Northern Ireland Results

Northern Ireland Assembly Results
PartyDemocratic Unionist PartySinn FéinSDLPUlster Unionist PartyAlliance PartyOther
Seats2827121085

After 90 of 90 seatsAbout these resultsResults in full

Latest headlines

  1. Overall turnout: 64.8%
  2. Counting complete in all 18 constituencies
  3. DUP remain largest party, but only one seat ahead of Sinn Féin
  4. Sinn Féin first preference vote share rises by almost 4 percentage points

East Antrim

Northern Ireland Assembly constituency

Elected Members of the Legislative Assembly

5 out of 5 constituency seats

  • Democratic Unionist Party
  • Alliance Party
  • Ulster Unionist Party
  • Democratic Unionist Party
  • Ulster Unionist Party

Results

Quota: 6,238
Summary results
PartyCandidateStatusStageFirst Preference VotesPercentage of first preference votes
PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyCandidateDavid HilditchStatusElectedStage3First Preference Votes6,000First Preference Votes Share16.0%
PartyUlster Unionist PartyCandidateRoy BeggsStatusElectedStage6First Preference Votes5,121First Preference Votes Share13.7%
PartyAlliance PartyCandidateStewart DicksonStatusElectedStage6First Preference Votes4,179First Preference Votes Share11.2%
PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyCandidateGordon LyonsStatusElectedStage8First Preference Votes3,851First Preference Votes Share10.3%
PartySinn FéinCandidateOliver McMullanStatusEliminatedStage9First Preference Votes3,701First Preference Votes Share9.9%
PartyUlster Unionist PartyCandidateJohn StewartStatusElectedStage9First Preference Votes3,377First Preference Votes Share9.0%
PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyCandidateStephen RossStatusEliminatedStage7First Preference Votes3,313First Preference Votes Share8.9%
PartyAlliance PartyCandidateDanny DonnellyStatusEliminatedStage5First Preference Votes1,817First Preference Votes Share4.9%
PartyUKIPCandidateNoel JordanStatusEliminatedStage4First Preference Votes1,579First Preference Votes Share4.2%
PartyTraditional Unionist VoiceCandidateRuth WilsonStatusEliminatedStage2First Preference Votes1,534First Preference Votes Share4.1%
PartySDLPCandidateMargaret McKillopStatusEliminatedStage3First Preference Votes1,524First Preference Votes Share4.1%
PartyGreen PartyCandidateDawn PattersonStatusEliminatedStage1First Preference Votes777First Preference Votes Share2.1%
PartyCross Community Labour AlternativeCandidateConor SheridanStatusEliminatedStage1First Preference Votes393First Preference Votes Share1.1%
PartyConservativesCandidateAlan DunlopStatusEliminatedStage1First Preference Votes152First Preference Votes Share0.4%
PartyIndependentCandidateRicky BestStatusEliminatedStage1First Preference Votes106First Preference Votes Share0.3%

Counting complete

Quota: 6,238

How the election works

Turnout

Turnout

60.1%

First preference vote share

Party%
Democratic Unionist Party35.2
Ulster Unionist Party22.7
Alliance Party16.0
Sinn Féin9.9
UKIP4.2
OTHERS12.0

First preference vote share change since 2016

−%
+%
Ulster Unionist Party
+2.5
Sinn Féin
+1.8
Alliance Party
+1.4
Democratic Unionist Party
−0.9
Other
−2.1
Results from the 2016 election
Northern Ireland constituencies A-Z

Elected MLAs

6 out of 6 constituency seats

  • Democratic Unionist Party
  • Democratic Unionist Party
  • Ulster Unionist Party
  • Alliance Party
  • Democratic Unionist Party
  • Sinn Féin

Results

Quota: 4,631
Summary results
PartyCandidateStatusStageFirst Preference VotesPercentage of first preference votes
PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyCandidateDavid HilditchStatusElectedStage1First Preference Votes5,906First Preference Votes Share18.2%
PartyUlster Unionist PartyCandidateRoy BeggsStatusElectedStage8First Preference Votes3,848First Preference Votes Share11.9%
PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyCandidateGordon LyonsStatusElectedStage8First Preference Votes3,472First Preference Votes Share10.7%
PartyAlliance PartyCandidateStewart DicksonStatusElectedStage10First Preference Votes3,115First Preference Votes Share9.6%
PartySinn FéinCandidateOliver McMullanStatusElectedStage12First Preference Votes2,633First Preference Votes Share8.1%
PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyCandidateAlastair RossStatusElectedStage12First Preference Votes2,323First Preference Votes Share7.2%
PartyUKIPCandidateNoel JordanStatusEliminatedStage12First Preference Votes2,207First Preference Votes Share6.8%
PartyUlster Unionist PartyCandidateJohn StewartStatusEliminatedStage11First Preference Votes1,985First Preference Votes Share6.1%
PartyTraditional Unionist VoiceCandidateRuth WilsonStatusEliminatedStage7First Preference Votes1,643First Preference Votes Share5.1%
PartyAlliance PartyCandidateDanny DonnellyStatusEliminatedStage9First Preference Votes1,632First Preference Votes Share5.0%
PartySDLPCandidateMargaret McKillopStatusEliminatedStage6First Preference Votes1,229First Preference Votes Share3.8%
PartyUlster Unionist PartyCandidateMaureen MorrowStatusEliminatedStage4First Preference Votes719First Preference Votes Share2.2%
PartyGreenCandidateDawn PattersonStatusEliminatedStage5First Preference Votes693First Preference Votes Share2.1%
PartyCross Community Labour AlternativeCandidateConor SheridanStatusEliminatedStage3First Preference Votes551First Preference Votes Share1.7%
PartyProgressive Unionist Party of NICandidateJim McCawStatusEliminatedStage1First Preference Votes455First Preference Votes Share1.4%

Counting complete

Quota: 4,631

How the election works

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