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Election for the constituency of Foyle on 12 December 2019

An election to the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Foyle, held as part of the general election on 12 December 2019.

SDLP gain from Sinn Féin by Colum Eastwood with a majority of 17,110 - 36.3% - on a turnout of 63.4%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
EASTWOOD, Colum SDLP 26,881 57.0% 17.7%
MCCALLION, Elisha SF 9,771 20.7% -19.0%
MIDDLETON, Gary DUP 4,773 10.1% -6.0%
MCCLOSKEY, Anne AONT 2,032 4.3% -
HARKIN, Shaun PBPA 1,332 2.8% -0.2%
FERGUSON, Rachael APNI 1,267 2.7% 0.8%
GUY, Darren UUP 1,088 2.3% -

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.

An electorate of 74,346, having a valid vote count of 47,144 and an invalid vote count of 226.

Result declared at 04:13 on 13 December 2019.