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 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK parliamentary constituency
abbreviation Foyle (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED
adjacentTo East Londonderry constituency NERFINISHED
West Tyrone constituency NERFINISHED
borderStatus border constituency with Republic of Ireland
boundaryReviewBody Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
category Politics of Derry (city)
Westminster constituencies in Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
centeredOn Derry/Londonderry NERFINISHED
city of Derry NERFINISHED
contains Bogside NERFINISHED
Creggan NERFINISHED
Shantallow NERFINISHED
Waterside areas of Derry
most of the urban area of Derry
country United Kingdom
created 1983
devolvedCounterpart Foyle (Northern Ireland Assembly constituency) NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
governingLaw Representation of the People Acts NERFINISHED
hasMajorityNationalIdentity Irish
hasMP Colum Eastwood NERFINISHED
hasPostalTown Londonderry NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
mainSettlement Derry NERFINISHED
mapEntity Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
namedAfter River Foyle NERFINISHED
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
partOf Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
party Social Democratic and Labour Party NERFINISHED
previousConstituency Londonderry NERFINISHED
previouslyRepresentedByParty Sinn Féin NERFINISHED
representedByParty Social Democratic and Labour Party NERFINISHED
represents Foyle NERFINISHED
electorate of Derry/Londonderry area
usedFor elections to the UK House of Commons

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