South Antrim: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for South Antrim is Robin Swann (Ulster Unionist Party), returned on 4 July 2024. Robin Swann took the seat for Ulster Unionist Party in July 2024 with 16,311 votes (38.0%), ahead of Paul Girvan (Democratic Unionist Party) on 8,799. 42,908 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 77,058, 55.7% of those registered. The majority was 7,512.
Key figures
What the figures show
3,583 children in South Antrim were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 16.6% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 14.1% in 2021/22 to 15.6% in 2024/25.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,395 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.1%. That is down from 1,425 twelve months before.
The business register lists 4,705 local units for March 2026.
MP
Robin Swann, Ulster Unionist Party
- MP for South Antrim since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Robin Swann on this site
In Parliament
What Robin Swann said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 20 October 2026 to 27 October 2026). Hansard search returns 362 spoken contributions by Robin Swann since 4 July 2024.
I congratulate the hon. Member on bringing this debate to the House. Will she also acknowledge that the Ulster Farmers’ Union pre-Budget membership survey showed that 84% of its membership have postponed, cancelled or reduced investment in at least one of the seven areas on …
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Q6. The Prime Minister will be aware that the Northern Ireland Executive have now been without an agreed budget for the seven months of this financial year.
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The Secretary of State has made much of his support for veterans, and that is right, although it has come late.
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I fully appreciate that, but that is not what the Bill says. It says that the ICIR will make the decision. I have asked the Secretary of State who makes the assessment on behalf of the Irish Government of what constitutes national security.
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A number of Members have mentioned the Stormont House agreement in connection with the Independent Commission for Information Retrieval.
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Swann | Ulster Unionist Party | 16,311 | 38.0% | +9.0 |
| Paul Girvan | Democratic Unionist Party | 8,799 | 20.5% | −15.7 |
| Declan Kearney | Sinn Féin | 8,034 | 18.7% | +7.3 |
| John Blair | Alliance | 4,574 | 10.7% | −7.7 |
| Mel Lucas | Traditional Unionist Voice | 2,693 | 6.3% | |
| Roisin Lynch | Social Democratic & Labour Party | 1,589 | 3.7% | −1.2 |
| Lesley Veronica | Green Party Northern Ireland | 541 | 1.3% | |
| Siobhan McErlean | Aontú | 367 | 0.9% | +0.8 |
Result summary as published: UUP gain from DUP. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Ulster Unionist Party 38.0% | Democratic Unionist Party 20.5% | 7,512 | 55.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Democratic Unionist Party 36.2% | Ulster Unionist Party 29.1% | 3,036 | 59.6% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
South Antrim covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Antrim and Newtownabbey N09000001
- Lisburn and Castlereagh N09000007
Who has power over South Antrim
Every body that makes decisions for South Antrim, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive makes law for Northern Ireland on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- South Antrim this page: Robin Swann (Ulster Unionist Party) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for South Antrim?
Robin Swann (Ulster Unionist Party), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in South Antrim?
The House of Commons Library records 16,311 votes for Robin Swann of Ulster Unionist Party and a majority of 7,512; 55.7% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in South Antrim?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,395, 2.1% of the 16 to 64 population.
How many children in South Antrim live in low income families?
3,583 children under 16, 16.6%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.