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North Antrim — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

North Antrim was won by Traditional Unionist Voice at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 450 votes over DUP. This page covers every general election in North Antrim from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Edward Macnaghten (Irish Unionist) 3,233 44.3% William Pirrie Sinclair (Liberal) 1,084 (14.9 pts) 81.5%
1886 Edward Macnaghten (Irish Unionist) 4,429 69.9% Samuel Craig McElroy (Liberal) 2,519 (39.7 pts) 70.8%
1892 Charles Cunningham Connor (Irish Unionist) 4,666 69.7% William Huston Dodd (Liberal) 2,639 (39.4 pts) 74.1%
1895 Hugh McCalmont (Irish Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 William Moore (Irish Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Robert Graham Glendinning (Russellite Unionist) 3,757 55.9% William Moore (Irish Unionist) 788 (11.7 pts) 85.9%
Dec 1910 Peter Kerr Kerr-Smiley (Irish Unionist) 3,557 54.5% William Macafee (Liberal) 583 (8.9 pts) 86.9%
Jan 1910 Peter Kerr Kerr-Smiley (Irish Unionist) 3,519 52.9% William James Baxter (Liberal) 384 (5.8 pts) 88.5%
1918 Peter Kerr Kerr-Smiley (Irish Unionist) 9,621 78.3% Patrick McCarry (Sinn Féin) 6,948 (56.5 pts) 64.3%
1950 Robert William Hugh O'Neill (Ulster Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1951 Robert William Hugh O'Neill (Ulster Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1955 Phelim Robert Hugh O'Neill (Ulster Unionist) 41,763 86.0% John Dougan (Sinn Féin) 34,954 (72.0 pts) 72.2%
1959 Henry Maitland Clark (Ulster Unionist) 42,807 94.9% John Dougan (Sinn Féin) 40,527 (89.9 pts) 64.5%
1964 Henry Maitland Clark (Ulster Unionist) 40,372 90.1% Sean Caughey (Independent Republican) 35,948 (80.2 pts) 63.3%
1966 Henry Clark (Ulster Unionist) 31,927 78.1% Richard Moore (Ulster Liberal) 22,986 (56.2 pts) 56.7%
1970 Ian Paisley (Protestant Unionist) 24,130 41.2% Henry Clark (Ulster Unionist) 2,679 (4.6 pts) 73.4%
Feb 1974 Ian Paisley (DUP) 41,282 63.5% Thomas Utley (Pro-Assembly Unionist) 27,631 (42.5 pts) 63.1%
Oct 1974 Ian Paisley (DUP) 43,186 72.6% Hugh Wilson (Alliance) 34,497 (58.0 pts) 57.4%
1979 Ian Paisley (DUP) 33,941 51.7% Jeremy Burchill (Ulster Unionist) 18,543 (28.2 pts) 64.3%
1983 Ian Paisley (DUP) 23,922 54.2% Robert Coulter (Ulster Unionist) 13,173 (29.8 pts) 69.9%
1987 Ian Paisley (DUP) 28,283 68.6% Sean Farren (SDLP) 23,134 (56.1 pts) 62.8%
1992 Ian Paisley (DUP) 23,152 50.9% Joe Gaston (Ulster Unionist) 14,936 (32.8 pts) 65.8%
1997 Ian Paisley (DUP) 21,495 46.5% James Leslie (Ulster Unionist) 10,574 (22.9 pts) 63.8%
2001 Ian Paisley (DUP) 24,539 49.9% Lexie Scott (Ulster Unionist) 14,224 (28.9 pts) 66.1%
2005 Ian Paisley (DUP) 25,156 54.8% Philip McGuigan (Sinn Féin) 17,965 (39.1 pts) 62.1%
2010 Ian Paisley (DUP) 19,672 46.4% Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice) 12,558 (29.6 pts) 58.1%
2015 Ian Paisley (DUP) 18,107 43.2% Timothy Gaston (Traditional Unionist Voice) 11,546 (27.6 pts) 55.5%
2017 Ian Paisley (DUP) 28,521 58.9% Cara McShane (Sinn Féin) 20,643 (42.6 pts) 64.2%
2019 Ian Paisley (DUP) 20,860 47.4% Robin Swann (Ulster Unionist) 12,721 (28.9 pts) 57.5%
2024 Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice) 11,642 28.3% Ian Paisley (DUP) 450 (1.1 pts) 55.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Macnaghten Irish Unionist 3,23344.3% Yes
William Pirrie Sinclair Liberal 2,14929.5% No
John Pinkerton Independent 1,91526.2% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Macnaghten Irish Unionist 4,42969.9% Yes
Samuel Craig McElroy Liberal 1,91030.1% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Cunningham Connor Irish Unionist 4,66669.7% Yes
William Huston Dodd Liberal 2,02730.3% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hugh McCalmont Irish Unionist Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Moore Irish Unionist Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Graham Glendinning Russellite Unionist 3,75755.9% Yes
William Moore Irish Unionist 2,96944.1% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Kerr Kerr-Smiley Irish Unionist 3,55754.5% Yes
William Macafee Liberal 2,97445.5% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Kerr Kerr-Smiley Irish Unionist 3,51952.9% Yes
William James Baxter Liberal 3,13547.1% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Kerr Kerr-Smiley Irish Unionist 9,62178.3% Yes
Patrick McCarry Sinn Féin 2,67321.7% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert William Hugh O'Neill Ulster Unionist Unopposed Yes

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert William Hugh O'Neill Ulster Unionist Unopposed Yes

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Phelim Robert Hugh O'Neill Ulster Unionist 41,76386.0% Yes
John Dougan Sinn Féin 6,80914.0% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Maitland Clark Ulster Unionist 42,80794.9% Yes
John Dougan Sinn Féin 2,2805.1% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Maitland Clark Ulster Unionist 40,37290.1% Yes
Sean Caughey Independent Republican 4,4249.9% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Clark Ulster Unionist 31,92778.1% Yes
Richard Moore Ulster Liberal 8,94121.9% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Paisley Protestant Unionist 24,13041.2% Yes
Henry Clark Ulster Unionist 21,45136.6% No
Patrick McHugh NI Labour 6,47611.0% No
Alasdair McDonnell National Democratic (NI) 4,3127.4% No
Richard Moore Ulster Liberal 2,2693.9% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Paisley DUP 41,28263.5% Yes
Thomas Utley Pro-Assembly Unionist 13,65121.0% No
Mary McAlister SDLP 10,05615.5% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Paisley DUP 43,18672.6% Yes
Hugh Wilson Alliance 8,68914.6% No
Mary McAlister SDLP 7,61612.8% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Paisley DUP 33,94151.7% Yes
Jeremy Burchill Ulster Unionist 15,39823.4% No
Hugh Wilson Alliance 7,79711.9% No
Sean Farren SDLP 4,8677.4% No
John Turnly Irish Independence 3,6895.6% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Paisley DUP 23,92254.2% Yes
Robert Coulter Ulster Unionist 10,74924.3% No
Sean Farren SDLP 6,19314.0% No
Pearse McMahon Sinn Féin 2,8606.5% No
Malcolm Samuel Green 4511.0% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Paisley DUP 28,28368.6% Yes
Sean Farren SDLP 5,14912.5% No
John Williams Alliance 5,14012.5% No
Sean Reagan Sinn Féin 2,6336.4% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Paisley DUP 23,15250.9% Yes
Joe Gaston Ulster Unionist 8,21618.1% No
Sean Farren SDLP 6,51214.3% No
John Williams Alliance 3,4427.6% No
Richard Sowler NI Conservatives 2,2635.0% No
James McGarry Sinn Féin 1,9164.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Paisley DUP 21,49546.5% Yes
James Leslie Ulster Unionist 10,92123.6% No
Sean Farren SDLP 7,33315.9% No
James McGarry Sinn Féin 2,8966.3% No
David Alderdice Alliance 2,8456.2% No
Bronagh Hinds NI Women's Coalition 5801.3% No
John Wright Natural Law 1160.3% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Paisley DUP 24,53949.9% Yes
Lexie Scott Ulster Unionist 10,31521.0% No
Sean Farren SDLP 8,28316.8% No
John Kelly Sinn Féin 4,8229.8% No
Jayne Dunlop Alliance 1,2582.6% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Paisley DUP 25,15654.8% Yes
Philip McGuigan Sinn Féin 7,19115.7% No
Rodney McCune Ulster Unionist 6,63714.5% No
Sean Farren SDLP 5,58512.2% No
Jayne Dunlop Alliance 1,3573.0% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Paisley DUP 19,67246.4% Yes
Jim Allister Traditional Unionist Voice 7,11416.8% No
Daithi McKay Sinn Féin 5,26512.4% No
Irwin Armstrong Independent 4,63410.9% No
Declan O'Loan SDLP 3,7388.8% No
Jayne Dunlop Alliance 1,3683.2% No
Lyle Cubitt Independent 6061.4% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Paisley DUP 18,10743.2% Yes
Timothy Gaston Traditional Unionist Voice 6,56115.7% No
Daithí­ McKay Sinn Féin 5,14312.3% No
Robin Swann Ulster Unionist 5,05412.1% No
Declan O'Loan SDLP 2,9257.0% No
Jayne Dunlop Alliance 2,3515.6% No
Robert Hill UKIP 1,3413.2% No
Carol Freeman Conservative 3680.9% No
Thomas Palmer Independent 570.1% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Paisley DUP 28,52158.9% Yes
Cara McShane Sinn Féin 7,87816.3% No
Jackson Minford Ulster Unionist 3,4827.2% No
Timothy Gaston Traditional Unionist Voice 3,2826.8% No
Patricia O'Lynn Alliance 2,7235.6% No
Declan O'Loan SDLP 2,5745.3% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Paisley DUP 20,86047.4% Yes
Robin Swann Ulster Unionist 8,13918.5% No
Patricia O'Lynn Alliance 6,23114.1% No
Cara McShane Sinn Féin 5,63212.8% No
Margaret Anne McKillop SDLP 2,9436.7% No
Stephen Palmer Independent 2460.6% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jim Allister Traditional Unionist Voice 11,64228.3% Yes
Ian Paisley DUP 11,19227.2% No
Philip McGuigan Sinn Féin 7,71418.7% No
Sian Mulholland Alliance 4,48810.9% No
Jackson Minford Ulster Unionist 3,9019.5% No
Helen Maher SDLP 1,6614.0% No
Ráichéal Mhic Niocaill Aontú 4511.1% No
Tristan Morrow Independent 1360.3% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Irish Unionist margin 14.9 pts 1886: Irish Unionist margin 39.7 pts 1892: Irish Unionist margin 39.4 pts 1906: Russellite Unionist margin 11.7 pts Dec 1910: Irish Unionist margin 8.9 pts Jan 1910: Irish Unionist margin 5.8 pts 1918: Irish Unionist margin 56.5 pts 1955: Ulster Unionist margin 72.0 pts 1959: Ulster Unionist margin 89.9 pts 1964: Ulster Unionist margin 80.2 pts 1966: Ulster Unionist margin 56.2 pts 1970: Protestant Unionist margin 4.6 pts Feb 1974: DUP margin 42.5 pts Oct 1974: DUP margin 58.0 pts 1979: DUP margin 28.2 pts 1983: DUP margin 29.8 pts 1987: DUP margin 56.1 pts 1992: DUP margin 32.8 pts 1997: DUP margin 22.9 pts 2001: DUP margin 28.9 pts 2005: DUP margin 39.1 pts 2010: DUP margin 29.6 pts 2015: DUP margin 27.6 pts 2017: DUP margin 42.6 pts 2019: DUP margin 28.9 pts 2024: Traditional Unionist Voice margin 1.1 pts 1885 1886 1892 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 1918 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

North Antrim has been contested at 30 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Irish Unionist, Russellite Unionist, Ulster Unionist, Protestant Unionist, DUP, Traditional Unionist Voice.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won North Antrim in the 2024 general election?

Traditional Unionist Voice won North Antrim in 2024 with 11,642 votes (28.3%), a majority of 450 votes over DUP in second place.

Which parties have won North Antrim since 1885?

Since 1885, North Antrim has been won by: DUP, Irish Unionist, Protestant Unionist, Russellite Unionist, Traditional Unionist Voice, Ulster Unionist.

What was the closest result in North Antrim?

The closest result on record for North Antrim was 2024, when Traditional Unionist Voice beat DUP by just 450 votes (1.1 percentage points).

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