Colum Eastwood

MP since 12 Dec 2019

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Colum Eastwood is the Social Democratic & Labour Party MP for Foyle, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019.

885

Votes Cast

£327,867

Expenses 2024-25

4,166

Majority

40.8%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£327,867

Staffing£250,786
Office£29,117
Accommodation£26,185
Travel£21,780

Year-on-Year

2024-25£327,867
2023-24£311,836
2022-23£322,003
2021-22£263,902
2020-21£231,344
2019-20£19,145

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 38,358 voters

Social Democratic & Labour Party
15,647 votes40.8%
Sinn Féin
11,481 votes29.9%
Democratic Unionist Party
3,915 votes10.2%
People Before Profit Alliance
2,444 votes6.4%
Independent
1,519 votes4.0%
Ulster Unionist Party
1,422 votes3.7%
Alliance
1,268 votes3.3%
Aontú
662 votes1.7%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

61

Written Questions

5

Oral Questions

20

Debates Spoken In

31

Speeches

187

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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1 AYE1 NO

Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 14 Jan 2025

2 AYE

Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill

2 votes · 19 Nov 2024

2 AYE2 NO

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee

4 votes · 12 Nov 2024

1 AYE1 NO

Employment Rights Bill

2 votes · 21 Oct 2024

Financial Interests(3)

Visits outside the UK

the Council for Arab-British Understanding

£1,260
Name of donor
Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding)
Address of donor
1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights, accommodation, transport and food, value £1,260
Destination of visit
Lebanon
Dates of visit
6 October 2025 to 10 October 2025
Purpose of visit
Fact finding visit organised by the Council for Arab-British Understanding

Registered 21 October 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

UK Music

Ticket to The Ivors Awards (cost £570+vat)

22 May 2025

£570
Name of donor
UK Music
Address of donor
Work.Life 33 Foley Street, London W1W 7TL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Ticket to The Ivors Awards (cost £570+vat), value £684
Date received
22 May 2025
Date accepted
22 May 2025
Donor status
company, registration No 3245288

Registered 3 June 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
30 August 2024

Registered 27 September 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Colum in Parliament

Chemicals: Labelling and Packaging

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 January 2025 on Stormont Brake: Response to the notification made under Schedule 6B Northern Ireland A

AnsweredNorthern Ireland Office27 Mar 2025

Carer’s Allowance: Overpayments 

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has considered pausing the creation of new Carer’s Allowance overpayment debts until after the independent review into Carer’s Allowanc

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions20 Mar 2025

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the (a) conditions and (b) treatment of Palestinian

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office23 Jan 2025

Palestinians: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if his representative for Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories will meet with (a) Addameer, (b)

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office23 Jan 2025

West Bank: Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the escalation of violence in the West Bank.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office22 Jan 2025

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on attacks on (a) international aid agencies and (b) th

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office10 Jan 2025

Media: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the reasons for a decrease in the number of jobs filled in the (a) film, (b) television, (c) video, (d

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport19 Dec 2024

Artificial Intelligence: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has held discussions with trade unions on the potential impact of (a) artificial intelligence and (b) automation on workers.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade19 Dec 2024

Computers and Electronic Equipment: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the reasons for a decrease in the number of jobs filled in (a) electronic manufacturing and (

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology19 Dec 2024

Artificial Intelligence and Automation: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential net impact of (a) Artificial Intelligence and (b) automation on emp

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology19 Dec 2024
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