UK general elections › 2010 › South Antrim
South Antrim — 2010
William McCrea (Democratic Unionist Party) was elected with 11,536 votes— 33.9% of 34,009 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.
Result · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 33.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −16.1 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 34,009
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes. | Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William McCrea | Democratic Unionist Party | 11,536 | 33.9% | −16.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Reg Empey | Independent | 10,353 | 30.4% | — | |
| 3 | Mitchel McLaughlin | Sinn Féin | 4,729 | 13.9% | — | |
| 4 | Michelle Byrne | Social Democratic & Labour Party | 2,955 | 8.7% | — | |
| 5 | Alan Lawther | Alliance | 2,607 | 7.7% | — | |
| 6 | Melwyn Lucas | Traditional Unionist Voice | 1,829 | 5.4% | — |
Source data: UK Parliament psephology database, retrieved
2026-05-19, generated
2026-05-19
(Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl-psephology@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.