Election for the constituency of East Antrim on 12 December 2019

An election to the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of East Antrim, held as part of the general election on 12 December 2019.

DUP hold by Sammy Wilson with a majority of 6,706 - 18.0% - on a turnout of 57.5%.

An electorate of 64,830, having a valid vote count of 37,261 and an invalid vote count of 170.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
WILSON, Sammy DUP 16,871 45.3% -12.1%
DONNELLY, Danny APNI 10,165 27.3% 11.7%
AIKEN, Steve UUP 5,475 14.7% 2.8%
MCMULLAN, Oliver SF 2,120 5.7% -3.6%
RANKIN, Aaron Con 1,043 2.8% 0.3%
MULHOLLAND, Angela SDLP 902 2.4% -0.9%
RANDLE, Philip Green 685 1.8% -

The writ for this election was issued on 5 November 2019.

Result declared at 03:21 on 13 December 2019. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.