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⚑ Northern Ireland
71,165 electors
Active Seat

North Antrim

Current MP
Jim Allister
Jim Allister

🗳️ Election History

5
Elections
57.9%
Avg Turnout
1
Times Changed
Unknown Jim Allister Gain from Democratic Unionist Party
Majority 450
Turnout 55.1% ↓2.0pp
Total Votes 41,185
Winner Swing ↓19.1pp
✓ Jim Allister
Traditional Unionist Voice
11,642 28.3%
—
Ian Paisley
Democratic Unionist Party
11,192 27.2%
↓23.7pp
Philip McGuigan
Sinn Féin
7,714 18.7%
↑7.4pp
Sian Mulholland
Alliance
4,488 10.9%
↓3.4pp
Jackson Minford
Ulster Unionist Party
3,901 9.5%
↓7.5pp
Helen Maher
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1,661 4.0%
↓1.9pp
Ráichéal Mhic Niocaill
—
451 1.1%
—
Tristan Morrow
—
136 0.3%
—
Democratic Unionist Party Ian Paisley Hold
Majority 12,721
Turnout 57.1% ↓6.9pp
Total Votes 44,051
Winner Swing ↓11.5pp
✓ Ian Paisley
—
20,860 47.4%
↓11.5pp
Robin Swann
—
8,139 18.5%
↑11.3pp
Patricia O'Lynn
Social Democratic Party
6,231 14.2%
↑8.5pp
Cara McShane
—
5,632 12.8%
↓3.5pp
Margaret Anne McKillop
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2,943 6.7%
↑1.4pp
Stephen Palmer
—
246 0.6%
—
Democratic Unionist Party Ian Paisley Hold
Majority 20,643
Turnout 64.1% ↑8.8pp
Total Votes 48,460
Winner Swing ↑15.6pp
✓ Ian Paisley
—
28,521 58.9%
↑15.7pp
Cara McShane
—
7,878 16.3%
↑4.0pp
Jackson Minford
—
3,482 7.2%
↓4.9pp
Timothy Gaston
—
3,282 6.8%
↓8.9pp
Patricia O'Lynn
Social Democratic Party
2,723 5.6%
↑0.0pp
Declan O'Loan
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2,574 5.3%
↓1.7pp
Democratic Unionist Party Ian Paisley Hold
Majority 11,546
Turnout 55.2% ↓2.6pp
Total Votes 41,907
Winner Swing ↓3.2pp
✓ Ian Paisley
—
18,107 43.2%
↓3.2pp
Timothy Gaston
—
6,561 15.7%
↓1.1pp
Daithí­ McKay
—
5,143 12.3%
↓0.2pp
Robin Swann
—
5,054 12.1%
—
Declan O'Loan
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2,925 7.0%
↓1.8pp
Jayne Dunlop
Social Democratic Party
2,351 5.6%
↑2.4pp
Robert Hill
—
1,341 3.2%
—
Carol Freeman
Conservative
368 0.9%
—
Thomas Palmer
—
57 0.1%
—
Democratic Unionist Party Ian Paisley Hold
Majority 12,558
Turnout 57.8%
Total Votes 42,397
✓ Ian Paisley
—
19,672 46.4%
↓10.4pp
Jim Allister
—
7,114 16.8%
—
Daithi McKay
—
5,265 12.4%
↓1.8pp
Irwin Armstrong
—
4,634 10.9%
—
Declan O'Loan
Social Democratic & Labour Party
3,738 8.8%
↓2.2pp
Jayne Dunlop
Social Democratic Party
1,368 3.2%
—
Lyle Cubitt
—
606 1.4%
—

Turnout Trend

57.8%
'10
55.2%
'15
64.1%
'17
57.1%
'19
55.1%
'24

👥 Demographics

▲▼ changes shown vs 2011 Census
📊 Age
0 to 17
22.0%
50 to 64
20.8%
65 and over
19.7% ▲3.4pp
35 to 49
19.0%
25 to 34
11.5%
18 to 24
7.0%
🌍 Ethnicity
White
98.7%
Asian or Asian British
0.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
0.4%
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
0.2%
Other
0.1%
📊 Age
Under 18
22.0%
45 to 64
20.8%
65 and over
19.7%
30 to 44
19.0%
18 to 29
18.5%
🌍 Ethnicity
White
99.1%
Asian or Asian British
0.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
0.2%
Other ethnic group
0.1%
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
0.1%
📊 Age
45 to 64
25.0%
Under 18
23.2%
30 to 44
20.8%
65 and over
16.2%
18 to 29
14.9%

Previous MPs

Historical representatives of this constituency
MP Name Party From To
Ian Paisley Democratic Unionist Party 2010-05-06 2024-05-30
Henry Clark Ulster Unionist Party 1959-10-08 1970-06-18