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Fermanagh and Omagh District Council

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Founded
  
1 April 2015

Seats
  
40

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Type
  
District council of Fermanagh and Omagh

Preceded by
  
Fermanagh District CouncilOmagh District Council

Chairman
  
Mary Garrity, Social Democratic and Labour Party

Political groups
  
Sinn Féin (16)     UUP (8)     SDLP (6)     DUP (5)     Independents (4)

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (Irish: Comhairle Ceantair Fhear Manach agus na hÓmaí; Ulster-Scots: Districk Cooncil o Fermanagh an Omey) is a local authority in Northern Ireland and was established on 1 April 2015. It replaced Fermanagh District Council and Omagh District Council and covers most of the southwest of Northern Ireland. Its first election was on 22 May 2014, and it acted as a shadow authority prior to the creation of the Fermanagh and Omagh district in April 2015.

Contents

Councillors

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

Changes

  • Sorcha McAnespy left Sinn Féin to become an Independent
  • Raymond Farrell left the UUP to become an Independent.
  • Josephine Deehan left the SDLP to become an Independent.
  • Joanne Donnelly left the SDLP to become an Independent.

    • Population

    The area covered by the new council has a population of 113,161 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.

    References

    Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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