This is a seat that has been synonymous with the Paisley name for decades.
It is currently held by Ian Paisley, son of the former DUP leader, with a 12,000 majority.
He has been the incumbent here since taking over from his father in 2010. It has been in the family since 1970.
In the past, what competition there’s been, has been provided by the Ulster Unionists.
Stormont’s Ulster Unionist Health minister Robin Swann would traditionally have run here.
He has swapped out to a neighbouring constituency where he has a better shot at the seat.
There is a different test for the Paisley dynasty this time.
Jim Allister, leader of the hardline unionist TUV, is standing in the North Antrim constituency.
He is hoping to exact a price across Northern Ireland for what he sees as a DUP betrayal over Irish Sea border checks.
His party formed a pre-election alliance with Reform UK, the rebrand for the Brexit Party.
Former Reform leader Richard Tice came to the TUV annual conference in March to announce a joint platform and agreed candidates.
The plan fell apart when Reform could not get registered in Northern Ireland in time for the snap election.
However, the TUV was confident it had the backing of Reform as it ran candidates across Northern Ireland, including in seats where it would make DUP MPs vulnerable.
The elevation of Nigel Farage to the leadership of Reform UK threw a spanner in the works.
Having taken over from Mr Tice, Mr Farage declared that he was personally backing two DUP MPs, despite his party’s pact with the TUV.
He cited Ian Paisley and Sammy Wilson’s strong support for Brexit for his decision.
No sooner had he said it, that Mr Paisley had a statement out welcoming the development.
It was a blow for Mr Allister whose party polled more than 10,000 first preferences in this constituency at the 2022 Assembly elections, just 2,000 behind the DUP.
Mr Paisley would expect to poll considerably better than that for Westminster and the TUV has traditionally not polled as well in those elections.
The Paisley family name attracts a strong personal vote, though his vote share was reduced at the 2019 election.
It may fall further with Mr Allister in the field as disaffected unionists seek to punish the DUP for an inconsistent position on post-Brexit checks in the Irish Sea.
However, Ian Paisley should be able to use the Farage endorsement to blunt that challenge.
2019 General Election
Valid votes: 44,051
Turnout: 57.5%
DUP: 20,860
UUP: 8,139
Alliance: 6,231
Sinn Féin: 5,632
SDLP: 2,943
Independent: 246
2024 Candidates
Jim Allister - TUV
Helen Maher - SDLP
Phillip McGuigan - Sinn Féin
Ráichéal Mhic Niocaill - Aontú
Jackson Minford - UUP
Tristan Morrow - Independent
Sian Mulholland - Alliance
Ian Paisley - DUP
