Derry’s Westminster MPs 1922-2026 : Our Space 73
Londonderry Constituency (1922-83) always had a unionist majority. 7 of its 19 elections were not even contested. The following, unless noted, were General Elections:
1922: Malcolm Macnaghten UUP (with 75% of votes cast)
1923: Malcolm Macnaghten UUP unopposed
1924: Malcolm Macnaghten UUP (82.9%)
1929: By-election: Ronald Ross UUP unopposed
1929: Ronald Ross UUP unopposed
1931: Ronald Ross UUP unopposed
1935: Ronald Ross UUP unopposed
1945: Ronald Ross UUP (50.8%)
1950: Ronald Ross UUP (62.6%)
1951: By-election: William Wellwood UUP unopposed
1951: William Wellwood UUP unopposed.
1951 saw the last four uncontested seats in a UK General Election.
1955: Robin Chichester-Clark UUP (64.5%)
1959: Robin Chichester-Clark UUP (73%)
1964: Robin Chichester-Clark UUP (64.1%)
1966: Robin Chichester-Clark UUP (58.1%)
1970: Robin Chichester Clark UUP (53.1%)
Chichester-Clark was de-selected for supporting the 1973 Sunningdale Agreement’s voluntary power-sharing. Feb 1974: William Ross UUP (52.7%)
Oct 1974: William Ross UUP (54.4%)
1979: William Ross UUP (49.7%)
NEW FOYLE CONSTITUENCY With Stormont suspended, NI’s constituencies were increased from 12 to 17. Foyle Constituency has always had a nationalist majority.
1983: John Hume SDLP (46%)
1987: John Hume SDLP (48.8%)
1992: John Hume SDLP (51.5%)
1997: John Hume SDLP (52.5%)
2001: John Hume SDLP (50.2%)
2005: Mark Durkan SDLP (46.3%)
2010: Mark Durkan SDLP (44%)
2015: Mark Durkan SDLP (47.9%)
2017: Elisha McCallion Sinn Féin (39.7%)
2019: Colum Eastwood SDLP (57%)
2024: Colum Eastwood SDLP (40.8%)