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North Antrim

Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.

At a glance

Current MP
Jim Allister
Party
Traditional Unionist Voice
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
74,697
Turnout
55.1%
Majority
450

Where is North Antrim?

The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.

North Antrim East Antrim South Antrim Mid Ulster East Londonderry Belfast North Belfast West Upper Bann Lagan Valley Belfast East Belfast South and Mid Down North Down Strangford Newry and Armagh South Down Foyle North Ayrshire and Arran West Tyrone Fermanagh and South Tyrone Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Central Ayrshire Dumfries and Galloway East Renfrewshire Kilmarnock and Loudoun East Kilbride and Strathaven Northern Ireland
North Antrim

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

North Antrim is a constituency in Northern Ireland. The seat has been held by Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice) since July 2024.

Current MP

Jim Allister MP

Traditional Unionist Voice

Represents North Antrim in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Traditional Unionist Voice
Majority
450
Turnout
55.1%
Full candidate result (8 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Jim AllisterElectedTraditional Unionist Voice11,64228.3%
Ian PaisleyDemocratic Unionist Party11,19227.2%-23.7%
Philip McGuiganSinn Féin7,71418.7%7.4%
Sian MulhollandAlliance4,48810.9%-3.4%
Jackson MinfordUlster Unionist Party3,9019.5%-7.5%
Helen MaherSocial Democratic & Labour Party1,6614.0%-1.9%
Ráichéal Mhic NiocaillAontú4511.1%
Tristan MorrowIndependent1360.3%

Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.

People and place

A population and household snapshot for North Antrim, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population104,384
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationNorthern Ireland

Age profile

0 to 1721.9% · 22,903 people
18 to 246.9% · 7,252 people
25 to 3411.5% · 11,993 people
35 to 4918.9% · 19,735 people
50 to 6420.7% · 21,562 people
65 and over20.1% · 20,939 people

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗

Home ownership and renting

Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.

42,093 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners66.4% · 27,934 households
Private renters16.6% · 6,982 households
Social renters13.6% · 5,708 households
Other tenure3.5% · 1,469 households

“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.

Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗

Household composition

A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.

42,092 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households29.5% · 12,415 households
Families with dependent children29.8% · 12,547 households
Other single-family households37.8% · 15,908 households
Other household types2.9% · 1,222 households

Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗

Disability and day-to-day activities

The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

103,832 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: Northern Ireland
Day-to-day activities limited a lot11.3% · 11,697 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little13.4% · 13,954 people
Non-disabled75.3% · 78,181 people

Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.

Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗

Petitions

Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.

Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency207
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency139
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency120
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency85
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

View 69 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency46
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency42
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency16
Signatures nationally129,565

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency14
Signatures nationally118,715

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗

Funding and local projects

National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.

The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.

Grants recorded95
Total awarded£2,937,641

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 29 June 2026

Travel Awards for Bands

Dunloy Accordion Band

£5,000

Arts Council of Northern Ireland · Arts

About this award

Somme Trip 2026

National Lottery grantAwarded 22 June 2026

Travel Awards for Bands

Kellswater Flute Band

£5,000

Arts Council of Northern Ireland · Arts

About this award

WW1 110th ANNIVERSARY REMEMBRANCE EVENTS

National Lottery grantAwarded 15 June 2026

Stronger Together

Dunloy Stronger Together

£19,750

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Dunloy Stronger Together - Community - Awards for All Northern Ireland

National Lottery grantAwarded 15 June 2026

Courthouse Creative Connections

Enterprise Causeway Ltd

£19,932

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Enterprise Causeway Ltd - Community - Awards for All Northern Ireland

National Lottery grantAwarded 15 June 2026

Ahoghill Community Fun for All

Ahoghill Yew Tree Community Group

£20,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Ahoghill Yew Tree Community Group - Community - Awards for All Northern Ireland

90 more awards are available.

Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗

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