 RESULTS AT A GLANCE| Party | DUP | UUP | AP |
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| Members | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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After 6 of 6 elected.
| RESULTS IN DETAIL |
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| Candidate | Party | Status | Count | Votes* | % |
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| Sammy Wilson | DUP | Elected | 1 | 6,755 | 22.5 |
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| George Dawson | DUP | Elected | 2 | 4,167 | 13.9 |
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| Sean Neeson | AP | Elected | 10 | 3,114 | 10.4 |
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| Roy Beggs | UUP | Elected | 12 | 3,076 | 10.2 |
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| David Hilditch | DUP | Elected | 3 | 2,732 | 9.1 |
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| Ken Robinson | UUP | Elected | 13 | 1,881 | 6.3 |
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| Danny O'Connor | SDLP | Eliminated | 13 | 1,769 | 5.9 |
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| Stewart Dickson | AP | Eliminated | 9 | 1,624 | 5.4 |
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| Mark Dunn | UUP | Eliminated | 10 | 1,617 | 5.4 |
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| Oliver McMullan | SF | Eliminated | 9 | 1,168 | 3.9 |
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| Tom Robinson | UKUP | Eliminated | 7 | 731 | 2.4 |
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| Mark Bailey | GP | Eliminated | 6 | 612 | 2.0 |
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| John Anderson | IND | Eliminated | 4 | 398 | 1.3 |
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| Tim Lewis | Con | Eliminated | 5 | 395 | 1.3 |
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| Total valid vote | 30,039 | 53.0 | | Turnout | 30,293 | 53.5 | | | | Quota | 4,292 | Electorate | 56,666 |
| RESULTS BY PARTY |
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| Party | Seats | Seats +/- | Votes* | Votes % | +/-% |
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| DUP | 3 | 0 | 13,654 | 45.5 | +11.3 | | UUP | 2 | 0 | 6,574 | 21.9 | -6.8 | | AP | 1 | 0 | 4,738 | 15.8 | +4.9 | | SDLP | 0 | 0 | 1,769 | 5.9 | -2.0 | | SF | 0 | 0 | 1,168 | 3.9 | +1.4 | | UKUP | 0 | 0 | 731 | 2.4 | +0.6 | | GP | 0 | 0 | 612 | 2.0 | +1.5 | | Con | 0 | 0 | 395 | 1.3 | +0.7 | | OTH | 0 | 0 | 398 | 1.3 | -8.9 |
| EAST ANTRIM 2003 RESULTS |
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| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/-% | Members |
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| DUP | 3 | 2 | 10,563 | 34.1 | 12 | S Wilson, G Dawson, D Hilditch | | UUP | 2 | 0 | 8,883 | 28.7 | -0.9 | R Beggs, K Robinson | | AP | 1 | 0 | 3,372 | 10.9 | -9.2 | S Neeson | | IND | 0 | 0 | 3,172 | 10.3 | 10.3 | | | SDLP | 0 | -1 | 2,428 | 7.8 | 1.9 | | | SF | 0 | 0 | 768 | 2.5 | 0.4 | | | UKUP | 0 | -1 | 564 | 1.8 | -6.2 | | | PUP | 0 | 0 | 534 | 1.7 | -2.3 | | | NIWC | 0 | 0 | 307 | 1 | 1 | | | CON | 0 | 0 | 196 | 0.6 | 0 | | | GRN | 0 | 0 | 165 | 0.5 | 0.5 | | *First preference votes
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