City of Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 54°59′38″N 7°19′34″W / 54.994°N 7.326°W / 54.994; -7.326

City of Londonderry
Former Borough Constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland
City of Londonderry shown within Northern Ireland
Former constituency
Created	1929
Abolished	1972
Election method	First past the post

The City of Londonderry parliamentary constituency was a single member constituency in the Parliament of Northern Ireland. It was created in 1929, as one of the five single member constituencies replacing the former five member Londonderry constituency.^[1]

The constituency included the eastern part of the city of Derry and its environs including the Waterside district and Eglinton area.^[2]

The seat was held continuously by Ulster Unionist Party candidates, although it was often contested by other parties.^[3]

The constituency was last contested at the 1969 General Election. The Northern Ireland parliament was suspended in 1972 and abolished in 1973. In elections to various Northern Ireland assemblies and forums which sat from 1973 to 1986 the area formed part of a revived Londonderry constituency. Since the abolition of the 1982–1986 Northern Ireland assembly the area has formed part of the Foyle constituency.

Members of Parliament

1929 – 1939: Edward Sullivan Murphy, Ulster Unionist Party
1939 – 1947: William Lowry, Ulster Unionist Party
1947 – 1951: James Godfrey MacManaway, Ulster Unionist Party
1951 – 1968: Edward Warburton Jones, Ulster Unionist Party
1968 – 1972: Albert Anderson, Ulster Unionist Party

Source:^[3]

Election results

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General Election 30 November 1929: City of Londonderry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	UUP	Edward Sullivan Murphy	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1933: City of Londonderry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	UUP	Edward Sullivan Murphy	9,471	81.7	N/A
	Independent Unionist	C. G. Millar	2,214	18.3	N/A
Majority			7,347	63.4	N/A
Turnout				71.0	N/A
	UUP hold		Swing

General Election 30 November 1938: City of Londonderry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	UUP	Edward Sullivan Murphy	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

City of Londonderry by-election, 1939
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	UUP	William Lowry	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1945: City of Londonderry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	UUP	William Lowry	8,529	63.5	N/A
	NI Labour	W. A. Irwin	4,908	36.5	N/A
Majority			3,621	27.0	N/A
Turnout				71.9	N/A
	UUP hold		Swing

City of Londonderry by-election, 1947
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	UUP	James Godfrey MacManaway	8,901	64.6	+1.1
	NI Labour	W. A. Irwin	4,873	35.4	-1.1
Majority			4,028	29.2	+2.2
Turnout				79.1	+7.2
	UUP hold		Swing

General Election 1949: City of Londonderry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	UUP	James Godfrey MacManaway	9,153	61.2	-2.3
	Nationalist	F. E. McCarroll	5,794	38.8	N/A
Majority			3,359	22.4	-4.6
Turnout				83.6	+11.7
	UUP hold		Swing

City of Londonderry by-election, 1951
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	UUP	Edward Warburton Jones	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 30 November 1953: City of Londonderry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	UUP	Edward Warburton Jones	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 30 November 1958: City of Londonderry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	UUP	Edward Warburton Jones	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 30 November 1962: City of Londonderry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	UUP	Edward Warburton Jones	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	UUP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1965: City of Londonderry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	UUP	Edward Warburton Jones	8,432	53.2	N/A
	Liberal	Claude Wilton	7,418	46.8	N/A
Majority			1,104	6.4	N/A
Turnout				81.6	N/A
	UUP hold		Swing

City of Londonderry by-election, 1968
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	UUP	Albert Anderson	9,122	69.8	+16.6
	NI Labour	Janet Wilcock	3,944	30.2	N/A
Majority			5,178	39.6	+33.2
Turnout				66.4	-15.2
	UUP hold		Swing

General Election 1969: City of Londonderry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	UUP	Albert Anderson	6,480	39.4	-13.2
	Liberal	Claude Wilton	5,770	35.1	-11.7
	Independent Unionist	P. C. D. Campbell	4,181	25.5	N/A
Majority			710	4.3	-2.1
Turnout				84.9	+3.3
	UUP hold		Swing

Source:^[3]

References

Parliament of Northern Ireland constituencies

1921–1929	1929–1973

Antrim	Antrim Borough Bannside Carrick Larkfield (from 1969) Larne Mid Antrim Newtownabbey (from 1969) North Antrim South Antrim

Armagh	Central Armagh Mid Armagh North Armagh South Armagh

Belfast East	Belfast Bloomfield Belfast Dock Belfast Pottinger Belfast Victoria

Belfast North	Belfast Clifton Belfast Duncairn Belfast Oldpark Belfast Shankill

Belfast South	Belfast Ballynafeigh Belfast Cromac Belfast Willowfield Belfast Windsor

Belfast West	Belfast Central Belfast Falls Belfast St Anne's Belfast Woodvale

Down	Ards Bangor (from 1969) East Down Iveagh Lagan Valley (from 1969) Mid Down Mourne North Down South Down West Down

Fermanagh and Tyrone	East Tyrone Enniskillen Lisnaskea Mid Tyrone North Tyrone South Fermanagh South Tyrone West Tyrone

Londonderry	City of Londonderry Foyle Mid Londonderry North Londonderry South Londonderry

Queen's University	Queen's University (to 1969)

Parliamentary constituencies in County Londonderry

Parliament of Ireland
to 1800

Coleraine (???–1800)
Londonderry City (???–1800)
Londonderry County (???–1800)
Newtown Limavady (???–1800)

Westminster 1801–present

Historic	Coleraine (1801–85) Londonderry (1801–85, 1922–83) Londonderry City (1801–1922) North Londonderry (1885–22) South Londonderry (1885–22)

Current	Foyle (1983—) East Londonderry (1983—) Mid Ulster (1950—)

Dáil Éireann
Revolutionary era 1919–22

First Dáil
1919–21

Seats taken	(none)

Second Dáil
1921–22

No seats taken	(none)

Parliament of Northern Ireland 1921–72

City of Londonderry (1929–72)
Foyle (1929–72)
Londonderry (1921–29)
Mid Londonderry (1929–72)
North Londonderry (1929–72)
South Londonderry (1929–72)

Northern Ireland Assemblies

Assembly 1973–74 Constitutional Convention 1975–76 Assembly 1982–86	Londonderry Mid Ulster

Northern Ireland Forum 1996–98 Assembly (1998–present)	Foyle Mid Ulster

European Parliament
1979–present

Northern Ireland (1979—)

Constituencies in Ireland by county

Republic of Ireland	Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow

Northern Ireland	Antrim Armagh Down Fermanagh Londonderry Tyrone

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