What was initially thought to be a tight race saw the SDLP's Colum Eastwood win back the Foyle seat from Sinn Féin's Elisha McCallion with a huge majority.
The SDLP will be celebrating tonight after garnering 26,881 votes, against Ms McCallion's 9,771.
Ms McCallion was previously elected in 2017 from Mr Eastwood's colleague Mark Durkan by the tightest of margins with only 169 votes, in what is historically an SDLP heartland and the home of former leader John Hume.
It was clear from early in the evening that the SDLP were due to make something of a comeback, as Mr Eastwood and his colleague Claire Hanna were both predicted for victories.
It was made even clearer when upon her arrival to the Magherafelt count centre, Ms McCallion congratulated her rival before the votes had even been called out.
"Keep it up," she said as she hugged Mr Eastwood.
Mr Eastwood said that he was keen for Northern Ireland to "get back to work".
"I want to especially thank the people of Derry, I think they have sent a clear message, roared that message to all of us in politics today," Mr Eastwood said during his victory speech.
"This is a story about the revival of the SDLP but it's more about the message and desire of the people of our city and the people of the north generally.
"We hear you loud and clear, we know you want someone to go to Westminster to fight your case, to stand up to Boris Johnson, to protect us from Brexit.
"You also want us to get back to work in Stormont, no more excuses will be accepted by the people of our city or by the people of Northern Ireland.
"Monday is an opportunity, let's get on with it."
The total votes polled for the Foyle constituency was 47,370, which marked a 63.72% turnout.
In third was the DUP's Gary Middleton on 4,773.
Candidates who also ran in the constituency are Alliance's Rachael Ferguson, UUP representative Darren Guy, Aontu's Dr Anne McCloskey and People Before Profit's Shaun Harkin.
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Candidate Vote % change since 2017
Colum Eastwood (SDLP) 26,881(58.4%) + 17.7%
Elisha McCallion (SF) 9,771 (21.2%) -19%
Gary Middleton (DUP) 4,773 (10.3%) -6%
Anne McCloskey (Aontú) 2,033 (4.4%) +4.4%
Shaun Harkin (PBP) 1,332 (2.8%) -0.2%
Rachael Ferguson (All) 1,267 (2.7%) +0.8%
Guy Darren (UUP) 1,088 (2.3%) +2.3%
Electorate 74,346
Turnout 47,379 (63.7%) -1.9%
Majority 17,110
