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Find your electionBack to FoyleLocal elections are coming up — 7 May 2026
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Seat status
Safe
Percentage of votes
10.86%
Recent swing
-17.4% SDLP
Party
SDLP
Top donors:
Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) (£1,260)
UK Music (£570)
Key Parliamentary Votes
See where your MP stands on these issues
DID NOT VOTE4 Sep 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
✓ Passed — 336 For, 77 Against
DID NOT VOTE9 Mar 2026
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
✓ Passed — 307 For, 173 Against
DID NOT VOTE10 Mar 2026
Courts and Tribunals Bill
✓ Passed — 304 For, 203 Against
Where Colum fits into things
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
No current committee memberships