Derry City and Strabane District Council (Irish: Comhairle Chathair Dhoire agus Cheantar an tSratha Báin; Ulster-Scots: Derry Cittie & Stràbane Destrìck Cooncil) is the local authority for Derry and Strabane district in Northern Ireland. It was created as part of the 2014 Northern Ireland local government reform, replacing Derry City Council and Strabane District Council. The first elections to the authority were on 22 May 2014 and it acted as a shadow authority to its two predecessors until the new district formally came into being on 1 April 2015. The name was changed from Derry and Strabane City Council on 24 February 2016.[1]
Derry City and Strabane District Council Comhairle Chathair Dhoire agus Cheantar an tSratha Báin Derry Cittie & Stràbane Destrìck Cooncil | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 2015 |
| Preceded by | Derry City Council Strabane District Council |
| Leadership | |
Mayor | Sandra Duffy, Sinn Féin |
Deputy Mayor | Christopher Jackson, Sinn Fein |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 |
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Political groups | Sinn Féin (11) SDLP (10) DUP (5) Independents (7) UUP (2) Alliance (2) People Before Profit (2) Aontú (1) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2 May 2019 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Guildhall, Derry | |
| Website | |
| http://www.derrycityandstrabanedistrict.com/ | |
Mayoralty
Mayor
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Elisha McCallion | Sinn Féin | |
| 2016 | 2017 | Hilary McClintock | DUP | |
| 2017 | 2018 | Maolíosa McHugh | Sinn Féin | |
| 2018 | 2019 | John Boyle | SDLP | |
| 2019 | 2020 | Michaela Boyle | Sinn Féin | |
| 2020 | 2021 | Brian Tierney | SDLP | |
| 2021 | 2022 | Graham Warke | DUP | |
| 2022 | 2023 | Sandra Duffy | Sinn Féin |
Deputy Mayor
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Thomas Kerrigan | DUP | |
| 2016 | 2017 | Jim McKeever | SDLP | |
| 2017 | 2018 | John Boyle | SDLP | |
| 2018 | 2019 | Derek Hussey | UUP | |
| 2019 | 2020 | Cara Hunter | SDLP | |
| 2020 | 2021 | Graham Warke | DUP |
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEAs):[2]
| Area | Seats |
|---|---|
| Ballyarnett | 6 |
| Derg | 5 |
| Faughan | 5 |
| Foyleside | 5 |
| Sperrin | 7 |
| The Moor | 5 |
| The Waterside | 7 |
Party strengths
| Party | Elected 2014 |
Elected 2019 |
Current | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | 16 | 11 | 11 | |
| SDLP | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
| DUP | 8 | 7 | 5 | |
| UUP | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| People Before Profit | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Alliance | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Aontú | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
Councillors by electoral area
| Current council members | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| District electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Ballyarnett | Angela Dobbins | SDLP | |
| Brian Tierney | SDLP | ||
| John McGowan †† | Sinn Féin | ||
| Sandra Duffy | Sinn Féin | ||
| Rory Farrell | SDLP | ||
| Emmet Doyle † | Aontú | ||
| Derg | Keith Kerrigan | DUP | |
| Derek Hussey ††‡ | Independent | ||
| Ruairí McHugh | Sinn Féin | ||
| Steven Edwards † | SDLP | ||
| Kieran McGuire | Sinn Féin | ||
| Faughan | Graham Warke ‡ | Independent | |
| Ryan McCready ‡ | UUP | ||
| Jim McKeever ‡ | Independent | ||
| Paul Fleming | Sinn Féin | ||
| Rachael Ferguson | Alliance | ||
| Foyleside | Lilian Seenoi Barr † | SDLP | |
| Shauna Cusack | SDLP | ||
| Shaun Harkin | People Before Profit | ||
| Conor Heaney † | Sinn Féin | ||
| Sean Carr | Independent | ||
| Sperrin | Allan Bresland | DUP | |
| Michaela Boyle | Sinn Féin | ||
| Dan Kelly | Sinn Féin | ||
| Paul Gallagher | Independent | ||
| Raymond Barr | Independent | ||
| Maurice Devenney | DUP | ||
| Jason Barr | SDLP | ||
| The Moor | Gary Donnelly | Independent | |
| Maeve O'Neill † | People Before Profit | ||
| Emma McGinley † | Sinn Féin | ||
| John Boyle | SDLP | ||
| Patricia Logue | Sinn Féin | ||
| Waterside | Darren Ross Guy | UUP | |
| Sean Mooney † | SDLP | ||
| Hilary McClintock | DUP | ||
| Martin Reilly | SDLP | ||
| Christopher Jackson | Sinn Féin | ||
| Philip McKinney | Alliance | ||
| David Ramsey | DUP | ||
† Co-opted to fill a vacancy since the election.
‡ Changed party affiliation since the election.
Last updated 1 June 2022.
For further details see 2019 Derry and Strabane District Council election.
Population
The area covered by the new council has a population of 147,720 residents according to the 2011 UK census.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Change of Council Name (Derry and Strabane City Council) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016". www.legislation.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "The District Electoral Areas (Northern Ireland) Order 2014". www.legislation.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Your Councillors". Derry and Strabane District Council. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014" (PDF). NI Statistics and Research Agency. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.