Julie Middleton

Julie Middleton 
 Role: Co-opted Apr 2026; DUP MLA
 Constituency: Foyle
 Party: DUP
 Last updated: 29 June 2026 
 
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 Name 
 Julie Middleton 
 
 
 Constituency 
 Foyle 
 
 
 Party 
 DUP 
 
 
 First elected 
 Co-opted 13 April 2026 
 
 
 Role 
 DUP MLA for Foyle 
 
 
 
 
 Key Information 
 
 MLA for Foyle, co-opted 13 April 2026 
 Replaced husband Gary Middleton who resigned from the Assembly to deal with "significant" mental health challenges 
 Previously served as a member of Derry City and Strabane District Council 
 Her co-option means she is one of the 1 in 8 Stormont MLAs who are unelected (co-opted without a by-election) 
 Gary Middleton had served as Foyle MLA since 2015 
 
 
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 Sources 
 
 Northern Ireland Assembly: https://www.niassembly.gov.uk/ 
 BBC Northern Ireland: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/northern_ireland 
 DUP: https://mydup.com/news/dup-co-opts-new-mla-for-foyle