Election for the constituency of East Antrim on 6 May 2010

An election to the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of East Antrim, held as part of the general election on 6 May 2010.

DUP hold by Sammy Wilson with a majority of 6,770 - 22.2% - on a turnout of 50.7%.

An electorate of 60,204, having a valid vote count of 30,502 and an invalid vote count of 138.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
WILSON, Sammy DUP 13,993 45.9% -1.0%
MCCUNE, Rodney Ind 7,223 23.7% -
LYNCH, Gerry APNI 3,377 11.1% -
MCMULLAN, Oliver SF 2,064 6.8% 1.4%
MCCAMPHILL, Justin SDLP 2,019 6.6% -0.8%
MORRISON, Samuel TUV 1,826 6.0% -

The writ for this election was issued on 12 April 2010.

Result declared at 01:37 on 7 May 2010. 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.

This constituency of East Antrim was established by the 2010-2024 boundary set for Northern Ireland. This election was the first held under that boundary set. Any holds, gains and vote change percentages as a result of this election are based on notional results, which estimate the outcome of the previous election had it been contested on the new boundaries.