SDLP leader Colum Eastwood broke records when he reclaimed this seat for his party in 2019 following a shock Sinn Féin victory two years earlier.
Foyle has traditionally been an SDLP stronghold with three party leaders - Mr Hume, Mark Durkan and now Mr Eastwood - representing it in the House of Commons. The constituency of Foyle has existed for 31 years and for 28.5 of those it has been represented by the SDLP. There won't be complacency in the SDLP as Sinn Féin caused a huge upset in 2017 when Elisha McCallion ousted Mark Durkan by 150 votes. It was the first time the party had taken the seat.
Many unionist voters in the constituency also voted tactically and backed the SDLP because they wanted to remove Sinn Féin.
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