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Election history

IND Alex Easton Gain

2024-07-04

Majority 7,305 Turnout 58.6% Votes 43,296

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Alex Easton		20,913	48.3%	—
Stephen Farry	ALL	13,608	31.4%	-13.4pp
Tim Collins	ULS	6,754	15.6%	+3.7pp
Barry McKee		1,247	2.9%	—
Deirdre Vaughan	LAB	657	1.5%	—
Chris Carter		117	0.3%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Stephen Farry	SOC	18,358	45.2%	+35.9pp
Alex Easton		15,390	37.9%	-0.3pp
Alan Chambers		4,936	12.1%	—
Matthew Robinson	CON	1,959	4.8%	+2.4pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Sylvia Hermon		16,148	41.2%	—
Alex Easton		14,940	38.1%	+14.5pp
Andrew Muir	SOC	3,639	9.3%	+0.7pp
Steven Agnew		2,549	6.5%	+1.1pp
Frank Shivers	CON	941	2.4%	-2.0pp
Therese McCartney		531	1.4%	+0.6pp
Caoimhe McNeill	LAB	400	1.0%	+0.0pp
Gavan Reynolds		37	0.1%	—

IND Sylvia Hermon Gain

2015-05-07

Majority 9,202 Turnout 56.0% Votes 35,947

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Sylvia Hermon		17,689	49.2%	—
Alex Easton		8,487	23.6%	—
Andrew Muir	SOC	3,086	8.6%	+3.0pp
Steven Agnew		1,958	5.5%	+2.3pp
Mark Brotherston	CON	1,593	4.4%	—
Jonny Lavery		1,482	4.1%	—
William Cudworth		686	1.9%	-3.0pp
Tom Woolley	LAB	355	1.0%	-1.0pp
Glenn Donnelly		338	0.9%	—
Therese McCartney		273	0.8%	+0.0pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Sylvia Hermon		21,181	63.3%	—
Ian Parsley		6,817	20.4%	—
Stephen Farry	SOC	1,876	5.6%	—
Mary Kilpatrick		1,634	4.9%	—
Steven Agnew		1,043	3.1%	—
Liam Logan	LAB	680	2.0%	-1.1pp
Vincent Parker		250	0.8%	+0.1pp

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2011 Census

📊 Age

65 and over

23.7% ▲5.1pp

50 to 64

20.7%

0 to 17

20.1%

35 to 49

18.9%

25 to 34

10.7%

18 to 24

5.9%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

97.2%

Asian or Asian British

1.3%

Other ethnic group

1.1%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.4%

📊 Age

65 and over

22.8%

18 to 24

6.1%

⛪ Religion

Christian

64.4%

No religion

32.9%

Other religion

0.8%

Muslim

0.4%

Hindu

0.1%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

38.2%

No qualifications

17.2%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

71.5%

Private renters

13.8%

Social renters

11.8%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

98.2%

Asian or Asian British

1.0%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

0.4%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.3%

Other ethnic group

0.1%

📊 Age

45 to 64

27.2%

Under 18

20.8%

30 to 44

19.6%

65 and over

18.7%

18 to 29

13.7%

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%	1.1%	—	+1.0pp	—
Asian or Asian British	—	1.0%	1.3%	—	+0.3pp	—
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	—	0.3%	0.4%	—	+0.1pp	—
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	—	0.4%	—	—	—	—
White	—	98.2%	97.2%	—	-1.0pp	—

⛪ Religion

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Christian	—	—	64.4%	—	—	—
Hindu	—	—	0.1%	—	—	—
Muslim	—	—	0.4%	—	—	—
No religion	—	—	32.9%	—	—	—
Other religion	—	—	0.8%	—	—	—

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Level 4 qualifications or above	—	—	38.2%	—	—	—
No qualifications	—	—	17.2%	—	—	—

🏠 Housing

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Owner-occupiers	—	—	71.5%	—	—	—
Private renters	—	—	13.8%	—	—	—
Social renters	—	—	11.8%	—	—	—

Previous MPs

4

MP	Party	From	To
Stephen Farry	ALL	2019-12-12	2024-05-30
Lady Hermon	IND	2001-06-07	2019-11-06
Mr Robert McCartney	UNI	1995-06-15	2001-06-07
Sir James Kilfedder	ULS	1986-01-23	1995-03-20