Constituency

North Antrim

Boundary: North Antrim (2024). Basemap © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO. Boundary: ONS, Open Government Licence.

At a glance

The MP for North Antrim is Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice), who has held the seat since 2024. At the 2024 general election the seat was a TUV gain from DUP: he took 28.3% of the vote for a majority of 450, on a 55.1% turnout. Turnout was down from 57.1% at the 2019 general election.

Current MP

Jim Allister

Traditional Unionist Voice

2024 general election result

Majority 450 · Turnout 55.1% · Electorate 74,697

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jim Allister Traditional Unionist Voice 11,642 28.3%
Ian Paisley Democratic Unionist Party 11,192 27.2%
Philip McGuigan Sinn Féin 7,714 18.7%
Sian Mulholland Alliance 4,488 10.9%
Jackson Minford Ulster Unionist Party 3,901 9.5%
Helen Maher Social Democratic & Labour Party 1,661 4%
Ráichéal Mhic Niocaill Aontú 451 1.1%
Tristan Morrow Independent 136 0.3%

Past election results

Every General Election and by-election in this seat, newest first. Open one for the full candidate list.

ElectionWinnerResultMajority
2024 Jim Allister (TUV) TUV gain from DUP 450
2019 Ian Paisley (DUP) DUP hold 12,721
2017 Ian Paisley (DUP) DUP hold 20,643
2015 Ian Paisley (DUP) DUP hold 11,546
2010 Ian Paisley (DUP) DUP hold 12,558

Members for this seat

Everyone who has won the seat at the elections in our records, which begin with the 2010 general election. Members before then are not shown.

MemberPartyPeriod
Jim Allister Traditional Unionist Voice 2024 to present
Ian Paisley Democratic Unionist Party 2010 to 2024

Source: 2024 general election result from the official Parliament constituency profile.