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2015 general election · Northern Ireland

South Antrim: 2015 general election result

Danny Kinahan (Ulster Unionist Party) won South Antrim at the 2015 general election with a majority of 949 (UUP gain from DUP). Full result for every candidate, turnout and change since the last election.

Winner
Danny KinahanUlster Unionist Party
Majority
9492.6% of valid votes
Turnout
54.2%36,523 valid votes
Electorate
67,425
Result
UUP gain from DUP
Result
CandidatePartyVotesShareChangeShare bar
Danny Kinahan ElectedUlster Unionist Party11,94232.7%+32.7
William McCrea sitting MPDemocratic Unionist Party10,99330.1%−3.8
Declan KearneySinn Féin4,69912.9%−1.0
Neil KellyAlliance Party of Northern Ireland
Alliance
3,5769.8%+2.1
Roisin LynchSocial Democratic and Labour Party
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2,9908.2%−0.5
Richard CairnsTraditional Unionist Voice1,9085.2%−0.2
Alan DunlopConservative4151.1%+1.1
Valid votes36,523
Majority9492.6%

Change compared with the 2010 general election (same boundaries).

Declared 8 May 2015, 02:05.

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Questions and answers

Who won South Antrim at the 2015 general election?

Danny Kinahan (Ulster Unionist Party) won with 11,942 votes (32.7%). Result: UUP gain from DUP.

What was the majority in South Antrim in 2015?

949 votes (2.6% of valid votes) over the Democratic Unionist Party candidate, William McCrea.

What was the turnout in South Antrim in 2015?

54.2% of the 67,425 registered electors cast a valid vote (36,523 votes).

Official results UK Parliament election results data (House of Commons Library). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data

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