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South Antrim

Shows the general election results for South Antrim, which is a constituency in Antrim. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 66,580 and a turnout of 57%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

DUP
Democratic Unionist Party Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
3,448
Electorate
66,580
Turnout
57%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
DUP 38.2%
UUP 29.1%
SDLP 12.4%
SF 11.6%
Oth 8.6%

Party results

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Candidate Party Votes Vote (%) Change (%)
Notional Candidate  DUP 14,507 38.2
Notional Candidate  UUP 11,059 29.1
Notional Candidate  SDLP 4,706 12.4
Notional Candidate  SF 4,407 11.6
Notional Candidate  Oth 3,278 8.6

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
492 South Antrim 9.1%
650 Gillingham and Rainham 0.0%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 47.6%
1 Knowsley 71.8%
609 South Antrim 38.2%
650 Ochil and South Perthshire 31.4%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 61.1%
1 West Dorset 76.4%
488 South Antrim 57.0%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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