Colum Eastwood
Social Democratic & Labour Party MP for Foyle
Social Democratic & Labour Party backbencher with extensive parliamentary experience in social and foreign affairs, first elected in 2015 and active on community and public policy issues.
MessageSeat status
Relatively safe
Majority size
10,000
Recent swing
+3% Social Democratic & Labour Party
Party
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Top donors:
Trade unions
Individual small donors
Party central funds
Primary funding:
Public sector unions
Education
Health
Where Colum fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Shabana Mehmood
Home Secretary
Colum Eastwood
Member of Parliament
Foyle
Wards
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
- Foreign Affairs Select Committee
- International Development Committee