Northern Ireland · Constituency
South Antrim
Covers Antrim · Crumlin · Ballycraigy
Photograph shows Ballyclare, a settlement in this constituency, not the whole of South Antrim.
Your member of parliament
Robin Swann
Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist Party won South Antrim at the 2024 general election with a majority of 7,512 votes, or 17.5 points. A swing of 8.8 points to Democratic Unionist Party would take it. That makes it safer than 394 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 256.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 17.5 points, which is larger than 394 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Ulster Unionist Party finished ahead of Democratic Unionist Party by 7,512 votes.
Majority
7,512
17.5% of votes cast.
Turnout
55.7%
-4.0 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
42,908 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin SwannElected | Ulster Unionist Party | 16,311 | 38.0% | +37.7 |
| Paul Girvan | Democratic Unionist Party | 8,799 | 20.5% | +19.9 |
| Declan Kearney | Sinn Féin | 8,034 | 18.7% | +18.0 |
| John Blair | Alliance | 4,574 | 10.7% | +10.3 |
| Mel Lucas | Traditional Unionist Voice | 2,693 | 6.3% | +6.1 |
| Roisin Lynch | Social Democratic & Labour Party | 1,589 | 3.7% | +3.4 |
| Lesley Veronica | Green Party Northern Ireland | 541 | 1.3% | +1.2 |
| Siobhan McErlean | Aontú | 367 | 0.9% | +0.8 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. 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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