Founded 1 April 2015 | Seats 40 | |
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Type District council of Derry and Strabane Preceded by Derry City Council
Strabane District Council Mayor Hilary McClintock, Democratic Unionist Party Political groups Sinn Féin (16)
SDLP (8)
DUP (7)
UUP (2)
Independents (7) | ||
Derry City and Strabane District Council (Irish: Comhairle Chathair Dhoire agus Cheantar an tSratha Báin; Ulster-Scots: Derry Cittie & Stràbane Destrìck Cooncil) is a local authority in Northern Ireland that was established on 1 April 2015. It replaced Derry City Council and Strabane District Council and covers most of the northwest of Northern Ireland. The first elections to the authority were on 22 May 2014 and it acted as a shadow authority, prior to the creation of the Derry and Strabane district on 1 April 2015.
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Councillors
For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):
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Population
The area covered by the new council has a population of 147,720 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.
References
Derry and Strabane District Council Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA