Mid Ulster District Council
Mid Ulster District Council Comhairle Ceantair Lár Uladh Mid Ulstèr Airts Cooncil | |
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Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | 1 April 2015 |
Preceded by | Cookstown District Council Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council Magherafelt District Council |
Leadership | |
Chair | Councillor Dominic Molloy, Sinn Féin |
Deputy Chair | Councillor Meta Graham, Ulster Unionist Party |
Structure | |
Seats | 40 |
Political groups | Incoming Council Sinn Féin (19) DUP (11) SDLP (5) Independents (3) UUP (2) |
Elections | |
Last election | 18 May 2023 |
Website | |
http://www.midulstercouncil.org/ |
Mid Ulster District Council (Irish: Comhairle Ceantair Lár Uladh; Ulster-Scots: Mid Ulstèr Airts Cooncil[1]) 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[edit]
Chair[edit]
From | To | Name | Party | |
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2015 | 2016 | Linda Dillon | Sinn Féin | |
2016 | 2017 | Trevor Wilson | Ulster Unionist | |
2017 | 2018 | Kim Ashton | Democratic Unionist | |
2018 | 2019 | Seán McPeake | Sinn Féin | |
2019 | 2020 | Martin Kearney | Social Democratic and Labour | |
2020 | 2021 | Cathal Mallaghan | Sinn Féin | |
2021 | 2022 | Paul McLean | Democratic Unionist | |
2022 | 2023 | Cora Corry | Sinn Féin | |
2023 | Present | Dominic Molloy | Sinn Féin |
Vice Chair[edit]
From | To | Name | Party | |
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2015 | 2016 | Kim Ashton | Democratic Unionist | |
2016 | 2017 | Sharon McAleer | Social Democratic and Labour | |
2017 | 2018 | Mark Glasgow | Ulster Unionist | |
2018 | 2019 | Frances Burton | Democratic Unionist | |
2019 | 2020 | Clement Cuthbertson | Democratic Unionist | |
2020 | 2021 | Meta Graham | Ulster Unionist | |
2021 | 2022 | Christine McFlynn | Social Democratic and Labour | |
2022 | 2023 | Frances Burton | Democratic Unionist | |
2023 | Present | Meta Graham | Ulster Unionist |
Councillors[edit]
For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):[2]
Area | Seats |
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Carntogher | 5 |
Clogher Valley | 6 |
Cookstown | 7 |
Dungannon | 6 |
Magherafelt | 5 |
Moyola | 5 |
Torrent | 6 |
Seat summary[edit]
Party | Elected 2014 | Elected 2019 | Elected 2023 | |
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Sinn Féin | 18 | 17 | 19 | |
DUP | 8 | 9 | 11 | |
UUP | 7 | 6 | 2 | |
SDLP | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Independents | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Councillors by electoral area[edit]
Current council members | |||
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District electoral area | Name | Party | |
Carntogher | Brian McGuigan | Sinn Féin | |
Sean McPeake | Sinn Féin | ||
Paddy Kelly | Sinn Féin | ||
Córa Corry | Sinn Féin | ||
Kyle Black | Democratic Unionist | ||
Clogher Valley | Frances Burton | Democratic Unionist | |
Mark Robinson | Democratic Unionist | ||
Gael Gildernew | Sinn Féin | ||
Kevin McElvogue | Independent | ||
Eugene McConnell | Sinn Féin | ||
Meta Graham | Ulster Unionist | ||
Cookstown | Cathal Mallaghan | Sinn Féin | |
John McNamee | Sinn Féin | ||
Gavin Bell | Sinn Féin | ||
Kerri Martin | Social Democratic and Labour | ||
Wilbert Buchanan | Democratic Unionist | ||
Trevor Wilson | Ulster Unionist | ||
Eva Cahoon | Democratic Unionist | ||
Dungannon | Clement Cuthbertson | Democratic Unionist | |
Dominic Molloy | Sinn Féin | ||
James Burton | Democratic Unionist | ||
Deirdre Varsani | Sinn Féin | ||
Barry Monteith | Independent | ||
Karol McQuade | Social Democratic and Labour | ||
Magherafelt | Darren Totten | Sinn Féin | |
Sean Clarke | Sinn Féin | ||
Christine McFlynn | Social Democratic and Labour | ||
Paul McLean | Democratic Unionist | ||
Wesley Brown | Democratic Unionist | ||
Moyola | Ian Milne | Sinn Féin | |
Jolene Groogan | Sinn Féin | ||
Anne Forde | Democratic Unionist | ||
Donal McPeake | Sinn Féin | ||
Denise Johnston | Social Democratic and Labour | ||
Torrent | Eimear Carney | Sinn Féin | |
Niall McAleer | Sinn Féin | ||
Dan Kerr | Independent | ||
Jonathan Buchanan | Democratic Unionist | ||
Malachy Quinn | Social Democratic and Labour | ||
Nuala McLernon | Sinn Féin |
Population[edit]
The area covered by the Council has a population of 138,590 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Equality Impect Assessment o tha Draft Ullans Leid Policy (in Ulster-Scots)" (PDF). Mid Ulster Council. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Local Government District Electoral Areas: 2013: Index Map of Northern Ireland: Final Recommendations" (PDF). Land and Property Services. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014" (PDF). NI Statistics and Research Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.