Election for the constituency of Foyle on 6 May 2010

An election to the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Foyle, held as part of the general election on 6 May 2010.

SDLP hold by Mark Durkan with a majority of 4,824 - 12.7% - on a turnout of 57.5%.

An electorate of 65,843, having a valid vote count of 37,889 and an invalid vote count of 301.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
DURKAN, Mark SDLP 16,922 44.7% -1.7%
ANDERSON, Martina SF 12,098 31.9% -1.4%
DEVENNEY, Maurice DUP 4,489 11.8% -2.2%
MCCANN, Eamonn PBPA 2,936 7.7% -
HARDING, David Ind 1,221 3.2% -
MCGRELLIS, Keith APNI 223 0.6% -

The writ for this election was issued on 12 April 2010.

Result declared at 02:23 on 7 May 2010. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

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.

This constituency of Foyle was established by the 2010-2024 boundary set for Northern Ireland. This election was the first held under that boundary set. Any holds, gains and vote change percentages as a result of this election are based on notional results, which estimate the outcome of the previous election had it been contested on the new boundaries.