Foyle candidates Colum Eastwood and Sandra Duffy cast their votes
General Election is now underway. Polls close at 10pm
The two frontrunners for the Foyle seat in today's Westminster general election have cast their votes.
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood and Sinn Féin's Sandra Duffy will square off in a bid to secure the Foyle seat.
Mr Eastwood is tipped to retain the seat he won in 2019, abeit with vastly reduced majority. His majority of more than 17,000 was a record margin, eclipsing the highest achieved by his legendary party leader John Hume.
Foyle has traditionally been an SDLP stronghold with three party leaders - Mr Hume, Mark Durkan and now Mr Eastwood - representing it in the House of Commons. The constituency of Foyle has existed for 31 years and for almost 29 of those it has been represented by the SDLP.
Sinn Fein candidate Sandra Duffy going to vote with her family this morning at Lenamore Polling Station.
The other candidates contesting the seat, include: John Boyle, Aontú; Rachel Ferguson, Alliance; Shaun Harkin, PBP; Anne McCloskey, Independent; Gary Middleton, DUP and Janice Montgomery, UUP.