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Foyle

Every general election in Foyle since 1983. Latest: Colum Eastwood, Social Democratic and Labour Party, majority 4,166.

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Member of Parliament

Colum Eastwood

Social Democratic and Labour Party · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 4,166

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Colum Eastwood Elected sitting MPSocial Democratic and Labour Party
Social Democratic & Labour Party		15,64740.8%
Sandra DuffySinn Féin11,48129.9%
Gary MiddletonDemocratic Unionist Party3,91510.2%
Shaun HarkinPeople Before Profit Alliance2,4446.4%
Anne McCloskeyIndependent1,5194.0%
Janice MontgomeryUlster Unionist Party1,4223.7%
Rachael FergusonAlliance Party of Northern Ireland
Alliance		1,2683.3%
John BoyleAontú6621.7%
Valid votes38,358
Majority4,16610.9%

SDLP hold Turnout 52.2% of 73,496 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Social Democratic and Labour Party, 1983: 46.0%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 1987: 48.8%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 1992: 51.5%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 1997: 52.5%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2001: 50.2%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2005: 46.3%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2010: 44.7%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2015: 47.9%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2017: 39.4%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2019: 57.0%Social Democratic and Labour Party, 2024: 40.8%Sinn Féin, 1983: 20.3%Sinn Féin, 1987: 17.9%Sinn Féin, 1992: 17.6%Sinn Féin, 1997: 23.9%Sinn Féin, 2001: 26.6%Sinn Féin, 2005: 33.2%Sinn Féin, 2010: 31.9%Sinn Féin, 2015: 31.6%Sinn Féin, 2017: 39.7%Sinn Féin, 2019: 20.7%Sinn Féin, 2024: 29.9%Democratic Unionist Party, 1983: 30.4%Democratic Unionist Party, 1987: 28.6%Democratic Unionist Party, 1992: 26.4%Democratic Unionist Party, 1997: 21.5%Democratic Unionist Party, 2001: 15.2%Democratic Unionist Party, 2005: 14.4%Democratic Unionist Party, 2010: 11.9%Democratic Unionist Party, 2015: 12.4%Democratic Unionist Party, 2017: 16.1%Democratic Unionist Party, 2019: 10.1%Democratic Unionist Party, 2024: 10.2%
Vote share in Foyle at each general election SDLP SF DUP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Foyle lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Foyle (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024SDLP Colum EastwoodSF4,16610.952.2%SDLP hold
2019SDLP Colum EastwoodSF17,11036.363.4%SDLP gain from SF
2017SF Elisha McCallionSDLP1690.465.4%SF gain from SDLP
2015SDLP Mark DurkanSF6,04616.352.8%SDLP hold
2010SDLP Mark DurkanSF4,82412.757.5%SDLP hold
2005SDLPSF5,95713.174.4%
2001SDLPSF11,55023.668.9%SDLP hold
1997SDLPSF13,66428.670.4%
1992SDLPDUP13,00525.169.5%SDLP hold
1987SDLPDUP9,86020.368.9%SDLP hold
1983SDLPDUP8,14815.677.6%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Foyle?

Colum Eastwood (Social Democratic and Labour Party) won Foyle at the 2024 general election with a majority of 4,166.

Which parties have won Foyle?

At the 11 general elections held under this name since 1983: Social Democratic and Labour Party 10, Sinn Féin 1.

Which region is Foyle in?

Foyle is in Northern Ireland.

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