East Antrim

East Antrim is a constituency in Northern Ireland. The seat has been held by Sammy Wilson (Democratic Unionist Party) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.

Summary

DUP
Democratic Unionist Party Hold
Majority
1,306
Electorate
73,302
Turnout
54.1%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Sammy Wilson
Democratic Unionist Party
11,462 28.9% -13.0%
Danny Donnelly
Alliance
10,156 25.6% -0.4%
John Stewart
Ulster Unionist Party
9,476 23.9% 7.3%
Matthew Warwick
Traditional Unionist Voice
4,135 10.4% 10.4%
Oliver McMullan
Sinn Féin
2,986 7.5% -0.2%
Margaret McKillop
Social Democratic & Labour Party
892 2.2% -1.3%
Mark Bailey
Green Party Northern Ireland
568 1.4% -0.3%