UK general elections › 2017 › South Antrim
South Antrim — 2017
Paul Girvan (Democratic Unionist Party) was elected with 16,508 votes— 38.2% of 43,170 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. 38.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −11.8 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 43,170
| 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 | Paul Girvan | Democratic Unionist Party | 16,508 | 38.2% | −11.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Danny Kinahan | Ulster Unionist Party | 13,300 | 30.8% | — | |
| 3 | Declan Kearney | Sinn Féin | 7,797 | 18.1% | — | |
| 4 | Neil Kelly | Alliance | 3,203 | 7.4% | — | |
| 5 | Roisin Lynch | Social Democratic & Labour Party | 2,362 | 5.5% | — |
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.