East Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)
Elections in the 1980s

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
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UUP
Roy Beggs
14,293
37.4
N/A
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DUP
Jim Allister
13,926
36.5
N/A
-
Alliance
Seán Neeson
7,620
20.0
N/A
-
SDLP
Michael O'Cleary
1,047
2.7
N/A
-
Independent
William Anthony Cunning
741
1.9
N/A
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Workers' Party
Austin Kevin Kelly
581
1.5
N/A
Majority
Majority
Majority
367
0.9
N/A
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
38,154
65.1
N/A
Registered electors
Registered electors
Registered electors
58,671
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UUP win (new seat)
UUP win (new seat)
UUP win (new seat)
UUP win (new seat)
UUP win (new seat)

Question: Who were the top two parties in the East Antrim election, and by how many votes did the winning party win by?
Answer: The UUP were only 367 votes ahead of the DUP.