Mid Ulster (district) explained

Mid Ulster
Native Name:Irish: Ceantar Lár Uladh
Settlement Type:District
Coordinates:54.668°N -6.679°W
Subdivision Type:Sovereign state
Subdivision Name:United Kingdom
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Northern Ireland
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:1 April 2015
Named For:Ulster
Seat Type:Administrative HQ
Seat:Dungannon
Government Footnotes:[1]
Government Type:District council
Governing Body:Mid Ulster District Council
Leader Title:Executive
Leader Name:Committee system
Leader Title1:Control
Leader Title3:MLAs
Leader Title4:MPs
Area Rank:
Population Rank:
Timezone1:GMT
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:BST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+1
Postal Code Type:Postcode areas
Postal Code:BT
Area Code Type:Dialling codes
Area Code:028
Iso Code:GB-MUL
Blank1 Name:GSS code
Blank1 Info:N09000009

Mid Ulster [2] is a local government district in Northern Ireland. The district was created on 1 April 2015 by merging Magherafelt District, Cookstown District, and the Borough of Dungannon and South Tyrone. The local authority is Mid Ulster District Council.

Geography

The district covers parts of counties Londonderry, Tyrone, and Armagh, taking in the entire western shore of Lough Neagh, and bordering County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland. The district had a population of in . The name of the new district was announced on 17 September 2008.

Mid Ulster District Council

See main article: Mid Ulster District Council. Mid Ulster District Council replaced Magherafelt District Council, Cookstown District Council and Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council. The first election for the new district council was originally due to take place in May 2009, but on April 25, 2008, Shaun Woodward, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until 2011.[3] The first elections took place on 22 May 2014 and the council acted as a shadow authority until 1 April 2015.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Your Council . Mid Ulster District Council . 27 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Regional Assessment of Need, 2017–2020. The Education Authority Youth Service. 141. 20 February 2021.
  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7367253.stm Northern Ireland elections are postponed, BBC News, April 25, 2008, accessed April 27, 2008