Foyle

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Foyle is a parliamentary constituency in Northern Ireland centered on the city of Derry/Londonderry.

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Foyle canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK parliamentary constituency
abbreviation Foyle (UK Parliament constituency)
adjacentTo East Londonderry constituency
West Tyrone constituency
borderStatus border constituency with Republic of Ireland
boundaryReviewBody Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland
category Politics of Derry (city)
Westminster constituencies in Northern Ireland
centeredOn Derry/Londonderry
linked to: Derry

city of Derry
linked to: Derry
contains Bogside
Creggan
Shantallow
Waterside areas of Derry
most of the urban area of Derry
country United Kingdom
created 1983
devolvedCounterpart Foyle (Northern Ireland Assembly constituency)
electoralSystem first past the post
electorate over 60,000 voters (approximate, varies by election)
electorateType borough constituency
elects one Member of Parliament
firstElectionContested 1983 United Kingdom general election
governingLaw Representation of the People Acts
hasMajorityNationalIdentity Irish
hasMP Colum Eastwood
hasPostalTown Londonderry
linked to: Derry
hasSignificantCommunity Catholic community
Nationalist community
hasSignificantIssue Brexit and the Irish border
economic regeneration of Derry
legacy of the Troubles
hasUrbanCharacter true
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
locatedIn Derry and Strabane district
mainSettlement Derry
mapEntity Northern Ireland
namedAfter River Foyle
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
partOf Northern Ireland
party Social Democratic and Labour Party
previousConstituency Londonderry
linked to: Derry
previouslyRepresentedByParty Sinn Féin
representedByParty Social Democratic and Labour Party
represents Foyle
electorate of Derry/Londonderry area
usedFor elections to the UK House of Commons

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