Fermanagh and Omagh District Council

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Founded 1 April 2015
Preceded by Fermanagh District Council
Omagh District Council
Leadership
Chairman
Thomas O'Reilly, Sinn Féin
Structure
Seats 40
Political groups
     Sinn Féin (17)
     UUP (9)
     SDLP (8)
     DUP (5)
     Independents (1)
Elections
Last election
22 May 2014
Website
http://www.fermanaghomagh.com/

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council 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.

Chairmanship

Chairman

From To Name Party
2015 Thomas O'Reilly Sinn Féin

Vice Chairman

From To Name Party
2015 Paul Robinson DUP

Councillors

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

Area Seats
Enniskillen 6
Erne East 6
Erne North 5
Erne West 5
Mid Tyrone 6
Omagh 6
West Tyrone 6

2014 seats summary

Party Seats
Sinn Féin 17
Ulster Unionist Party 9
Social Democratic and Labour Party 8
Democratic Unionist Party 5
Independents 1

Councillors by electoral area

Council members from 2014 election
District electoral area Name Party
Enniskillen Robert Irvine UUP
Keith Elliot DUP
Patricia Rogers SDLP
Tommy Maguire Sinn Féin
Debbie Coyle Sinn Féin
Howard Thornton UUP
Erne East Victor Warrington UUP
Paul Robinson DUP
Richie McPhillips SDLP
Tom O'Reilly Sinn Féin
Brian McCaffrey Sinn Féin
Sheamus Greene Sinn Féin
Erne North Rosemary Barton UUP
Raymond Farrell UUP
David Mahon DUP
John Coyle SDLP
John Feely Sinn Féin
Erne West Alex Baird UUP
Bernice Swift Independent
Barry Doherty Sinn Féin
Anthony Feely Sinn Féin
Brendan Gallagher SDLP
Mid Tyrone Bert Wilson UUP
Seán Clarke Sinn Féin
Ann Marie Fitzgerald Sinn Féin
Seán Donnelly Sinn Féin
Barry McNally Sinn Féin
Rosemarie Shields SDLP
Omagh Josephine Deehan SDLP
Sorcha McAnespy Sinn Féin
Errol Thompson DUP
Chris Smyth UUP
Joanne Donnelly SDLP
Marty McColgan Sinn Féin
West Tyrone Glenn Campbell Sinn Féin
Allan Rainey UUP
Frankie Donnelly Sinn Féin
Mark Buchanan DUP
Mary Garrity SDLP
Stephen McCann Sinn Féin

Population

The area covered by the new council has a population of 113,161 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[2]

References

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