GENERAL ELECTION 2017: Voter turnout in Foyle up by over 12%

The voter turnout for the Foyle constituency in the 2017 General Election is up by nearly 12%.

Of the 70,324 people eligible to vote, 46,136 turned out at the polling station.

This puts turnout in Foyle at 65.60% of those eligible to vote.

In the 2015 General Election there was a turnout in Foyle of just 53.58%.

It is not yet clear what the increased turnout could mean for the candidates standing in the constituency.

The election marks the highest turnout in Foyle since the 2005 General Election when the turnout was 65.9%.