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Antrim

Shows the general election results for Antrim, which is a county in Northern Ireland. It is comprised of 1 constituency (showhide). In 2017 it had a total electorate of 68,244 and a turnout of 63.3%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

Electorate
68,244
Turnout
63.3%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
DUP 38.2%
UUP 30.8%
SF 18.1%
SDLP 5.5%
Others 7.4%

Party results and changes 2015 - 2017

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

Party DUP UUP SF SDLP Others Total
Seats won 1 0 0 0 0 1
Change +1 -1 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 17 13 8 2 3 43
% vote 38.2% 30.8% 18.1% 5.5% 7.4% 100.0%
Change +8.1% -1.9% +5.2% -2.7% -7.6% 0%
Candidates 1 1 1 1 1 5
Deposits lost 0 0 0 0 0 0

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year DUP UUP SF SDLP Con Others
2005 38.2% 29.1% 11.6% 12.4% 0.0% 8.6%
2010 33.9% 0.0% 13.9% 8.7% 0.0% 43.5%
2015 30.1% 32.7% 12.9% 8.2% 1.1% 15.0%
2017 38.2% 30.8% 18.1% 5.5% 0.0% 7.4%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2017

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year DUP UUP SF SDLP Con Others
2005 1 0 0 0 0 0
2010 1 0 0 0 0 0
2015 0 1 0 0 0 0
2017 1 0 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 7.4%
1 South Antrim 7.4%

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

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Most marginal seats by majority (%) Average: 7.4%
1 South Antrim 7.4%

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: 38.2%
1 South Antrim 38.2%

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

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Lowest winning vote share % Average: 38.2%
1 South Antrim 38.2%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 63.3%
1 South Antrim 63.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 63.3%
1 South Antrim 63.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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