international = ''None''
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At the [[2001 United Kingdom general election|2001 general election]], McCartney lost his seat in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] to the [[Ulster Unionist Party]], which in addition to putting considerable resources into taking the seat, benefited from the withdrawal of the [[Alliance Party of Northern Ireland]] due to McCartney's opposition to the Good Friday Agreement. In the [[2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election|2003 Assembly election]], he was only narrowly re-elected to the Assembly. The party suffered a substantial decline in the election, holding only one seat. The NIUP also lost all of its seats.
In 2005, the UKUP did not contest any seats in [[2005 United Kingdom general election|the Westminster election]]. In [[2005 Northern Ireland local elections
In the [[2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election|2007 Assembly election]], the UKUP fielded candidates in thirteen of Northern Ireland's eighteen constituencies, but failed to win any seats.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/6434765.stm |work=BBC News| title=McCartney multiple seat bid fails | date=9 March 2007 | accessdate=26 May 2010}}</ref> Leader McCartney personally stood in six constituencies and former DUP MLA [[George Ennis]] also stood on the UKUP ticket. The party stood on a [[Political platform|platform]] opposing plans by the DUP to enter into devolved government with Sinn Féin after the election and on other issues including rates, water charges and education. The UKUP was seen as the main channel for DUP members disaffected with plans to share power with Sinn Féin.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}
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