2000 South Antrim by-election

Clifford Forsythe, the Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament for South Antrim, died on 27 April 2000; as result, a by-election was held in the constituency on 21 September 2000.

2000 South Antrim by-election

21 September 2000
Turnout43%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate William McCrea David Burnside Donovan McClelland
Party DUP Ulster Unionist SDLP
Popular vote 11,601 10,779 3,496
Percentage 38.0% 35.3% 11.4%
Swing New 22.2pp 4.7pp

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Candidate Martin Meehan David Ford
Party Sinn Féin Alliance
Popular vote 2,611 2,031
Percentage 8.5% 6.6%
Swing 3.0pp 5.0pp

MP before election

Clifford Forsythe
Ulster Unionist

Elected MP

William McCrea
DUP

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