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Derry and Strabane District Council

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Founded
  
1 April 2015

Seats
  
40

Derry and Strabane District Council

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.

Contents

Councillors

For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):

Changes

  • Patsy Kelly left the SDLP to become an Independent.

    • 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
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