Derry City and Strabane District Council explained

Derry City and Strabane District Council
Native Name:Comhairle Chathair Dhoire agus Cheantar an tSratha Báin
Derry Cittie & Stràbane Destrìck Cooncil
Logo Pic:Derry City and Strabane District Council.svg
Logo Res:250px
Foundation:1 April 2015
Jurisdiction:Derry and Strabane
Preceded By:Derry City Council
Strabane District Council
Leader1 Type:Mayor
Leader1:Patricia Logue
Party1:Sinn Féin
Leader2 Type:Deputy Mayor
Leader2:Jason Barr
Party2:Independent
Members:40
Structure1:File:Derry City and Strabane District Council (May 2023).svg
Structure1 Res:260px
Political Groups1: Sinn Féin (18)
SDLP (8)
DUP (5)
UUP (3)
PBP (1)
Independents (5)
Last Election1:18 May 2023
Session Room:Derry Guildhall Meeting Place of the Derry City and Strabane District Council 2019 08 29.jpg
Meeting Place:Guildhall, Derry
Website:http://www.derrystrabane.com/

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]

Mayoralty

Mayor

See also: Mayor of Derry.

FromToNameParty
20152016Elisha McCallion
20162017Hilary McClintock
20172018Maolíosa McHugh
20182019John Boyle
20192020Michaela Boyle
20202021Brian Tierney
20212022Graham Warke
20222023Sandra Duffy
20232024Patrica Logue
2024PresentLillian Seenoi-Barr

Deputy Mayor

FromToNameParty
20152016Thomas Kerrigan
20162017Jim McKeever
20172018John Boyle
20182019Derek Hussey
20192020Cara Hunter
20202021Graham Warke
20212022Christopher Jackson
20222023Angela Dobbins
2023PresentJason Barr

Councillors

For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEAs):[2]

AreaSeats
Ballyarnett6
Derg5
Faughan5
Foyleside5
Sperrin7
The Moor5
The Waterside7

Party strengths

PartyElected
2014
Elected
2019
Elected
2023

Current
16111818
1011108
8755
2233
0211
0200
0100
4435

Councillors by electoral area

See also: 2023 Derry City and Strabane District Council election.

Population

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

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Change of Council Name (Derry and Strabane City Council) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 . www.legislation.gov.uk . 16 October 2018 . en . 16 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181016203308/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/8/contents/made . live .
  2. Web site: The District Electoral Areas (Northern Ireland) Order 2014. www.legislation.gov.uk. en. 2017-11-26. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201115633/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111107546/schedule. live.
  3. Web site: NI Census 2021 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014. NI Statistics and Research Agency. 28 September 2014. 15 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141215081312/http://www.nisra.gov.uk/archive/census/2011/results/key-statistics/summary-report.pdf. live.