2000 South Antrim by-election

2000 South Antrim by-election
21 September 2000
Turnout43%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate William McCrea David Burnside Donovan McClelland
Party DUP UUP 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
UUP

 Elected MP

William McCrea
DUP

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.

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