South Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950 onwards
South Antrim (Irish: Aontroim Theas) is a constituency of the United Kingdom. It is in Northern Ireland.
South Antrim | |
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county constituency for the House of Commons | |
Districts of Northern Ireland | Antrim and Newtownabbey |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1885, 1950 |
Member of Parliament | Paul Girvan (DUP) |
Created from | Antrim |
1885–1922 | |
Replaced by | Antrim |
Created from | Antrim, Lisburn |
Election results
changeGeneral election 2019: South Antrim | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
DUP | Paul Girvan | 15,149 | 35.3 | ―2.9 | |
Ulster Unionist | Danny Kinahan | 12,460 | 29.0 | ―1.8 | |
Alliance | John Blair | 8,190 | 19.1 | +11.7 | |
Sinn Féin | Declan Kearney | 4,887 | 11.4 | ―6.7 | |
SDLP | Roisin Lynch | 2,288 | 5.3 | ―0.2 | |
Majority | 2,689 | 6.3 | ―1.1 | ||
Turnout | 42,974 | 59.9 | ―3.4 | ||
Registered electors | 71,743 | ||||
DUP hold | Swing | ―0.6 |