East Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)

East Antrim
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of East Antrim in Northern Ireland
Districts of Northern IrelandCauseway Coast and Glens, Mid and East Antrim, Antrim and Newtownabbey
Electorate61,745 (March 2011)
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentSammy Wilson (DUP)
Number of members1
Created fromNorth Antrim and South Antrim
1885–1922
Number of members1
Type of constituencyCounty constituency
Replaced byAntrim, Carrickfergus
Created fromAntrim

East Antrim (Irish: Aontroim Thoir) is a constituency of the United Kingdom. It is in Northern Ireland.

Election results

General election 2019: East Antrim[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DUP Sammy Wilson 16,871 45.3 ―12.0
Alliance Danny Donnelly 10,165 27.3 +11.7
Ulster Unionist Steve Aiken 5,475 14.7 +2.8
Sinn Féin Oliver McMullan 2,120 5.7 ―3.6
NI Conservatives Aaron Rankin 1,043 2.8 +0.3
SDLP Angela Mulholland 902 2.4 ―1.0
Green (NI) Philip Randle 685 1.8 New
Majority 6,716 18.0 ―22.7
Turnout 37,261 57.5 ―3.1
Registered electors 64,645
DUP hold Swing ―11.9

References

  1. ↑ "East Antrim Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 18 November 2019.