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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Statements (47)

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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