Northern Ireland · Constituency
East Antrim
Covers Carrickfergus · Greenisland · Larne
Photograph shows Larne, a town in this constituency, not the whole of East Antrim.
Your member of parliament
Sammy Wilson
Democratic Unionist PartyDemocratic Unionist Party won East Antrim at the 2024 general election with a majority of 1,306 votes, or 3.3 points. A swing of 1.6 points to Alliance would take it. That makes it safer than 75 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 575.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 3.3 points, which is larger than 75 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Democratic Unionist Party finished ahead of Alliance by 1,306 votes.
Majority
1,306
3.3% of votes cast.
Turnout
54.1%
-5.6 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
39,675 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy WilsonElected | Democratic Unionist Party | 11,462 | 28.9% | +28.3 |
| Danny Donnelly | Alliance | 10,156 | 25.6% | +25.2 |
| John Stewart | Ulster Unionist Party | 9,476 | 23.9% | +23.6 |
| Matthew Warwick | Traditional Unionist Voice | 4,135 | 10.4% | +10.3 |
| Oliver McMullan | Sinn Féin | 2,986 | 7.5% | +6.8 |
| Margaret McKillop | Social Democratic & Labour Party | 892 | 2.2% | +1.9 |
| Mark Bailey | Green Party Northern Ireland | 568 | 1.4% | +1.4 |
Marginal. Decided by under five points. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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