Foyle - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Foyle constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Foyle
Region	Northern Ireland
1st in 2024		SDLP
2nd in 2024		Sinn Fein
Swing To Lose	5.43%

Note: 'Swing To Lose' is the swing needed by the 2nd placed party against the 1st placed party to win the seat.

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2024	SDLP
	Election 2019 (New Boundaries)	SDLP
	Election 2019	SDLP
	Election 2017	Sinn Fein
	Election 2015	SDLP
	Election 2010	SDLP
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	SDLP
	Election 2005	SDLP
	Election 2001	SDLP
	Election 1997	SDLP
	Election 1992	SDLP
	Election 1987	SDLP
	Election 1983	SDLP

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SDLP	15,647	40.79%	-17.44%
	Sinn Fein	11,481	29.93%	+8.76%
	DUP	3,915	10.21%	+1.51%
	Minor	2,444	6.37%	N/A
	UUP	1,422	3.71%	+1.72%
	Alliance NI	1,268	3.31%	+0.62%
	Others	2,181	5.69%	N/A
Majority		4,166	10.86%
Turnout		38,358	52.19%	-11.16%
Electorate		73,496
Swing from SDLP to SF			13.10%
Swing from SDLP to DUP			9.48%
Swing from DUP to SF			3.63%
	SDLP hold

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SDLP	25,785	58.24%	+1.22%
	Sinn Fein	9,372	21.17%	+0.44%
	DUP	3,852	8.70%	-1.42%
	Minor	1,949	4.40%	N/A
	Alliance NI	1,189	2.69%	0.00%
	UUP	878	1.98%	-0.32%
	Others	1,251	2.83%	N/A
Majority		16,413	37.07%
Turnout		44,276	63.35%	-0.06%
Electorate		69,890
Swing from SF to SDLP			0.39%
Swing from DUP to SDLP			1.32%
Swing from DUP to SF			0.93%
	SDLP hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SDLP	26,881	57.02%	+17.67%
	Sinn Fein	9,771	20.73%	-18.99%
	DUP	4,773	10.12%	-5.97%
	Minor	2,032	4.31%	N/A
	Alliance NI	1,267	2.69%	+0.84%
	UUP	1,088	2.31%	N/A
	Others	1,332	2.83%	N/A
Majority		17,110	36.29%
Turnout		47,144	63.41%	-1.95%
Electorate		74,346
Swing from SF to SDLP			18.33%
Swing from DUP to SDLP			11.82%
Swing from SF to DUP			6.51%
	SDLP gain from Sinn Fein

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Sinn Fein	18,256	39.72%	+8.15%
	SDLP	18,087	39.35%	-8.55%
	DUP	7,398	16.09%	+3.74%
	Minor	1,377	3.00%	N/A
	Alliance NI	847	1.84%	-0.41%
Majority		169	0.37%
Turnout		45,965	65.36%	+12.53%
Electorate		70,324
Swing from SDLP to SF			8.35%
Swing from DUP to SF			2.21%
Swing from SDLP to DUP			6.14%
	Sinn Fein gain from SDLP

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SDLP	17,725	47.90%	+3.24%
	Sinn Fein	11,679	31.56%	-0.37%
	DUP	4,573	12.36%	+0.51%
	UUP	1,226	3.31%	N/A
	Alliance NI	835	2.26%	+1.67%
	UKIP	832	2.25%	N/A
	Conservative	132	0.36%	N/A
Majority		6,046	16.34%
Turnout		37,002	52.83%	-4.71%
Electorate		70,036
Swing from SF to SDLP			1.80%
Swing from DUP to SDLP			1.36%
Swing from SF to DUP			0.44%
	SDLP hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SDLP	16,922	44.66%	-1.64%
	Sinn Fein	12,098	31.93%	-1.31%
	DUP	4,489	11.85%	-2.53%
	Minor	2,936	7.75%	N/A
	UCU-NF	1,221	3.22%	N/A
	Alliance NI	223	0.59%	N/A
Majority		4,824	12.73%
Turnout		37,889	57.54%	-8.36%
Electorate		65,843
Swing from SDLP to SF			0.16%
Swing from DUP to SDLP			0.44%
Swing from DUP to SF			0.61%
	SDLP hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SDLP	21,119	46.30%	0.00%
	Sinn Fein	15,162	33.24%	0.00%
	DUP	6,557	14.38%	0.00%
	Minor	1,649	3.62%	N/A
	UUP	1,091	2.39%	0.00%
	Others	31	0.07%	N/A
Majority		5,957	13.06%
Turnout		45,609	65.90%	-0.43%
Electorate		69,209
Swing from SF to SDLP			0.00%
Swing from DUP to SDLP			0.00%
Swing from DUP to SF			0.00%
	SDLP hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SDLP	21,119	46.30%	-3.90%
	Sinn Fein	15,162	33.24%	+6.67%
	DUP	6,557	14.38%	-0.79%
	Minor	1,649	3.62%	N/A
	UUP	1,091	2.39%	-4.48%
	Others	31	0.07%	N/A
Majority		5,957	13.06%
Turnout		45,609	66.33%	-2.57%
Electorate		68,758
Swing from SDLP to SF			5.28%
Swing from SDLP to DUP			1.55%
Swing from DUP to SF			3.73%
	SDLP hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SDLP	24,538	50.20%	-2.31%
	Sinn Fein	12,988	26.57%	+2.64%
	DUP	7,414	15.17%	-6.35%
	UUP	3,360	6.87%	N/A
	Alliance NI	579	1.18%	-0.52%
Majority		11,550	23.63%
Turnout		48,879	68.90%	-1.81%
Electorate		70,943
Swing from SDLP to SF			2.47%
Swing from DUP to SDLP			2.02%
Swing from DUP to SF			4.49%
	SDLP hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SDLP	25,109	52.51%	+1.04%
	Sinn Fein	11,445	23.94%	+6.30%
	DUP	10,290	21.52%	-4.89%
	Alliance NI	817	1.71%	-0.97%
	Minor	154	0.32%	N/A
Majority		13,664	28.58%
Turnout		47,815	70.71%	+1.22%
Electorate		67,620
Swing from SDLP to SF			2.63%
Swing from DUP to SDLP			2.96%
Swing from DUP to SF			5.60%
	SDLP hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SDLP	26,710	51.47%	+2.65%
	DUP	13,705	26.41%	-2.14%
	Sinn Fein	9,149	17.63%	-0.27%
	Alliance NI	1,390	2.68%	+0.05%
	Minor	514	0.99%	N/A
	Others	422	0.81%	N/A
Majority		13,005	25.06%
Turnout		51,890	69.49%	+0.53%
Electorate		74,673
Swing from DUP to SDLP			2.39%
Swing from SF to SDLP			1.46%
Swing from DUP to SF			0.93%
	SDLP hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SDLP	23,743	48.82%	+2.79%
	DUP	13,883	28.55%	-1.90%
	Sinn Fein	8,707	17.90%	-2.38%
	Alliance NI	1,276	2.62%	+0.50%
	Minor	1,022	2.10%	N/A
Majority		9,860	20.28%
Turnout		48,631	68.96%	-9.11%
Electorate		70,519
Swing from DUP to SDLP			2.35%
Swing from SF to SDLP			2.59%
Swing from SF to DUP			0.24%
	SDLP hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SDLP	24,071	46.03%	N/A
	DUP	15,923	30.45%	N/A
	Sinn Fein	10,607	20.28%	N/A
	Alliance NI	1,108	2.12%	N/A
	Minor	582	1.11%	N/A
Majority		8,148	15.58%
Turnout		52,291	78.07%	N/A
Electorate		66,976

	SDLP win

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