Antrim South - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Antrim South constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Antrim South
Region	Northern Ireland
1st in 2024		UUP
2nd in 2024		DUP
Swing To Lose	8.75%

Note: 'Swing To Lose' is the swing needed by the 2nd placed party against the 1st placed party to win the seat.

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2024	UUP
	Election 2019 (New Boundaries)	DUP
	Election 2019	DUP
	Election 2017	DUP
	Election 2015	UUP
	Election 2010	DUP
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	DUP
	Election 2005	DUP
	Election 2001	UUP
	Election 1997	UUP
	Election 1992	UUP
	Election 1987	UUP
	Election 1983	UUP
	Election 1979	UUP
	Election 1974 (October)	UUP
	Election 1974 (February)	UUP

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UUP	16,311	38.01%	+8.96%
	DUP	8,799	20.51%	-15.66%
	Sinn Fein	8,034	18.72%	+7.34%
	Alliance NI	4,574	10.66%	-7.71%
	TUV	2,693	6.28%	N/A
	SDLP	1,589	3.70%	-1.25%
	Green	541	1.26%	N/A
	Minor	367	0.86%	N/A
Majority		7,512	17.51%
Turnout		42,908	55.68%	-3.87%
Electorate		77,058
Swing from DUP to UUP			12.31%
Swing from DUP to SF			11.50%
Swing from SF to UUP			0.81%
	UUP gain from DUP

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	DUP	15,432	36.17%	+0.92%
	UUP	12,396	29.05%	+0.06%
	Alliance NI	7,837	18.37%	-0.69%
	Sinn Fein	4,858	11.39%	+0.01%
	SDLP	2,113	4.95%	-0.37%
	Conservative	18	0.04%	N/A
	Minor	11	0.03%	N/A
	Others	3	0.01%	N/A
Majority		3,036	7.12%
Turnout		42,668	59.55%	-0.37%
Electorate		71,646
Swing from APNI to DUP			0.80%
Swing from UUP to DUP			0.43%
Swing from APNI to UUP			0.37%
	DUP hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	DUP	15,149	35.25%	-2.99%
	UUP	12,460	28.99%	-1.81%
	Alliance NI	8,190	19.06%	+11.64%
	Sinn Fein	4,887	11.37%	-6.69%
	SDLP	2,288	5.32%	-0.15%
Majority		2,689	6.26%
Turnout		42,974	59.93%	-3.33%
Electorate		71,711
Swing from DUP to APNI			7.31%
Swing from UUP to APNI			6.73%
Swing from DUP to UUP			0.59%
	DUP hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	DUP	16,508	38.24%	+8.14%
	UUP	13,300	30.81%	-1.89%
	Sinn Fein	7,797	18.06%	+5.20%
	Alliance NI	3,203	7.42%	-2.37%
	SDLP	2,362	5.47%	-2.72%
Majority		3,208	7.43%
Turnout		43,170	63.26%	+9.09%
Electorate		68,244
Swing from UUP to DUP			5.01%
Swing from UUP to SF			3.54%
Swing from SF to DUP			1.47%
	DUP gain from UUP

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UUP	11,942	32.70%	N/A
	DUP	10,993	30.10%	-3.82%
	Sinn Fein	4,699	12.87%	-1.04%
	Alliance NI	3,576	9.79%	+2.13%
	SDLP	2,990	8.19%	-0.50%
	TUV	1,908	5.22%	-0.15%
	Conservative	415	1.14%	N/A
Majority		949	2.60%
Turnout		36,523	54.17%	+0.23%
Electorate		67,425
Swing from DUP to UUP			18.26%
Swing from SF to UUP			16.87%
Swing from DUP to SF			1.39%
	UUP gain from DUP

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	DUP	11,536	33.92%	-4.30%
	UCU-NF	10,353	30.44%	N/A
	Sinn Fein	4,729	13.91%	+2.29%
	SDLP	2,955	8.69%	-3.71%
	Alliance NI	2,607	7.67%	N/A
	TUV	1,829	5.38%	N/A
Majority		1,183	3.48%
Turnout		34,009	53.94%	-2.77%
Electorate		63,054
Swing from DUP to UCU-NF			17.37%
Swing from SF to UCU-NF			14.07%
Swing from DUP to SF			3.30%
	DUP hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	DUP	14,507	38.22%	0.00%
	UUP	11,059	29.14%	0.00%
	SDLP	4,706	12.40%	0.00%
	Sinn Fein	4,407	11.61%	0.00%
	Minor	3,278	8.64%	N/A
Majority		3,448	9.08%
Turnout		37,957	56.71%	-0.30%
Electorate		66,931
Swing from UUP to DUP			0.00%
Swing from SDLP to DUP			0.00%
Swing from SDLP to UUP			0.00%
	DUP hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	DUP	14,507	38.22%	+3.45%
	UUP	11,059	29.14%	-7.93%
	SDLP	4,706	12.40%	+0.31%
	Sinn Fein	4,407	11.61%	+2.19%
	Alliance NI	3,278	8.64%	+4.18%
Majority		3,448	9.08%
Turnout		37,957	57.01%	-5.49%
Electorate		66,580
Swing from UUP to DUP			5.69%
Swing from UUP to SDLP			4.12%
Swing from SDLP to DUP			1.57%
	DUP gain from UUP

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UUP	16,366	37.06%	-20.43%
	DUP	15,355	34.77%	N/A
	SDLP	5,336	12.08%	-4.08%
	Sinn Fein	4,160	9.42%	+3.88%
	Alliance NI	1,969	4.46%	-7.15%
	Minor	972	2.20%	N/A
Majority		1,011	2.29%
Turnout		44,158	62.50%	+4.60%
Electorate		70,651
Swing from UUP to DUP			27.60%
Swing from SDLP to DUP			19.43%
Swing from UUP to SDLP			8.17%
	UUP hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UUP	23,108	57.49%	-13.43%
	SDLP	6,497	16.16%	+3.39%
	Alliance NI	4,668	11.61%	-0.75%
	Minor	3,490	8.68%	N/A
	Sinn Fein	2,229	5.55%	+2.66%
	Others	203	0.51%	N/A
Majority		16,611	41.33%
Turnout		40,195	57.91%	-4.96%
Electorate		69,414
Swing from UUP to SDLP			8.41%
Swing from UUP to APNI			6.34%
Swing from APNI to SDLP			2.07%
	UUP hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UUP	29,956	70.92%	+1.17%
	SDLP	5,397	12.78%	+2.86%
	Alliance NI	5,224	12.37%	-3.59%
	Sinn Fein	1,220	2.89%	-1.48%
	Minor	442	1.05%	N/A
Majority		24,559	58.14%
Turnout		42,239	62.86%	+3.81%
Electorate		67,192
Swing from APNI to SDLP			3.22%
Swing from APNI to UUP			2.38%
Swing from UUP to SDLP			0.85%
	UUP hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UUP	25,395	69.75%	+24.10%
	Alliance NI	5,808	15.95%	+4.08%
	SDLP	3,611	9.92%	+1.22%
	Sinn Fein	1,592	4.37%	+0.18%
Majority		19,587	53.80%
Turnout		36,406	59.05%	-6.50%
Electorate		61,649
Swing from SDLP to UUP			11.44%
Swing from APNI to UUP			10.01%
Swing from SDLP to APNI			1.43%
	UUP hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UUP	17,727	45.65%	-23.31%
	DUP	10,935	28.16%	N/A
	Alliance NI	4,612	11.88%	-4.30%
	SDLP	3,377	8.70%	-1.40%
	Sinn Fein	1,629	4.20%	N/A
	Minor	549	1.41%	N/A
Majority		6,792	17.49%
Turnout		38,829	65.55%	+7.32%
Electorate		59,233
Swing from UUP to DUP			25.73%
Swing from APNI to DUP			16.23%
Swing from UUP to APNI			9.50%
	UUP hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UUP	50,782	68.96%	-2.50%
	Alliance NI	11,914	16.18%	+0.89%
	SDLP	7,432	10.09%	-3.15%
	Minor	1,895	2.57%	N/A
	Republican Clubs	1,615	2.19%	N/A
Majority		38,868	52.78%
Turnout		73,638	58.24%	+0.18%
Electorate		126,444
Swing from SDLP to APNI			2.02%
Swing from UUP to APNI			1.70%
Swing from SDLP to UUP			0.32%
	UUP hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UUP	48,892	71.47%	+3.89%
	Alliance NI	10,460	15.29%	-2.32%
	SDLP	9,061	13.24%	+0.95%
Majority		38,432	56.18%
Turnout		68,413	58.06%	-3.06%
Electorate		117,832
Swing from APNI to UUP			3.10%
Swing from APNI to SDLP			1.63%
Swing from SDLP to UUP			1.47%
	UUP hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	UUP	48,203	67.58%	N/A
	Alliance NI	12,559	17.61%	N/A
	SDLP	8,769	12.29%	N/A
	Minor	1,801	2.52%	N/A
Majority		35,644	49.97%
Turnout		71,332	61.12%	N/A
Electorate		116,710

	UUP win

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