City of Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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City of Londonderry Parliament of Northern Ireland Borough constituency
City of Londonderry shown within Northern Ireland
Created:	1929
Abolished:	1972
Election Method:	First past the post

City of Londonderry 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.

The constituency included the eastern party of the city of Derry and its environs including the Waterside district and Eglinton area.^[1]

The seat was held continuously by Ulster Unionist Party candidates, although it was often contested by other parties.^[2]

[edit] 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: ^[2]

[edit] Election results

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At the Northern Ireland general election, 1929, Edward Sullivan Murphy was elected unopposed.

General Election 1933: City of Londonderry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing

At the Northern Ireland general election, 1938, Edward Sullivan Murphy was elected unopposed. At the City of Londonderry by-election, 1939, William Lowry was elected unopposed.

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

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

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

At the City of Londonderry by-election, 1951, and the 1953, 1958 and 1962 Northern Ireland general elections, Edward Warburton Jones was elected unopposed.

General Election 1965: City of Londonderry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing

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

General Election 1969: City of Londonderry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ulster Unionist	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
	Ulster Unionist hold		Swing

Source: ^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election results: Constituency Boundaries
2. ^ ^{a b c} Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results: Boroughs: Londonderry

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