Foyle: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Foyle is Colum Eastwood (Social Democratic & Labour Party), returned on 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Colum Eastwood (Social Democratic & Labour Party) won 15,647 votes, 40.8% of the valid vote; Sandra Duffy (Sinn Féin) came second with 11,481. 38,358 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 73,496, 52.2% of those registered. The majority was 4,166.
Key figures
What the figures show
The business register lists 3,530 local units for March 2026.
In 2024/25, 23.4% of children under 16 in Foyle (4,855) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 20.4% in 2021/22 to 20.5% in 2024/25.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 2,865, or 4.6% of the working-age population. September 2025 had 3,365.
MP
Colum Eastwood, Social Democratic & Labour Party
- MP for Foyle since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Colum Eastwood on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Colum Eastwood in Hansard, from 13 October 2026 to 20 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 51 spoken contributions by Colum Eastwood since 4 July 2024.
I am not sure that we know that the IRA did not keep records, but that is an aside.
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Can I ask the right hon. Member to put on the record that another man, Anthony Hughes, was killed on that day in that operation? He was a totally, completely and utterly innocent civilian who was not involved in any IRA activity, or in any other organisation.
It is frustrating sometimes, going through these debates. I know from speaking to victims, as many of us in this House do—although not enough of us—how frustrated they have been by some of the language that has been used in our many debates on this issue.
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I respect the hon. Member’s opinion on this, but does he accept that over the last week and a half, there have been two former paramilitaries in court on the basis of things that happened long ago? It is not the case that these cases are not being brought forward. The hon.
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I am grateful to the shadow Secretary of State for giving way, but I would also be grateful if he actually mentioned a victim in his speech. We are three minutes in, and there has not been one mention.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colum Eastwood | Social Democratic & Labour Party | 15,647 | 40.8% | −17.4 |
| Sandra Duffy | Sinn Féin | 11,481 | 29.9% | +8.8 |
| Gary Middleton | Democratic Unionist Party | 3,915 | 10.2% | +1.5 |
| Shaun Harkin | People Before Profit Alliance | 2,444 | 6.4% | +3.5 |
| Anne McCloskey | Independent | 1,519 | 4.0% | |
| Janice Montgomery | Ulster Unionist Party | 1,422 | 3.7% | +1.7 |
| Rachael Ferguson | Alliance | 1,268 | 3.3% | +0.6 |
| John Boyle | Aontú | 662 | 1.7% | −2.7 |
Result summary as published: SDLP hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Social Democratic & Labour Party 40.8% | Sinn Féin 29.9% | 4,166 | 52.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Social Democratic & Labour Party 58.2% | Sinn Féin 21.2% | 16,413 | 63.4% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Foyle lies within Derry City and Strabane.
- Derry City and Strabane N09000005
Who has power over Foyle
Every body that makes decisions for Foyle, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive makes law for Northern Ireland on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Foyle this page: Colum Eastwood (Social Democratic & Labour Party) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Foyle?
Colum Eastwood (Social Democratic & Labour Party), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Foyle?
The House of Commons Library records 15,647 votes for Colum Eastwood of Social Democratic & Labour Party and a majority of 4,166; 52.2% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Foyle?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,865, 4.6% of the 16 to 64 population.
How many children in Foyle live in low income families?
4,855 children under 16, 23.4%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.