Derry City and Strabane District Council

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
Founded1 April 2015
Preceded byDerry City Council
Strabane District Council
Leadership
Mayor
Patricia Logue, Sinn Féin
Deputy Mayor
Jason Barr, Independent
Structure
Seats40
Political groups
  Sinn Féin (18)
  SDLP (8)
  DUP (5)
  UUP (3)
  PBP (1)
  Independents (5)
Elections
Last election
18 May 2023
Meeting place
Guildhall, Derry
Website
http://www.derrystrabane.com/

Mayoralty

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Mayor

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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
2023 2024 Patrica Logue Sinn Féin
2024 Present Lillian Seenoi-Barr SDLP

Deputy Mayor

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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
2021 2022 Christopher Jackson Sinn Féin
2022 2023 Angela Dobbins SDLP
2023 Present Jason Barr SDLP

Councillors

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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

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Party Elected
2014
Elected
2019
Elected
2023

Current
Sinn Féin 16 11 18 18
SDLP 10 11 10 8
DUP 8 7 5 5
UUP 2 2 3 3
People Before Profit 0 2 1 1
Alliance 0 2 0 0
Aontú 0 1 0 0
Independent 4 4 3 5

Councillors by electoral area

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Borders of the DEAs within Derry City and Strabane
Current council members
District electoral area Name Party
Ballyarnett Sandra Duffy Sinn Féin
Rory Farrell SDLP
Amanda Clarke Sinn Féin
Pat Murphy Sinn Féin
Brian Tierney SDLP
Catherine McDaid SDLP
Derg Keith Kerrigan DUP
Ruairí McHugh Sinn Féin
Derek Hussey UUP
Antaine Ó Fearghail Sinn Féin
Caroline Devine Sinn Féin
Faughan Janice Montgomery UUP
Declan Norris SDLP
Julie Middleton DUP
Alex Duffy Sinn Féin
Sean Fleming Sinn Féin
Foyleside Conor Heaney Sinn Féin
Grace Uí Niallais Sinn Féin
Shaun Harkin People Before Profit
Shauna Cusack Independent
Lilian Seenoi Barr SDLP
Sperrin Paul Boggs Sinn Féin
Fergal Leonard Sinn Féin
Brian Harte Sinn Féin
Jason Barr Independent
Raymond Barr Independent
Gary Wilkinson DUP
Paul Gallagher Independent
The Moor Gary Donnelly Independent
Aisling Hutton Sinn Féin
John Boyle SDLP
Patricia Logue Sinn Féin
Emma McGinley Sinn Féin
Waterside Caitlin Deeney Sinn Féin
Darren Guy UUP
Christopher Jackson Sinn Féin
Chelsea Cooke DUP
Niree McMorris DUP
Sean Mooney SDLP
Martin Reilly SDLP

Population

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The area covered by the new council has a population of 150,756 residents according to the 2011 UK census.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "The District Electoral Areas (Northern Ireland) Order 2014". www.legislation.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  3. ^ "NI Census 2021 - 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.
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