Derry and Strabane District Council

Derry City and Strabane District Council
Type
Type
History
Founded 1 April 2015
Preceded by Derry City Council
Strabane District Council
Structure
Seats 40
Derry and Strabane District Council Composition 2014.svg
Political groups
     Sinn Féin (16)
     SDLP (10)
     DUP (8)
     UUP (2)
     Independents (4)
Elections
Last election
22 May 2014
Website
http://www.derrycityandstrabanedistrict.com/

Derry City and Strabane District Council 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.

Councillors

For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):[1]

Area Seats
Ballyarnett 6
Derg 5
Faughan 5
Foyleside 5
Sperrin 7
The Moor 5
The Waterside 7

2014 seats summary

Party Seats
Sinn Féin 16
SDLP 10
DUP 8
UUP 2
Independents 4

Councillors by electoral area

Council members from 2014 election
District electoral area Name Party
Ballyarnet Sandra Duffy Sinn Féin
Angela Dobbins SDLP
Tony Hassan Sinn Féin
Brian Tierney SDLP
Dermot Quigley Independent
Elisha McCallion Sinn Féin
Derg Derek Hussey UUP
Thomas Kerrigan DUP
Maolíosa McHugh Sinn Féin
Kieran McGuire Sinn Féin
Ruairí McHugh Sinn Féin
Faughan Gary Middleton DUP
Maurice Devenney DUP
Paul Fleming Sinn Féin
Jim McKeever SDLP
Gus Hastings SDLP
Foyleside John Boyle SDLP
Darren O'Reilly Independent
Mickey Cooper Sinn Féin
Eric McGinley Sinn Féin
Shauna Cusack SDLP
Sperrin Allan Bresland DUP
Rhonda Hamilton DUP
Patsy Kelly SDLP
Karina Carlin Sinn Féin
Paul Gallagher Independent
Brian McMahon Sinn Féin
Dan Kelly Sinn Féin
The Moor Gary Donnelly Independent
Kevin Campbell Sinn Féin
Colly Kelly Sinn Féin
Patricia Logue Sinn Féin
Seán Carr SDLP
The Waterside Gerard Diver SDLP
Mary Hamilton UUP
Christopher Jackson Sinn Féin
Martin Reilly SDLP
David Ramsey DUP
Hilary McClintock DUP
Drew Thompson DUP

Population

The area covered by the new council has a population of 147,720 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[2]

References