# City of Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

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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.
The constituency included the eastern part of the city of Derry and its environs including the Waterside district and Eglinton area.
The seat was held continuously by Ulster Unionist Party candidates, although it was often contested by other parties.
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 been 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
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## Election results

General Election 30 November 1929: City of Londonderry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Edward Sullivan Murphy | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 1933: City of Londonderry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Edward Sullivan Murphy | 9,471 | 81.7 | N/A |
| | Ind. Unionist | C. G. Millar | 2,214 | 18.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,347 | 63.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,685 | 71.0 | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 30 November 1938: City of Londonderry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Edward Sullivan Murphy | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
1939 City of Londonderry by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | William Lowry | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 1945: City of Londonderry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | William Lowry | 8,529 | 63.5 | N/A |
| | NI Labour | W. A. Irwin | 4,908 | 36.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,621 | 27.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,437 | 71.9 | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
1947 City of Londonderry by-election :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 4,028 | 29.2 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,774 | 79.1 | +7.2 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1949: City of Londonderry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | James Godfrey MacManaway | 9,153 | 61.2 | −2.3 |
| | Nationalist | F. E. McCarroll | 5,794 | 38.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,359 | 22.4 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,947 | 83.6 | +11.7 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
1951 City of Londonderry by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Edward Warburton Jones | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 30 November 1953: City of Londonderry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Edward Warburton Jones | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 30 November 1958: City of Londonderry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Edward Warburton Jones | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 30 November 1962: City of Londonderry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Edward Warburton Jones | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 1965: City of Londonderry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Edward Warburton Jones | 8,432 | 53.2 | N/A |
| | Ulster Liberal | Claude Wilton | 7,418 | 46.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,104 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,850 | 81.6 | N/A |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | N/A | |
1968 City of Londonderry by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Albert Anderson | 9,122 | 69.8 | +16.6 |
| | NI Labour | Janet Wilcock | 3,944 | 30.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,178 | 39.6 | +33.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,066 | 66.4 | −15.2 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1969: City of Londonderry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UUP | Albert Anderson | 6,480 | 39.4 | −13.8 |
| | Ulster Liberal | Claude Wilton | 5,770 | 35.1 | −11.7 |
| | Ind. Unionist | P. C. D. Campbell | 4,181 | 25.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 710 | 4.3 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,431 | 84.9 | +3.3 |
| | UUP hold | UUP hold | Swing | | |
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