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  South Antrim - History
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Established February 23, 1950
Disbanded Still Active
Last ModifiedRBH October 17, 2021 10:18pm
DescriptionThe constituency stretches from the outskirts of Belfast and the western border of the South Antrim constituency to Lough Neagh and the River Bann in the west. It takes in Randalstown, Glengormley and Ballyclare - as well as the town of Antrim itself - which are the urban and industrial parts of the seat. The area has suffered from the considerable decline in the synthetic fibre industry since the early 1970s. However, in recent years, it has attracted investment from Korean manufacturing and electronics firms. Nevertheless, the seat is predominantly rural, and agriculture is quite important here. Lough Neagh is the UK's largest freshwater lake and an important tourist attraction. This has been a staunchly unionist seat, with barely two in 10 electors identified as Catholics. The Ulster Unionists have held it for some time and in 1997 it was the safest seat for any party in Northern Ireland, with the UUP taking 57.5% of the vote. However, it became the site of a keenly contested by-election in 2000, in the wake of the death of Ulster Unionist Clifford Forsythe. The DUP put up the Reverend Willie McCrea - a high profile figure fighting on a strong anti-Agreement ticket. He beat the UUP's David Burnside by 822 votes. In 2001, Mr Burnside had his revenge and took the seat back, but the 2003 Assembly elections saw both main unionist parties neck and neck.

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Dark Green=Kept Territory
Date Type Results
Jul 04, 2024 General Election
 Robin Swann
16,311
38.01% 		 Paul Girvan(I)
8,799
20.51% 		 Declan Kearney
8,034
18.72% 		 John Blair
4,574
10.66% 		 Mel Lucas
2,693
6.28% 		 Roisin Lynch
1,589
3.70% 		 Lesley Veronica
541
1.26%
  Siobhan McErlean
367
0.86%
Date Type Results
Dec 12, 2019 General Election
 Paul Girvan(I)
15,149
35.25% 		 Danny Kinahan
12,460
28.99% 		 John Blair
8,190
19.06% 		 Declan Kearney
4,887
11.37% 		 Roisin Lynch
2,288
5.32%
Jun 08, 2017 General Election
 Paul Girvan
16,508
38.24% 		 Danny Kinahan(I)
13,300
30.81% 		 Declan Kearney
7,797
18.06% 		 Neil Kelly
3,203
7.42% 		 Roisin Lynch
2,362
5.47%
May 07, 2015 General Election
 Danny Kinahan
11,942
32.70% 		 William McCrea(I)
10,993
30.10% 		 Declan Kearney
4,699
12.87% 		 Neil Kelly
3,576
9.79% 		 Roisin Lynch
2,990
8.19% 		 Richard Cairns
1,908
5.22% 		 Alan Dunlop
415
1.14%
May 06, 2010 General Election
 William McCrea(I)
11,536
33.92% 		 Reg Empey
10,353
30.44% 		 Mitchel McLaughlin
4,729
13.91% 		 Michelle Byrne
2,955
8.69% 		 Alan Lawther
2,607
7.67% 		 Mel Lucas
1,829
5.38%
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Date Type Results
May 05, 2005 General Election
 William McCrea
14,507
38.22% 		 David Burnside(I)
11,059
29.14% 		 Noreen McClelland
4,706
12.40% 		 Henry Cushinan
4,407
11.61% 		 David Ford
3,278
8.64%
Jun 07, 2001 General Election
 David Burnside
16,366
37.06% 		 William McCrea(I)
15,355
34.77% 		 Sean A. McKee
5,336
12.08% 		 Martin Meehan
4,160
9.42% 		 David Ford
1,969
4.46% 		 Norman Boyd
972
2.20%
Sep 21, 2000 By-election
 William McCrea
11,601
37.95% 		 David Burnside
10,779
35.26% 		 Donovan McClelland
3,496
11.44% 		 Martin Meehan
2,611
8.54% 		 David Ford
2,031
6.64% 		 David Collins
49
0.16%
May 01, 1997 General Election
 Clifford Forsythe(I)
23,108
57.49% 		 Donovan McClelland
6,497
16.16% 		 David Ford
4,668
11.61% 		 Hugh Smyth
3,490
8.68% 		 Henry Cushinan
2,229
5.55% 		 Barbara Briggs
203
0.51%
Apr 09, 1992 General Election
 Clifford Forsythe(I)
29,956
70.89% 		 Donovan McClelland
5,397
12.77% 		 John Blair
5,244
12.41% 		 Henry Cushinan
1,220
2.89% 		 Denis Dino Martin
442
1.05%
Jun 11, 1987 General Election
 Clifford Forsythe(I)
25,395
69.75% 		 Gordon Mawhinney
5,808
15.95% 		 Donovan McClelland
3,611
9.92% 		 Henry Cushinan
1,592
4.37%
Jan 23, 1986 General Election
 Clifford Forsythe(I)
30,087
94.15% 		 Peter Barry
1,870
5.85%
Jun 09, 1983 General Election
 Clifford Forsythe
17,727
45.65% 		 Roy Thompson
10,935
28.16% 		 Gordon Mawhinney
4,612
11.88% 		 Alban Maginness
3,377
8.70% 		 Sean Laverty
1,629
4.20% 		 Kevin Smyth
549
1.41%
May 03, 1979 General Election
 Jim Molyneaux(I)
50,782
68.96% 		 Charles Kinahan
11,914
16.18% 		 Patrick Rowan
7,432
10.09% 		 Bob Kidd
1,895
2.57% 		 Kevin Smyth
1,615
2.19%
Oct 10, 1974 General Election
 Jim Molyneaux(I)
48,892
71.46% 		 Charles Kinahan
10,462
15.29% 		 Patrick Rowan
9,061
13.24%
Feb 28, 1974 General Election
 Jim Molyneaux(I)
48,203
67.58% 		 Charles Kinahan
12,559
17.61% 		 Patrick Rowan
8,769
12.29% 		 Bob Kidd
1,801
2.52%
Jun 18, 1970 General Election
 Jim Molyneaux
59,589
61.15% 		 Robert Johnston
19,971
20.49% 		 Tom Caldwell
10,938
11.22% 		 Daniel MacAllister
6,037
6.20% 		 Rodney Smith
913
0.94%
Mar 31, 1966 General Election
 Knox Cunningham(I)
40,840
64.30% 		 Sydney Stewart
22,672
35.70%
Oct 15, 1964 General Election
 Knox Cunningham(I)
47,325
69.92% 		 Sydney Stewart
16,531
24.42% 		 Leo Wilson
3,830
5.66%
Oct 08, 1959 General Election
 Knox Cunningham(I)
52,786
95.06% 		 Michael Traynor
2,745
4.94%
May 26, 1955 General Election
 Knox Cunningham
50,347
90.71% 		 Michael Traynor
5,155
9.29%
Oct 25, 1951 General Election
 Douglas Savory(I)
1
100.00%
Feb 23, 1950 General Election
 Douglas Savory(I)
41,023
83.57% 		 Edward Brown
8,068
16.43%

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