 In September 2018, Dodds voted against a motion asserting the "existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded" - in line with most UKIP and Conservative Party MEPs.The DUP announced that following Carla Lockhart's election to the House of Commons in December 2019 Dodds would succeed her as MLA for Upper Bann.Dodds is expected to take up the position full-time, after the UK leaves the European Union.