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North Antrim
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Your member of parliament
Jim Allister
Traditional Unionist VoiceTraditional Unionist Voice won North Antrim at the 2024 general election with a majority of 450 votes, or 1.1 points. A swing of 0.6 points to Democratic Unionist Party would take it. That makes it safer than 19 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 631.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 1.1 points, which is larger than 19 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Traditional Unionist Voice finished ahead of Democratic Unionist Party by 450 votes.
Majority
450
1.1% of votes cast.
Turnout
55.1%
-4.6 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
41,185 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim AllisterElected | Traditional Unionist Voice | 11,642 | 28.3% | +28.1 |
| Ian Paisley | Democratic Unionist Party | 11,192 | 27.2% | +26.6 |
| Philip McGuigan | Sinn Féin | 7,714 | 18.7% | +18.0 |
| Sian Mulholland | Alliance | 4,488 | 10.9% | +10.5 |
| Jackson Minford | Ulster Unionist Party | 3,901 | 9.5% | +9.1 |
| Helen Maher | Social Democratic & Labour Party | 1,661 | 4.0% | +3.7 |
| Ráichéal Mhic Niocaill | Aontú | 451 | 1.1% | +1.1 |
| Tristan Morrow | Independent | 136 | 0.3% | -1.7 |
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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