Mid-Ulster District Council
| Mid-Ulster District Council Comhairle Ceantair Lár Uladh | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 2015 |
| Preceded by |
Cookstown District Council Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council Magherafelt District Council |
| Leadership | |
Chair |
Thomas Wilson, Ulster Unionist Party |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 |
 | |
Political groups |
Sinn Féin (18) DUP (8) UUP (7) SDLP (6) Independents (1) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 22 May 2014 |
| Website | |
| http://www.midulstercouncil.org/ | |
Mid-Ulster District Council is a local authority that was established on 1 April 2015. It replaced Cookstown District Council, Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council and Magherafelt District Council. The first elections to the authority took place on 22 May 2014 and it acted as a shadow authority, prior to the creation of the Mid-Ulster district on 1 April 2015.
Chairpersonship
Chair
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Linda Dillon | Sinn Féin | |
| 2016 | 2017 | Thomas Wilson | UUP |
Vice Chair
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Kim Ashton | DUP | |
| 2016 | 2017 | Sharon McAleer | SDLP |
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):[1]
| Area | Seats |
|---|---|
| Carntogher | 5 |
| Clogher Valley | 6 |
| Cookstown | 7 |
| Dungannon | 6 |
| Magherafelt | 5 |
| Moyola | 5 |
| Torrent | 6 |
2014 seats summary
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | 18 | |
| DUP | 8 | |
| UUP | 7 | |
| SDLP | 6 | |
| Independents | 1 | |
Councillors by electoral area
| Council members from 2014 election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| District electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Carntogher | James Shiels | DUP | |
| Martin Kearney | SDLP | ||
| Seán McPeake | Sinn Féin | ||
| Kate McEldowney | Sinn Féin | ||
| Brian McGuigan | Sinn Féin | ||
| Clogher Valley | Frances Burton | DUP | |
| Phelim Gildernew | Sinn Féin | ||
| Seán McGuigan | Sinn Féin | ||
| Sharon McAleer | SDLP | ||
| Robert Mulligan | UUP | ||
| Wills Robinson | DUP | ||
| Cookstown | Cathal Mallaghan | Sinn Féin | |
| Trevor Wilson | UUP | ||
| John Fitzgerald McNamee | Sinn Féin | ||
| Gavin Bell | Sinn Féin | ||
| Tony Quinn | SDLP | ||
| Wilbert Buchanan | DUP | ||
| Mark Glasgow | UUP | ||
| Dungannon | Barry Monteith | Independent | |
| Walter Cuddy | UUP | ||
| Dominic Molloy | Sinn Féin | ||
| Kim Ashton | DUP | ||
| Clement Cuthbertson | DUP | ||
| Denise Mullen | SDLP | ||
| Magherafelt | Paul McLean | DUP | |
| George Shiels | UUP | ||
| Seán Clarke | Sinn Féin | ||
| Christine McFlynn | SDLP | ||
| Darren Totten | Sinn Féin | ||
| Moyola | Caoimhe O'Neill | Sinn Féin | |
| Anne Forde | DUP | ||
| Catherine Elattar | Sinn Féin | ||
| Derek McKinney | UUP | ||
| Peter Bateson | Sinn Féin | ||
| Torrent | Linda Dillon | Sinn Féin | |
| Joe O'Neill | Sinn Féin | ||
| Malachy Quinn | SDLP | ||
| Ronan McGinley | Sinn Féin | ||
| Kenneth Reid | UUP | ||
| Mickey Gillespie | Sinn Féin | ||
Population
The area covered by the new Council has a population of 138,590 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.deac-ni.org/index/current-review-of-district-electoral-areas/final_ni_overview__300dpi_a1_.pdf
- ↑ "NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014" (PDF). NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
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