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Result: East Antrim
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Unionist Party |  |
49.6% |
| Ulster Unionist Party |  |
26.6% |
| Alliance Party |  |
15.3% |
| Swing: 11.7% from UUP to DUP | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Sammy Wilson | Democratic Unionist Party | 15,766 | 49.6 | +13.6 |
| Roy Beggs | Ulster Unionist Party | 8,462 | 26.6 | -9.8 |
| Sean Neeson | Alliance Party | 4,869 | 15.3 | +2.8 |
| Danny O'Connor | Social Democratic & Labour Party | 1,695 | 5.3 | -2.0 |
| James McKeown | Sinn Fein | 828 | 2.6 | +0.1 |
| David Kerr | Vote for Yourself Rainbow Dream Ticket | 147 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Majority | 7,304 | 23.0 | ||
| Turnout | 31,767 | 54.5 | -4.6 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTHERN IRELAND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR EAST ANTRIM | ||
|---|---|---|
| UUP |  |
36.4% |
| DUP |  |
36.0% |
| AP |  |
12.5% |
| Others |  |
15.1% |
