William Paul Girvan (born 6 July 1963)[3] is a retired Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Antrim from 2017 to 2024.

[5] He was deselected by the DUP in South Antrim in 2007,[6] but returned to the Assembly in 2010 when he was selected to replace William McCrea following his resignation.

[7] In the 2017 general election, he contested South Antrim, winning the seat with a 3,208 majority, against the incumbent MP, Danny Kinahan of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).

[8][9] In March 2019, Girvan was one of 21 MPs who voted against LGBT inclusive sex and relationship education in English schools.

[12] In July 2020, during a trade debate in the House of Commons, Girvan caused controversy when he said that food in shops must be affordable "for the housewife to buy."