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Election Delegate Party
1991 Bob Marshall Repuclican
2017 Danica Roem Democratic
Election Member Party
1885 Edward Macnaghten Conservative
1886 Irish Unionist
1887 by-election Sir Charles Lewis Bt
1892 Charles Cunningham Connor
1895 Colonel Hugh McCalmont
1899 by-election William Moore
1906 Robert Glendinning Russellite Unionist
1910 (Jan) Peter Kerr-Smiley Irish Unionist
1922 Constituency abolished. See Antrim
1950 Constituency recreated
1950 Sir Hugh O'Neill Ulster Unionist
1953 by-election Phelim O'Neill
1959 Henry Maitland Clark
1970 Ian Paisley Protestant Unionist
1971 Democratic Unionist
2005 Jim Allister Democratic Unionist Party
2007 Traditional Unionist Voice
2015 Ian Paisley Jr. Democratic Unionist

Milkmantim/sandbox
2016–2017
Date formed13 March 2019 (2019-03-13)
Date dissolved11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)
People and organisations
Head of stateElizabeth II
Head of governmentJeremy Corbyn
Head of government's history2016–present
Member partyLabour Party
Status in legislatureMajority
Opposition cabinetJohnson Shadow Cabinet
Opposition partyConservative Party
Opposition leaderMichael Gove
Boris Johnson
History
Outgoing election2024 general election
Legislature terms56th UK Parliament
BudgetMarch 2019 budget
PredecessorSecond May ministry
SuccessorSecond Corbyn ministry
Election Member Party
1885 Edward de Cobain Conservative
1892 by-election Gustav Wilhelm Wolff Conservative
1910 Robert McMordie Irish Unionist
1914 by-election Robert Sharman-Crawford Irish Unionist
1918 constituency abolished
1922 constituency recreated
1922 Herbert Dixon Ulster Unionist
1940 by-election Henry Peirson Harland Ulster Unionist
1945 Thomas Loftus Cole Ulster Unionist
1950 Alan McKibbin Ulster Unionist
1959 by-election Stanley McMaster Ulster Unionist
Feb 1974 William Craig Vanguard
1978 Ulster Unionist
1979 Peter Robinson Democratic Unionist
2010 Naomi Long Alliance
2015 Gavin Robinson Democratic Unionist
2019 Naomi Long Alliance
2026 by-election Chris Lyttle Alliance
2029 Andy Allen Ulster Unionist
2034 Naomi Long Alliance
2038 Liberal Democrat Alliance
2054 Beth Long Liberal Democrat Alliance
2059 Ross Brown Green

South Antrim

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South Antrim is an overwhelmingly unionist constituency which once had the strongest vote for the Ulster Unionist Party anywhere in the province. From 1886 to 1974 the Conservative and Unionist members of the United Kingdom House of Commons formed a single Parliamentary party, and they continuously represented South Antrim

In 1951, it was one of the last four seats to be uncontested in a British General Election. In the 1979 general election James Molyneaux had the largest majority of any MP in the entire of the United Kingdom, helped also by having one of the largest electorates.

The boundary changes in 1983 reduced the Ulster Unionist vote somewhat, with a significant portion now contained in the new Lagan Valley (which Molyneaux then contested) but the constituency still gave strong results for the party.

However, in April 2000 the Ulster Unionist incumbent, Clifford Forsythe, died suddenly. The ensuing by-election took place amidst a fierce political struggle between the Ulster Unionist Party and the Democratic Unionist Party over the Good Friday Agreement, an agreement that the UUP were themselves split over. The DUP had not contested the seat at the previous general election but on this occasion stood William McCrea, the former MP for Mid Ulster, who campaigned strongly on the DUP's refusal to co-operate with Sinn Féin in the absence of arms decommissioning by the IRA. The local UUP branch selected David Burnside to contest the seat who declared that he had supported the Good Friday Agreement at the time that it was signed but had since become disillusioned with its implementation. As a result many commentators predicted that whatever the outcome of the election it was a severe blow for the UUP's leader David Trimble. On a low turnout amidst a fierce contest McCrea narrowly won the seat.

Burnside was nominated again to contest the seat in the 2001 general election in which he overturned McCrea's majority, aided by tactical voting by SDLP and Alliance voters. However the DUP were eager to regain the seat and in the 2003 Assembly election they outpolled the UUP by 298 votes. In the 2005 general election McCrea defeated Burnside in their third contest, but with a noticeably lower swing than those garnered by other DUP candidates who ousted UUP MPs. McCrea held the seat in the 2010 general election with a reduced majority. The seat was won by the UUP at the 2015 general election following the defeat of McCrea by Danny Kinahan. The DUP regained the seat following the 2017 general election with the defeat of Kinahan by Paul Girvan.

Kinahan recontested the seat in the 2019 snap election, and defeated Girvan with a swing of 6%. Shortly after his reelection Kinahan disagreed with the Antrim and Newtownabbey Ulster Unionist's decision to cut integrated education funding. He left the Ulster Unionist to become an Independent Unionist, triggering a by-election which he won assisted by the UUP's decision to stand aside. He took the Liberal Democrat whip in 2023, becoming the party's first Northern Irish MP and party spokesperson on Northern Ireland affairs. He was deselected by the Lib Dems at the ensuing General Election in favor of the Alliance Party. He ran again as an independent, but this time against the UUP, allowing the DUP to win the seat against the national trend.

Paul Girvan was one of the unionist MPs to resign their seats in protest against the Irish Language Act passed by the UUP/SDLP executive. Kinahan had rejoined the UUP and was selected as their candidate for the by-election. The DUP was expected to hold the seat with an increased majority, however, the nationalist parties and Alliance did not the contest. The seat went back to Kinahan, who held it for the two following general elections.

Danny Kinahan stood down in 2034, and political commentators expected the UUP to lose the seat as they lost Kinahan's large personal vote, but Aiken was elected against strong competition from the former Belfast South MP Emma Little Pengelly. The DUP targeted the seat in the 2039 general election and successfully elected Pengally. The DUP's plummeting vote share made Pengally become a Ulster Unionist in 2042.

The Progressive Unionist Party increased their vote in the constituency in the prior assembly elections, elected an MLA and gained a significant presence on the local council. The party, eager to receive representation in parliment, selected senior member Billy Hutchinson to fight the election. Internal polling by the DUP suggested that they would not be able to win again due to the Progressive Unionist rising support. They chose not to stand a candidate to avoid humiliation against their former MP, backing Hutchinson alongside the Real Unionists and the TUV. This broad pact of unionists managed to defeat Pengally. The DUP ran again in 2049, and a three way race between the DUP, UUP and PUP ensued, with the UUP emerging as the victors.

Pengally became one of the 5 MPs to found the Feminist Party. She triggered and won a by-election with an increased majority and a low turnout as other parties did not target the seat.

Election Member Party
1885 William Ellison-Macartney Conservative
1886 Irish Unionist
1903 by-election Charles Craig Irish Unionist
1921 Ulster Unionist
1922 constituency abolished
1950 constituency recreated
1950 Douglas Lloyd Savory Ulster Unionist
1955 Knox Cunningham Ulster Unionist
1970 James Molyneaux Ulster Unionist
1983 Clifford Forsythe Ulster Unionist
2000 by-election William McCrea Democratic Unionist
2001 David Burnside Ulster Unionist
2003 Independent Unionist
2004 Ulster Unionist Party
2005 William McCrea Democratic Unionist
2015 Danny Kinahan Ulster Unionist
2017 Paul Girvan Democratic Unionist
2019 Danny Kinahan Ulster Unionist
2021 by-election Independent Unionist
2023 Liberal Democrat
2024 Paul Girvan Democratic Unionist
2026 by-election Danny Kinahan Ulster Unionist
2034 Steve Aiken Ulster Unionist
2039 Emma Little Pengelly Democratic Unionist
2042 Ulster Unionist
2044 Billy Hutchinson Progressive Unionist
2049 Emma Little Pengelly Ulster Unionist
2052 by-election Feminist
2054 Bill Powell Real Unionist
2054 Gerry Cook SDLP

50°54′43″N 0°29′15″E / 50.91194°N 0.48750°E / 50.91194; 0.48750

Sealand Civil War

Sealand from above.
DateAugust 1978
Location
Result

Decisive Principality victory

  • The House of Bates remains in power
  • Achenbach is held as a prisoner in Sealand
  • Peace negotiations between Sealand and West Germany, The Netherlands and Austria
  • Establishment of Sealand Government-in-exile
Belligerents
 Sealand

Sealand Rebel Goverment
 West Germany
 Netherlands
Supported by

Commanders and leaders
Principality of Sealand Roy Bates
Principality of Sealand Michael Bates  (POW)
Principality of Sealand Germany Alexander Achenbach
Strength
Unknown, estimated 2-10 Unknown, estimated 20

Matches (2000–)

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Season Competition Round Opponent Home[A] Away[A] Agg[A]
2000–01 UEFA Champions League 1QR Finland Haka 2–1 0–1 2–2[C]
2001–02 1QR Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi 0–0 0–1 0–1
2002–03 UEFA Cup QR Norway Stabæk 1–1 0–4 1–5
2003–04 Did not qualify
2004–05 UEFA Champions League 1QR Finland HJK 0–1 0–1 0–2
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1QR Latvia Ventspils 1–0 1–2 2–2[D]
2QR Sweden Halmstad 2–4 1–1 3–5
2006–07 UEFA Champions League 1QR Slovenia Gorica 1–3 2–2 3–5
2007–08 1QR Sweden Elfsborg 0–0 0–1 0–1
2008–09 1QR Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 0–2 1–1 1–3
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 1QR Denmark Randers 0–3 0–4 0–7
2010–11 UEFA Champions League 2QR Norway Rosenborg 0–0 0–2 0–2
2011–12 2QR Belarus BATE Borisov 1–1 0–2 1–3
2012–13 1QR Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn 0–0 0–0 0–0 (4–3 p)
2QR Cyprus AEL Limassol 0–0 0–3 0–3
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 1QR Faroe Islands ÍF 3–0 2–0 5–0
2QR Greece Xanthi 1–2 1–0 2–2[C]
2014–15 1QR Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn 1–1 2–1 3–2
2QR Sweden AIK 1–0 0–2 1–2
2015–16 1QR Faroe Islands NSÍ Runavík 2–0 3–4 5–4
2QR Slovakia Spartak Trnava 1–3 1–2 2–5
2016–17 1QR Republic of Ireland Cork City 0–1 1–1 1–2
2017–18 UEFA Champions League 1QR San Marino La Fiorita 1–0 0–0 1–0
2QR Scotland Celtic 1-0 0–0 1-0
3QR Norway Rosenborg 0-2 0–0 0-2
2017–18 UEFA Europa League[I] PLR Netherlands Ajax 2–1 3-0 4-2
2018-19 UEFA Europa League[I] 2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1QR Denmark Nordsjælland 1-1 0-1 2-1
2019–20 UEFA Champions League 1QR Norway Rosenborg 0–2 0–4 0–6
2019–20 UEFA Europa League[I] 2QR Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn 1–0 2–2 3–2
3QR Montenegro Sutjeska 3–2 2–1 5–3
PLR Azerbaijan Qarabağ 3–1 1–2 4–3[C]

Key: PR – Preliminary round; QR – Qualifying round; 1/2/3QR – First/Second/Third qualifying round; PLR – Play-off round; 1R/2R – First/Second round; QF – Quarter-final

Notes
  1. ^ a b c
    Linfield goals are listed first.
  2. ^
    Linfield withdrew from the competition after the away leg had been played.
  3. ^ a b c d e
    Lost tie on away goals rule.
  4. ^ a b
    Won tie on away goals rule.
  5. ^
    Dinamo Tbilisi were later expelled from the competition, and Linfield were reinstated.
  6. ^ a b
    Home leg switched to Haarlem Stadion, Netherlands as a result of a UEFA sanction following crowd trouble in the away leg against Dundalk in the 1979–80 European Cup.
  7. ^ a b
    Home leg switched to the Racecourse Ground, Wales as a result of a UEFA sanction following crowd trouble against Lillestrøm in the 1987–88 European Cup.
  8. ^
    In the three seasons between 1994–95 and 1996–97, UEFA Champions League entry was limited to clubs from the continent's top 24 countries. This meant that as 1993–94 Irish League champions, Linfield entered the UEFA Cup instead.
  9. ^
    Transferred to the UEFA Europa League Champions Path after being eliminated in the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds.