Derry City and Strabane District Council

Local authority in Northern Ireland

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

Deputy Mayor

Councillors

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

Party strengths

Councillors by electoral area

Borders of the DEAs within Derry City and Strabane

Population

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

See also

• Local government in Northern Ireland
• 2014 Northern Ireland local elections
• Political make-up of local councils in the United Kingdom

References

1. "Change of Council Name (Derry and Strabane City Council) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016". www.legislation.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
2. "The District Electoral Areas (Northern Ireland) Order 2014". www.legislation.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
3. "NI Census 2021 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014" (PDF). NI Statistics and Research Agency. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.

External links

• Your Councillors - Derry and Strabane District Council