Antrim South Antrim South| David Burnside | Ulster Unionist | 16,366 | 37.1% |
| William McCrea | Democratic Unionist | 15,355 | 34.8% |
| Sean McKee | SDLP | 5,336 | 12.1% |
| Martin Meehan | Sinn Fein | 4,160 | 9.4% |
| David Ford | Alliance Party | 1,969 | 4.5% |
| Norman Boyd | NI Unionist | 972 | 2.2% |
Electorate 70,651; Turnout 62.5%; Majority 1,011 (2.3%)
Swing: 10.21% to DUP from UUP; Declared: 7.08pm
| Rev. William McCrea | Democratic Unionist | 11,601 | 37.95% |
| David Burnside | Ulster Unionist | 10,779 | 35.26% |
| Donovan McClelland | SDLP | 3,496 | 11.44% |
| Martin Meehan | Sinn Fein | 2,611 | 8.54% |
| David Ford | Alliance | 2,031 | 6.64% |
| David Collins | Natural Law | 49 | 0.16% |
| C Forsythe | Ulster Unionist | 23,108 | 57.49% |
| D McClelland | SDLP | 6,497 | 16.16% |
| D Ford | Alliance Party | 4,668 | 11.61% |
| H Smyth | Popular Unionist | 3,490 | 8.68% |
| H Cushnahan | Sinn Fein | 2,229 | 5.55% |
| B Briggs | Natural Law | 203 | 0.51% |
Electorate: 69,512; Turnout: 57.83%; UUP majority 16,611 (41.33%)
Swing from UUP to SDLP of 8.20%
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