UK general elections2019 › North Antrim

North Antrim — 2019

Ian Paisley (Democratic Unionist Party) was elected with 20,860 votes47.4% of 44,051 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. 47.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −2.6 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 44,051

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Ian Paisley Democratic Unionist Party 20,860−2.6 ptsElected
2Robin Swann Ulster Unionist Party 8,139
3Patricia O'Lynn Alliance 6,231
4Cara McShane Sinn Féin 5,632
5Margaret Anne McKillop Social Democratic & Labour Party 2,943
6Stephen Palmer Independent 246

Electorate 77,134 · Turnout 57.1% · Majority 12,721 · Back to 2019 overview

Source data: House of Commons Library general election results 2019, retrieved 2026-05-19, generated 2026-05-19 (Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.