SDLP fail to take third seat in Foyle as Sinn Fein’s vote holds strong

Newly elected Sinn Fein MLA’s for Foyle, Padraig Delargy and Ciara Ferguson, at Meadowlands Arena, Magherafelt (Liam McBurney/PA)

In what was the last constituency of the Stormont elections to be fully declared, the Social Democratic and Labour Party’s (SDLP) hopes of securing a third seat in Foyle failed to materialise as Sinn Fein’s vote remained strong.

Sinn Fein’s Padraig Delargy topped the poll with 20% of first preference votes while running mate Ciara Ferguson took a second seat for the party, despite neither having never stood for Assembly election before.