South Antrim

South Antrim is a constituency in Northern Ireland. The seat has been held by Robin Swann (Ulster Unionist Party) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.

Summary

UUP
Ulster Unionist Party Gain
Majority
7,512
Electorate
77,058
Turnout
55.7%

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
Robin Swann
Ulster Unionist Party
16,311 38.0% 9.0%
Paul Girvan
Democratic Unionist Party
8,799 20.5% -15.7%
Declan Kearney
Sinn Féin
8,034 18.7% 7.3%
John Blair
Alliance
4,574 10.7% -7.7%
Mel Lucas
Traditional Unionist Voice
2,693 6.3% 6.3%
Roisin Lynch
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1,589 3.7% -1.2%
Lesley Veronica
Green Party Northern Ireland
541 1.3% 1.3%
Siobhan McErlean
Aontú
367 0.9% 0.8%