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Colum Eastwood has retained the Foyle seat
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has successfully defended his Foyle seat.
Mr Eastwood retained his seat with a significantly reduced majority, of just over 4,000.
He polled 15,647 votes, down 11,234 votes from 2019 when he secured a whopping 26,881 votes.
Mr Eastwood's nearest challenger, Sinn Féin's Sandra Duffy polled a respectable 11,481 votes.
The other Foyle candidates polled:
Gary Middleton DUP - 3,915
Shaun Harkin PBP - 2,444
Anne McCloskey Ind - 1,519
Janice Montgomery UUP - 1,422
Rachael Ferguson Alliance - 1,268
John Boyle Aontu - 662
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