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

South Antrim

Northern Ireland Assembly constituency

Elected Members of the Legislative Assembly

5 out of 5 constituency seats

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

Results

Quota: 7,058
Summary results
PartyCandidateStatusStageFirst Preference VotesPercentage of first preference votes
PartySinn FéinCandidateDeclan KearneyStatusElectedStage4First Preference Votes6,891First Preference Votes Share16.3%
PartyUlster Unionist PartyCandidateStephen AikenStatusElectedStage5First Preference Votes6,287First Preference Votes Share14.8%
PartyAlliance PartyCandidateDavid FordStatusElectedStage7First Preference Votes5,278First Preference Votes Share12.5%
PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyCandidatePaul GirvanStatusElectedStage8First Preference Votes5,152First Preference Votes Share12.2%
PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyCandidatePam CameronStatusElectedStage8First Preference Votes4,604First Preference Votes Share10.9%
PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyCandidateTrevor ClarkeStatusEliminatedStage8First Preference Votes4,522First Preference Votes Share10.7%
PartySDLPCandidateRoisin LynchStatusEliminatedStage6First Preference Votes4,024First Preference Votes Share9.5%
PartyUlster Unionist PartyCandidateAdrian Cochrane-WatsonStatusEliminatedStage4First Preference Votes2,505First Preference Votes Share5.9%
PartyTraditional Unionist VoiceCandidateRichard CairnsStatusEliminatedStage4First Preference Votes1,353First Preference Votes Share3.2%
PartyPeople Before Profit AllianceCandidateIvanka AntovaStatusEliminatedStage3First Preference Votes530First Preference Votes Share1.3%
PartyIndependentCandidateDavid McMasterStatusEliminatedStage3First Preference Votes503First Preference Votes Share1.2%
PartyGreen PartyCandidateEleanor BaileyStatusEliminatedStage2First Preference Votes501First Preference Votes Share1.2%
PartyConservativesCandidateMark LoganStatusEliminatedStage1First Preference Votes194First Preference Votes Share0.5%

Counting complete

Quota: 7,058

How the election works

Turnout

Turnout

62.4%

First preference vote share

Party%
Democratic Unionist Party33.7
Ulster Unionist Party20.8
Sinn Féin16.3
Alliance Party12.5
SDLP9.5
OTHERS7.3

First preference vote share change since 2016

−%
+%
Alliance Party
+3.6
Sinn Féin
+3.1
SDLP
−0.1
Ulster Unionist Party
−1.4
Democratic Unionist Party
−3.8
Results from the 2016 election
Northern Ireland constituencies A-Z

Elected MLAs

6 out of 6 constituency seats

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

Results

Quota: 5,020
Summary results
PartyCandidateStatusStageFirst Preference VotesPercentage of first preference votes
PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyCandidatePaul GirvanStatusElectedStage2First Preference Votes5,014First Preference Votes Share14.3%
PartySinn FéinCandidateDeclan KearneyStatusElectedStage6First Preference Votes4,632First Preference Votes Share13.2%
PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyCandidatePam CameronStatusElectedStage5First Preference Votes4,589First Preference Votes Share13.1%
PartyDemocratic Unionist PartyCandidateTrevor ClarkeStatusElectedStage7First Preference Votes3,585First Preference Votes Share10.2%
PartySDLPCandidateRoisin LynchStatusEliminatedStage5First Preference Votes3,366First Preference Votes Share9.6%
PartyUlster Unionist PartyCandidateSteve AikenStatusElectedStage7First Preference Votes3,280First Preference Votes Share9.3%
PartyAlliance PartyCandidateDavid FordStatusElectedStage6First Preference Votes3,119First Preference Votes Share8.9%
PartyUlster Unionist PartyCandidatePaul MichaelStatusEliminatedStage7First Preference Votes2,565First Preference Votes Share7.3%
PartyUlster Unionist PartyCandidateAdrian Cochrane-WatsonStatusEliminatedStage4First Preference Votes1,947First Preference Votes Share5.5%
PartyTraditional Unionist VoiceCandidateRichard CairnsStatusEliminatedStage3First Preference Votes1,318First Preference Votes Share3.8%
PartyGreenCandidateHelen FarleyStatusEliminatedStage2First Preference Votes589First Preference Votes Share1.7%
PartyUKIPCandidateRobert HillStatusEliminatedStage2First Preference Votes574First Preference Votes Share1.6%
PartyIndependentCandidateDavid McMasterStatusEliminatedStage1First Preference Votes483First Preference Votes Share1.4%
PartyConservativeCandidateMark YoungStatusEliminatedStage1First Preference Votes72First Preference Votes Share0.2%

Counting complete

Quota: 5,020

How the election works

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