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⚑ Northern Ireland
69,936 electors
Active Seat

East Antrim

Current MP
Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson

🗳️ Election History

5
Elections
55.2%
Avg Turnout
0
Times Changed
2010
Current Party Since
Democratic Unionist Party Sammy Wilson Hold
Majority 1,306
Turnout 54.1% ↓3.3pp
Total Votes 39,675
Winner Swing ↓16.4pp
✓ Sammy Wilson
Democratic Unionist Party
11,462 28.9%
↓13.0pp
Danny Donnelly
Alliance
10,156 25.6%
↓0.4pp
John Stewart
Ulster Unionist Party
9,476 23.9%
↑7.3pp
Matthew Warwick
Traditional Unionist Voice
4,135 10.4%
—
Oliver McMullan
Sinn Féin
2,986 7.5%
↓0.2pp
Margaret McKillop
Social Democratic & Labour Party
892 2.3%
↓1.3pp
Mark Bailey
—
568 1.4%
↓0.3pp
Democratic Unionist Party Sammy Wilson Hold
Majority 6,706
Turnout 57.5% ↓3.2pp
Total Votes 37,261
Winner Swing ↓12.1pp
✓ Sammy Wilson
—
16,871 45.3%
↓12.1pp
Danny Donnelly
Social Democratic Party
10,165 27.3%
↑11.7pp
Steve Aiken
—
5,475 14.7%
↑2.8pp
Oliver McMullan
—
2,120 5.7%
↓3.6pp
Aaron Rankin
Conservative
1,043 2.8%
↑0.3pp
Angela Mulholland
Social Democratic & Labour Party
902 2.4%
↓0.9pp
Philip Randle
—
685 1.8%
—
Democratic Unionist Party Sammy Wilson Hold
Majority 15,923
Turnout 60.6% ↑7.3pp
Total Votes 38,143
Winner Swing ↑21.2pp
✓ Sammy Wilson
—
21,873 57.3%
↑21.2pp
Stewart Dickson
Social Democratic Party
5,950 15.6%
↑0.6pp
John Stewart
—
4,524 11.9%
↓7.0pp
Oliver McMullan
—
3,555 9.3%
↑2.4pp
Margaret McKillop
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1,278 3.4%
↓1.5pp
Mark Logan
Conservative
963 2.5%
↑0.9pp
Democratic Unionist Party Sammy Wilson Hold
Majority 5,795
Turnout 53.3% ↑2.7pp
Total Votes 33,497
Winner Swing ↓9.8pp
✓ Sammy Wilson
—
12,103 36.1%
↓9.7pp
Roy Beggs
—
6,308 18.8%
—
Stewart Dickson
Social Democratic Party
5,021 15.0%
↑3.9pp
Noel Jordan
—
3,660 10.9%
—
Oliver McMullan
—
2,314 6.9%
↑0.1pp
Ruth Wilson
—
1,903 5.7%
↓0.3pp
Margaret Anne McKillop
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1,639 4.9%
↓1.7pp
Alex Wilson
Conservative
549 1.6%
—
Democratic Unionist Party Sammy Wilson Hold
Majority 6,770
Turnout 50.7%
Total Votes 30,502
✓ Sammy Wilson
—
13,993 45.9%
↓1.0pp
Rodney McCune
—
7,223 23.7%
—
Gerry Lynch
Social Democratic Party
3,377 11.1%
—
Oliver McMullan
—
2,064 6.8%
↑1.4pp
Justin McCamphill
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2,019 6.6%
↓0.8pp
Samuel Morrison
—
1,826 6.0%
—

Turnout Trend

50.7%
'10
53.3%
'15
60.6%
'17
57.5%
'19
54.1%
'24

👥 Demographics

▲▼ changes shown vs 2011 Census
📊 Age
50 to 64
22.5%
65 and over
20.5% ▲4.7pp
0 to 17
20.2%
35 to 49
18.4%
25 to 34
11.1%
18 to 24
7.1%
🌍 Ethnicity
White
97.9%
Asian or Asian British
1.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
0.6%
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
0.2%
Other
0.1%
📊 Age
45 to 64
22.5%
65 and over
20.5%
Under 18
20.2%
30 to 44
18.4%
18 to 29
18.3%
🌍 Ethnicity
White
98.5%
Asian or Asian British
1.0%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
0.4%
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
0.1%
Other ethnic group
0.1%
📊 Age
45 to 64
26.6%
Under 18
22.4%
30 to 44
19.7%
65 and over
15.8%
18 to 29
15.4%

Previous MPs

Historical representatives of this constituency
MP Name Party From To
Mr Roy Beggs Ulster Unionist Party 1986-01-23 2005-05-05