South Antrim (Assembly constituency)

South Antrim (Irish: Aontroim Theas, Ulster Scots: Sooth Anthrim) is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

South Antrim
Northern Ireland Assembly Parliamentary Constituency
South Antrim shown within Northern Ireland
Current constituency
Created	1973
Seats	6 (1996–2016) 5 (2017–)
MLAs	Steve Aiken (UUP)      John Blair (APNI)      Pam Cameron (DUP)      Trevor Clarke (DUP)      Declan Kearney (SF)
Districts	Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
EP constituency	Northern Ireland

The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973. It usually shares boundaries with the South Antrim UK Parliament constituency, however the boundaries of the two constituencies were slightly different from 1983 to 1986 as the Assembly boundaries had not caught up with Parliamentary boundary changes and from 1996 to 1997 when members of the Northern Ireland Forum had been elected from the newly drawn Parliamentary constituencies but the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected in 1992 under the 1983–95 constituency boundaries, was still in session.

Members were then elected from the constituency to the 1975 Constitutional Convention, the 1982 Assembly, the 1996 Forum and then to the current Assembly from 1998.

For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see South Antrim (UK Parliament constituency).

Members

Election	MLA (Party)		MLA (Party)		MLA (Party)		MLA (Party)		MLA (Party)		MLA (Party)		MLA (Party)		MLA (Party)		MLA (Party)		MLA (Party)
1973		Derrick Crothers (Alliance)	8 seats 1973-1982					Anne Dickson (Ind U/UPNI)		Kennedy Lindsay (Vanguard)		Peter McLachlan (UUP)		Austin Ardill (UUP)		Nat Minford (UUP)		William Beattie (DUP)		Vincent McCloskey (SDLP)
1975		Charles Kinahan (Alliance)								Kennedy Lindsay (Vanguard)		George Morrison (Vanguard)				Stewart Dunlop (DUP)
1982		Gordon Mawhinney (Alliance)		Seamus Close (Alliance)		James Molyneaux (UUP)		Clifford Forsythe (UUP)		Billy Bell (UUP)		Fraser Agnew (UUP)		Roy Thompson (DUP)		Ivan Davis (DUP)				James McDonald (SDLP)
1996	5 seats 1996-1998					Peter King (UUP)		John Hunter (UUP)	5 seats 1996-1998							Trevor Kirkland (DUP)		Wilson Clyde (DUP)		Donovan McClelland (SDLP)
1998		David Ford (Alliance)	6 seats 1998-present			Jim Wilson (UUP)		Duncan Shipley-Dalton (UUP)	6 seats 1998-present							Norman Boyd (UKUP)
2003								David Burnside (UUP)								Paul Girvan (DUP)				Thomas Burns (SDLP)
2007						Mitchel McLaughlin (Sinn Féin)										William McCrea (DUP)		Trevor Clarke (DUP)
June 2009 co-option								Danny Kinahan (UUP)
July 2010 co-option																Paul Girvan (DUP)
2011																				Pam Cameron (DUP)
June 2015 co-option								Adrian Cochrane-Watson (UUP)
2016						Declan Kearney (Sinn Féin)		Steve Aiken (UUP)
2017			5 seats 2017-present						5 seats 2017-present								5 seats 2017-present
June 2017 co-option																Trevor Clarke (DUP)
July 2018 co-option		John Blair (Alliance)

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Elections

Northern Ireland Assembly

2017

2017 Assembly election: South Antrim - 5 seats[1]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8
	Sinn Féin	Declan Kearney	16.3	6,891	6,895	6,925	7,065
	UUP	Stephen Aiken	14.8	6,287	6,326	6,368	6,494	8,808
	Alliance	David Ford	12.5	5,278	5,313	5,494	5,990	6,222	6,767.56	9,861.56
	DUP	Paul Girvan	12.2	5,152	5,164	5,165	5,223	5,576	5,799.56	5,872.64	5,969.64
	DUP	Pam Cameron	10.9	4,604	4,613	4,624	4,644	4,979	5,357.12	5,458.92	5,678.92
	DUP	Trevor Clarke	10.7	4,522	4,540	4,545	4,559	4,995	5,358.40	5,445.40	5,527.40
	SDLP	Roisin Lynch	9.5	4,024	4,035	4,069	4,229	4,360	4,595.52
	UUP	Adrian Cochrane-Watson	5.9	2,505	2,525	2,531	2,583
	TUV	Richard Cairns	3.2	1,353	1,369	1,378	1,409
	People Before Profit	Ivanka Antova	1.3	530	535	658
	Independent	David McMaster	1.2	503	517	563
	Green (NI)	Eleanor Bailey	1.2	501	504
	NI Conservatives	Mark Logan	0.5	194
Electorate: 68,475   Valid: 42,344   Spoilt: 382 (0.89%)   Quota: 7,058   Turnout: 62.4% (42,726)

2016

2016 Assembly election: South Antrim - 6 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7
	DUP	Paul Girvan	14.3	5,014	5,036
	DUP	Pam Cameron	13.1	4,589	4,606	4,704	5,003	5,067
	Sinn Féin	Declan Kearney	13.2	4,632	4,654	4,737	4,737	4,739	6,207
	Alliance	David Ford	8.9	3,119	3,249	3,639	3,671	3,764	5,056
	UUP	Stephen Aiken	9.3	3,280	3,342	3,439	3,757	4,403	4,452	4,512
	DUP	Trevor Clarke	10.2	3,585	3,598	3,668	3,978	4,212	4,286	4,338
	UUP	Paul Michael	7.3	2,565	2,617	2,699	2,848	3,914	4,031	4,127
	SDLP	Roisin Lynch	9.6	3,366	3,400	3,515	3,526	3,547
	UUP	Adrian Cochrane-Watson	5.5	1,947	1,964	2,001	2,200
	TUV	Richard Cairns	3.8	1,318	1,330	1,505
	Green (NI)	Helen Farley	1.7	589	689
	UKIP	Robert Hill	1.6	574	599
	Independent	David McMaster	1.4	483
	NI Conservatives	Mark Young	0.2	72
Electorate: 69,680   Valid: 35,133   Spoilt: 411 (1.16%)   Quota: 5,020   Turnout: 35,544 (51.01%)

2011

2011 Assembly election: South Antrim - 6 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4
	DUP	Paul Girvan	15.1	4,844
	Sinn Féin	Mitchel McLaughlin	14.5	4,662
	DUP	Trevor Clarke	14.3	4,607
	Alliance	David Ford	14.5	4,544	4,660
	UUP	Danny Kinahan	10.7	3,445	3,826	5,585
	DUP	Pam Lewis	8.9	2,866	3,329	3,797	4,668.24
	SDLP	Thomas Burns	10.6	3,406	3,436	3,482	3,590.56
	UUP	Adrian Cochrane-Watson	7.1	2,285	2,568
	TUV	Mel Lucas	3.4	1,091
	BNP	Stephen Parkes	1.3	404
Electorate: 65,231   Valid: 32,164   Spoilt: 488 (1.49%)   Quota: 4,595   Turnout: 32,652 (50.06%)

2007

2007 Assembly election: South Antrim - 6 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8
	Sinn Féin	Mitchel McLaughlin	16.5	6,313
	DUP	William McCrea	15.8	6,023
	Alliance	David Ford	13.1	5,007	5,036.55	5,048.07	5,322.04	5,495.04
	UUP	David Burnside	11.8	4,507	4,508.20	4,539.07	4,587.40	5,108.97	5,134.41	6926.41
	DUP	Trevor Clarke	11.3	4,302	4,302.75	4,497.42	4,527.02	4,762.07	4,768.31	5,087.71	5,543.71
	SDLP	Thomas Burns	7.1	2,721	3,080.70	3,081.33	3,188.08	3,206.56	4,965.51	5,133.94	5,395.94
	DUP	Mel Lucas	7.4	2,840	2,840.30	3,117.68	3,143.22	3,351.18	3,360.93	3,805.79	4,228.79
	UUP	Danny Kinahan	6.3	2,391	2,392.95	2,400.15	2,451.24	3,107.04	3,130.48
	SDLP	Noreen McClelland	4.0	1,526	1,897.70	1,898.06	2,012.36	2,025.66
	UUP	Stephen Nicholl	2.4	927	928.20	933.42	969.72
	UK Unionist	Robert McCartney	2.3	893	893.30	902.48	932.02
	Green (NI)	Pete Whitcroft	1.3	507	559.65	561
	NI Conservatives	Stephen O'Brien	0.3	129	132	132.36
	Workers' Party	Marcella Delaney	0.2	89	101	101.09
Electorate: 63,654   Valid: 38,175   Spoilt: 306 (0.80%)   Quota: 5,454   Turnout: 38,481 (58.6%)

2003

2003 Assembly election: South Antrim - 6 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10	Count 11
	UUP	David Burnside	18.9	7,066
	DUP	Wilson Clyde	13.7	5,131	5,255.56	5,259.80	5,302	5,533
	DUP	Paul Girvan	12.9	4,820	4,900.40	4,914.12	4,976.32	5,176	6,414
	UUP	Jim Wilson	8.4	3,135	3,519.96	3,555.44	3,667.80	3,772.48	3,878.32	4,146.32	4,214.32	5,606.32
	SDLP	Thomas Burns	7.3	2,732	2,748.56	2,751.56	2,816.56	2,855.48	2,864.20	2,875.20	2,876.20	2,961.36	2,992.36	4,979.24
	Alliance	David Ford	9.1	3,393	3,456.60	3,504.04	3,754.64	3,821.48	3,872.36	3,954.36	3,969.36	4,488.84	4,696.84	4,966.20
	Sinn Féin	Martin Meehan	11.5	4,295	4,296.20	4,298.20	4,311.20	4,312.20	4,313.20	4,314.20	4,314.20	4,317.92	4,318.92	4,785.64
	SDLP	Donovan McClelland	7.1	2,671	2,677.24	2,678.24	2,723.72	2,726.96	2,732.20	2,738.20	2,739.20	2,783.40	2,802.40
	UUP	Adrian Cochrane-Watson	2.5	953	1,853.72	1,889.68	1,964.80	2,119.48	2,263.16	2,612.16	2,696.16
	DUP	John Smyth	4.0	1,501	1,530.52	1,532.52	1,600.48	1,635.84
	NI Unionist	Norman Boyd	2.1	774	826.56	838.52	881
	NI Women's Coalition	Joan Cosgrove	1.2	465	474.36	484.36
	PUP	Kenneth Wilkinson	0.8	311	323.24	327.48
	NI Conservatives	Jason Docherty	0.5	174	179.52
Electorate: 63,640   Valid: 37,421   Spoilt: 437 (1.15%)   Quota: 5,346   Turnout: 37,858 (59.49%)

1998

1998 Assembly election: South Antrim - 6 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10
	UUP	Jim Wilson	15.2	6,691
	DUP	Wilson Clyde	13.7	6,034	6,035	6,060	6,234	6,244.38	8,522.38
	UK Unionist	Norman Boyd	9.9	4,360	4,364	4,404	4,521	4,534.68	4,822.88	6,380.88
	SDLP	Donovan McClelland	9.8	4,309	4,327	4,480	4,530	4,532.88	4,538	4,540	6,384
	UUP	Duncan Shipley-Dalton	9.4	4,147	4,150	4,264	4,571	4,700.36	4,836.38	5,012.38	5,016.38	6,965.38
	Alliance	David Ford	8.6	3,778	3,810	4,233	4,456	4,483.60	4,497.96	4,506.96	4,566.96	5,074.32	5,655.32
	SDLP	Thomas Burns	7.9	3,474	3,500	3,651	3,701	3,702.80	3,709.04	3,714.04	4,747.04	4,857.16	4,948.16
	UUP	John Hunter	5.3	2,337	2,349	2,399	2,832	3,034.92	3,190.26	3,507.26	3,509.26
	Sinn Féin	Martin Meehan	7.3	3,226	3,239	3,273	3,275	3,275.12	3,278.12	3,278.12
	DUP	Stuart Deignan	6.4	2,816	2,819	2,836	2,971	2,977.30
	PUP	Kenneth Wilkinson	3.5	1,546	1,559	1,637
	NI Women's Coalition	Joan Cosgrove	2.5	1,108	1,136
	Labour Party NI	Oliver Frawley	0.3	137
	Natural Law	George Stidolph	0.1	28
Electorate: 69,426   Valid: 43,991   Spoilt: 608   Quota: 6,285   Turnout: 44,599 (64.24%)

1996 Forum

Successful candidates are shown in bold.[2]

Party		Candidate(s)	Votes	Percentage
	UUP	Peter King John Hunter Ivan Hunter Peter Walker Mervyn Rea	12,001	30.2
	DUP	Wilson Clyde Trevor Kirkland	9,549	24.0
	SDLP	Donovan McClelland Bobby Burns Tommy McTeague Bobby Loughran Oran Keenan	6,025	15.1
	Alliance	David Ford Jim Rooney Lynn Frazer	3,332	8.4
	Sinn Féin	Henry Cushinan Pauline Davey-Kennedy Laurence McKeown	2,149	5.4
	UK Unionist	Billy Boyd Stephen Nicholl	2,111	5.3
	PUP	Kenneth Wilkinson Mark Thompson	1,697	4.3
	Ulster Democratic	William Blair David Burgess	1,000	2.5
	NI Women's Coalition	Joan Cosgrove Rosaleen Pelen Sandra Walsh Anne McKenna	435	1.1
	Independent Templeton	Arthur Templeton Fraser Agnew	250	0.7
	NI Conservatives	Agnes Shirley Roger Lomas David Bustard	246	0.6
	Labour coalition	Eleanor Bailey Peter Ruddell Glen Simpson	236	0.6
	Green (NI)	Alan Warren John Spottiswoode	197	0.5
	Democratic Left	Paul Gupta Paddy McGlinley	119	0.3
	Democratic Partnership	Rodney Greene Paul Mullan	105	0.3
	Workers' Party	Eamon Gillen Bobby Owens	104	0.3
	Ulster Independence	Francis Ellison Samuel Parke	89	0.2
	Independent McMullan	John McDowell William Dunbar	33	0.1
	Natural Law	Margaret Adams Mark Griffiths	16	0.0
	Independent Chambers	William Larmour Greta Bunting	3	0.0

1982

1982 Assembly election: South Antrim - 10 seats
Party		Candidate	1st Pref%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10	Count 11	Count 12	Count 13	Count 14	Count 15	Count 16	Count 17	Count 18	Count 19	Count 20	Count 21	Count 22	Count 23
	UUP	Jim Molyneaux	30.1	19,978
	DUP	William Beattie	11.3	7,489
	UUP	Fraser Agnew	5.0	3,302	6,201.70
	DUP	Ivan Davis	8.1	5,394	6,170.30
	UUP	Clifford Forsythe	2.4	1,612	4,243.60	4,283.69	4,306.36	4,319.20	4,325.10	4,327.10	4,376.74	4,408.67	4,559.92	4,563.62	4,563.62	4,642.81	4,654.91	5,437.30	5,500.63	5,501.33	6,249.33
	DUP	Roy Thompson	4.0	2,646	3,035.50	3,165.27	3,165.90	3,171.54	3,172.23	3,175.23	3,192.98	3,194.36	3,254.72	3,256.72	3,257.42	3,793.33	3,803.43	3,845.90	3,868.20	3,872.98	3,999.38	6,419.89
	SDLP	James McDonald	3.1	2,071	2,073.10	2,073.29	2,073.29	2,073.41	2,074.41	2,091.11	2,091.11	2,115.11	2,115.11	2,157.11	2,652.11	2,653.11	2,853.11	2,853.11	2,873.11	4,397.11	4,400.81	4,402.51	4,402.51	4,402.51	7,460.93
	Alliance	Seamus Close	4.4	2,916	2,968.80	2,975.21	2,976.51	2,977.19	2,979.31	2,990.31	2,992.01	3,034.41	3,044.51	3,090.51	3,139.51	3,140.21	3,417.21	3,422.38	4,166.38	4,240.38	4,274.41	4,284.82	4,286.37	4,289.37	4,750.61	5,806.12
	UUP	Billy Bell	1.5	979	2,906.10	3,039.72	3,116.18	3,166.10	3,198.69	3,200.39	3,284.60	3,331.61	3,413.74	3,413.93	3,417.63	3,495.47	3,506.76	4,049.33	4,128.68	4,129.68	4,898.09	5,269	5,541.50	5,678.91	5,683.91	5,683.91
	Alliance	Gordon Mawhinney	4.0	2,660	2,774.10	2,777.14	2,778.92	2,779.64	2,779.64	2,785.64	2,793.77	2,890.90	2,916.70	2,951.89	2,970.89	2,976.59	3,084.59	3,102.03	4,426.80	4,462.80	4,586.07	4,613.09	4,617.29	4,626.26	4,751.13	5,100.01
	UUP	Frank Millar Jr	0.8	526	3,407.50	3,429.16	3,435.58	3,449.46	3,459.99	3,460.99	3,507.72	3,524.94	3,606.37	3,609.18	3,611.18	3,675.39	3,682.49	3,947.31	3,995.42	3,997.61	4,332.52	4,510.33	4,589.38	4,647.38	4,649.38	4,652.38
	SDLP	John Clenaghan	4.2	2,802	2,806.20	2,808.10	2,808.25	2,809.09	2,809.09	2,830.09	2,830.09	2,850.09	2,851.09	2,887.09	3,083.09	3,083.09	3,297.09	3,299.29	3,318.48	4,174.51	4,178.59	4,189.07	4,190.82	4,191.82
	DUP	Trevor Kirkland	1.9	1,265	1,364.70	2,142.13	2,143.06	2,157.34	2,165.88	2,165.88	2,220.02	2,242.39	2,325.50	2,327.69	2,328.69	3,044.91	3,051.31	3,120.22	3,141.73	3,141.92	3,468.33
	Independent Unionist	George Herron	2.7	1,797	2,237.30	2,284.23	2,287.51	2,291.59	2,301.90	2,302.60	2,345.09	2,382.98	2,543.33	2,545.33	2,545.33	2,622.11	2,632	2,850.92	2,891.03	2,891.03
	SDLP	Patrick Ritchie	3.1	2,081	2,083.10	2,083.48	2,083.48	2,083.48	2,084.67	2,097.67	2,097.67	2,111.67	2,115.67	2,136.67	2,438.67	2,441.26	2,633.29	2,633.29	2,672.29
	Alliance	Joan Tomlin	3.2	2,107	2,214.10	2,216.38	2,217.77	2,217.25	2,217.28	2,217.28	2,221.21	2,290.34	2,326.04	2,336.04	2,352.04	2,366.95	2,523.65	2,546.87
	UUP	Ivan Hunter	1.4	930	1,827.70	1,845.37	1,852.47	1,859.31	1,870.16	1,871.05	1,957.52	1,975.42	2,021.57	2,024.27	2,025.42	2,058.77	2,061.20
	Workers' Party	Kevin Smyth	1.3	891	902.20	903.96	903.99	903.99	904.99	933.99	935.69	984.69	993.17	1,626.49	1,705.49	1,707.06
	DUP	Samuel Neill	1.9	1,250	1,377.40	1,557.52	1,558.21	1,562.81	1,569.62	1,569.62	1,597.58	1,609.99	1,672.86	1,673.86	1,674.98
	Independent Republican	William McDonnell	1.8	1,180	1,182.10	1,182.10	1,182.13	1,182.37	1,182.37	1,189.37	1,189.37	1,203.37	1,206.37	1,236.37
	Workers' Party	Austin Kelly	1.2	775	779.20	780.34	780.40	781.52	781.52	822.71	822.41	890.11	906.81
	Independent Unionist	James Smith	1.0	686	828.10	830.51	836.78	837.38	838.57	841.57	856.16	879.75
	NI Labour	Bob Kidd	0.8	560	600.90	604.27	605.66	605.66	605.66	651.66	658.06
	UUUP	Kennedy Lindsay	0.2	160	360.50	365.44	366.95	366.39	473.30	473.30
	Communist	Andrew Gibb	0.4	247	250.80	250.37	250.37	250.37	251.07
	UUUP	Samuel Larmour	0.2	139	196.70	205.44	205.71	208.83
|Counts = 23 |Electorate = 131,734 |Valid = 66,443 |Spoilt = 2,076 |Quota = 6,041 |Turnout = 68,519 (52.01%)

1975 Constitutional Convention

1975 Constitutional Convention: South Antrim - 8 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10	Count 11	Count 12
	DUP	William Beattie	17.2	11,834
	UUP	Austin Ardill	15.8	10,895
	SDLP	Vincent McCloskey	9.8	6,756	6,756.35	6,756.95	9,057.95
	Alliance	Charles Kinahan	7.7	5,294	5,311.85	5,333.75	5,443.75	6,147.58	6,201.13	6,226.95	9,209.95
	Unionist Party NI	Anne Dickson	8.3	5,723	5,910.95	6,251.15	6,278.45	6,325.43	6,533.60	6,676.77	7,021.31	7,943.19
	DUP	Stewart Dunlop	3.6	2,461	4,177.75	5,242.75	5,268.80	5,271.41	5,581.91	7,361.06	7,414.25	7,451.49	7,463.25	8,612.25
	Vanguard	Kennedy Lindsay	6.6	4,529	5,091.10	5,574.70	5,601.10	5,603.71	5,915.31	6,660.71	6,684.83	6,706.11	6,709.47	7,966.47
	Vanguard	George Morrison	4.3	2,943	3,600.65	3,691.55	3,700.80	3,701.67	4,668.97	5,203.51	5,219.87	5,247.99	5,250.79	6,855.08	7,723.64
	Unionist Party NI	Peter McLachlan	5.7	3,919	3,968	4,006.10	4,032.40	4,081.99	4,275.84	4,352.76	4,509.44	5,002.68	5,269.80	5,812.34	5,905.40
	UUP	John Logan	3.8	2,595	2,745.85	3,519.25	3,522.90	3,524.64	4,625.61	4,929.78	4,943.94	4,999.42	5,010.34
	Alliance	John Cousins	4.7	3,228	3,265.10	3,339.80	3,453.10	4,042.09	4,061.39	4,078.33
	DUP	James Smith	4.3	2,970	3,336.45	3,468.15	3,490.20	3,498.90	3,685.87
	UUP	Samuel Semple	4.1	2,813	3,174.90	3,394.50	3,400.15	3,402.76
	SDLP	James McDonald	2.7	1,888	1,889.05	1,889.35
	Republican Clubs	Kevin Smith	1.0	710	714.20	717.50
	Communist Party	William Somerset	0.4	248	249.40	249.40
Electorate: 119,723   Valid: 68,806   Spoilt: 1,323 (1.89%)   Quota: 7,646   Turnout: 70,129 (58.58%)

1973

1973 Assembly election: South Antrim - 8 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10	Count 11	Count 12	Count 13	Count 14	Count 15	Count 16	Count 17	Count 18
	DUP	William Beattie	13.5	10,126
	Independent Unionist	Anne Dickson	12.0	9,033
	SDLP	Vincent McCloskey	10.5	7,899	7,899.54	7,900.52	7,914.59	7,976.59	7,978.73	8,059.73	8,177.73	8,551.73
	Alliance	Derrick Crothers	8.0	5,975	5,982.92	6,020.16	6,038.30	6,165.66	6,175.93	6,298.70	6,928.36	7,435.26	7,536.27	7,597.12	7,600.44	10,234.44
	UUP	Nat Minford	7.0	5,289	5,323.56	5,451.87	5,453.01	5,454.08	5,498.90	5,524.71	5,538.62	5,594.82	5,597.55	5,836.35	5,877.31	5,933.97	6,265.97	6,886.39	7,016.28	9,076.28
	UUP	Austin Ardill	7.0	5,234	5,336.78	5,397.12	5,400.12	5,401.12	5,495.88	5,499.95	5,510.27	5,533.80	5,535.62	6,367.54	6,431.08	6,466.69	6,627.69	7,823.44	8,127.68	8,644.68
	Vanguard	Kennedy Lindsay	4.0	3,005	3,148.42	3,154.51	3,156.69	3,156.87	3,181.33	3,186.40	3,186.61	3,207.11	3,207.11	3,304.76	5,037.28	5,047.09	5,066.09	5,208.76	7,828.69	8,011.22	8,033.58
	UUP	Peter McLachlan	5.3	3,983	4,002.08	4,106.87	4,109.01	4,110.01	4,144.35	4,155.84	4,162.58	4,202.14	4,202.14	4,313.39	4,327	4,365.75	4,533.75	5,456.28	5,517.33	7,324.17	7,997.55
	DUP	Allen Annesley	5.6	4,232	5,321.36	5,331.93	5,332.93	5,333.93	5,356.75	5,364.93	5,369.93	5,397.36	5,397.36	5,503.78	5,684.56	5,697.67	5,732.67	5,942.87	6,487.80	6,621.46	6,663.17
	UUP	George Swann	5.0	3,742	3,753.88	3,815.55	3,816.55	3,816.62	3,856.48	3,864.08	3,895.15	3,919.89	3,922.62	4,225.59	4,266.20	4,315.99	4,627.99	4,948.51	5,011.61
	Vanguard	Robert Bradford	3.4	2,587	2,883.28	2,890.21	2,891.28	2,894.28	2,906.93	2,917.43	2,921.50	2,942.78	2,942.78	3,080.23	3,739.95	3,752	3,774	3,891.25
	UUP	Alexander McGowan	3.1	2,327	2,343.38	2,388.53	2,389.74	2,391.88	2,686.09	2,693.55	2,699.90	2,745.92	2,746.83	3,382.17	3,435.88	3,487.29	3,659.29
	Alliance	William Gawn	2.3	1,709	1,710.62	1,731.13	1,741.27	1,782.95	1,787.44	1,827.76	2,590.89	2,917.94	3,018.04	3,059.08	3,069.36
	Vanguard	William Snoddy	3.6	2,706	2,731.02	2,735.01	2,736.01	2,736.01	2,747.55	2,756.91	2,765.12	2,789.55	2,789.55	2,809.48
	UUP	John Blakeley	3.2	2,375	2,438	2,493.37	2,496.44	2,499.51	2,654.87	2,659.22	2,663.50	2,697.17	2,699.90
	NI Labour	Bob Kidd	1.0	740	742.34	747.45	921.23	1,203.58	1,206.97	1,733.78	1,791.48
	Alliance	Joan Tomlin	2.1	1,572	1,572.54	1,584.93	1,596.14	1,608.35	1,612.56	1,684.86
	NI Labour	Sandy Scott	1.1	854	856.52	861.35	908.78	968.85	971.06
	UUP	William King	0.9	694	707.50	767.49	770.63	770.99
	NI Labour	Deirdre Byrne	0.7	559	560.62	561.67	607.81
	NI Labour	Robert Johnston	0.5	342	343.08	345.04
Electorate: 114,240   Valid: 75,033   Spoilt: 1,486   Quota: 8,338   Turnout: 76,519 (67.0%)

References

1. "Statement of Persons Nominated". EONI. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
2. 1996 Candidates – South Antrim, Northern Ireland Elections