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Election history

Jim Allister Gain

2024-07-04

Majority 450 Turnout 55.1% Votes 41,185

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Jim Allister	TRA	11,642	28.3%	—
Ian Paisley	DUP	11,192	27.2%	-23.7pp
Philip McGuigan	SF	7,714	18.7%	+7.4pp
Sian Mulholland	ALL	4,488	10.9%	-3.4pp
Jackson Minford	ULS	3,901	9.5%	-7.5pp
Helen Maher	LAB	1,661	4.0%	-1.9pp
Ráichéal Mhic Niocaill		451	1.1%	—
Tristan Morrow		136	0.3%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Ian Paisley		20,860	47.4%	-11.5pp
Robin Swann		8,139	18.5%	+11.3pp
Patricia O'Lynn	SOC	6,231	14.2%	+8.5pp
Cara McShane		5,632	12.8%	-3.5pp
Margaret Anne McKillop	LAB	2,943	6.7%	+1.4pp
Stephen Palmer		246	0.6%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Ian Paisley		28,521	58.9%	+15.7pp
Cara McShane		7,878	16.3%	+4.0pp
Jackson Minford		3,482	7.2%	-4.9pp
Timothy Gaston		3,282	6.8%	-8.9pp
Patricia O'Lynn	SOC	2,723	5.6%	+0.0pp
Declan O'Loan	LAB	2,574	5.3%	-1.7pp

DUP Ian Paisley Hold

2015-05-07

Majority 11,546 Turnout 55.2% Votes 41,907

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Ian Paisley		18,107	43.2%	-3.2pp
Timothy Gaston		6,561	15.7%	-1.1pp
Daithí McKay		5,143	12.3%	-0.2pp
Robin Swann		5,054	12.1%	—
Declan O'Loan	LAB	2,925	7.0%	-1.8pp
Jayne Dunlop	SOC	2,351	5.6%	+2.4pp
Robert Hill		1,341	3.2%	—
Carol Freeman	CON	368	0.9%	—
Thomas Palmer		57	0.1%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Ian Paisley		19,672	46.4%	-10.4pp
Jim Allister		7,114	16.8%	—
Daithi McKay		5,265	12.4%	-1.8pp
Irwin Armstrong		4,634	10.9%	—
Declan O'Loan	LAB	3,738	8.8%	-2.2pp
Jayne Dunlop	SOC	1,368	3.2%	—
Lyle Cubitt		606	1.4%	—

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2011 Census

📊 Age

0 to 17

22.0%

50 to 64

20.8%

65 and over

19.7% ▲3.4pp

35 to 49

19.0%

25 to 34

11.5%

18 to 24

7.0%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

98.7%

Other ethnic group

0.6%

Asian or Asian British

0.6%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.2%

📊 Age

65 and over

19.0%

18 to 24

7.3%

⛪ Religion

Christian

81.3%

No religion

15.9%

Other religion

0.5%

Muslim

0.1%

Hindu

0.0%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

27.8%

No qualifications

27.2%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

66.4%

Private renters

16.6%

Social renters

13.6%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

99.1%

Asian or Asian British

0.5%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

0.2%

Other ethnic group

0.1%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.1%

📊 Age

45 to 64

25.0%

Under 18

23.2%

30 to 44

20.8%

65 and over

16.2%

18 to 29

14.9%

Demographic change (2001–2021)

Measured change only. No assumptions or interpretation.

🌍 Ethnicity

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Other ethnic group	—	0.1%	0.6%	—	+0.5pp	—
Asian or Asian British	—	0.5%	0.6%	—	+0.1pp	—
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	—	0.1%	0.2%	—	+0.1pp	—
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	—	0.2%	—	—	—	—
White	—	99.1%	98.7%	—	-0.4pp	—

⛪ Religion

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Christian	—	—	81.3%	—	—	—
Hindu	—	—	0.0%	—	—	—
Muslim	—	—	0.1%	—	—	—
No religion	—	—	15.9%	—	—	—
Other religion	—	—	0.5%	—	—	—

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Level 4 qualifications or above	—	—	27.8%	—	—	—
No qualifications	—	—	27.2%	—	—	—

🏠 Housing

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Owner-occupiers	—	—	66.4%	—	—	—
Private renters	—	—	16.6%	—	—	—
Social renters	—	—	13.6%	—	—	—

Previous MPs

2

MP	Party	From	To
Ian Paisley	DUP	2010-05-06	2024-05-30
Henry Clark	ULS	1959-10-08	1970-06-18