Derry City and Strabane District Council

Derry City and Strabane District Council (Template:Langx; 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.

Mayoralty

Mayor

From	To	Name		Party
2015	2016	Elisha McCallion	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2016	2017	Hilary McClintock	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2017	2018	Maolíosa McHugh	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2018	2019	John Boyle	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2019	2020	Michaela Boyle	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2020	2021	Brian Tierney	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2021	2022	Graham Warke	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2022	2023	Sandra Duffy	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2023	2024	Patrica Logue	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2024	2025	Lilian Seenoi-Barr	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2025	Present	Ruairí McHugh	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color

Deputy Mayor

From	To	Name		Party
2015	2016	Thomas Kerrigan	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2016	2017	Jim McKeever	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2017	2018	John Boyle	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2018	2019	Derek Hussey	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2019	2020	Cara Hunter	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2020	2021	Graham Warke	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2021	2022	Christopher Jackson	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2022	2023	Angela Dobbins	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2023	2024	Jason Barr	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2024	2025	Darren Guy	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2025	Present	Niree McMorris	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color

Councillors

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

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

Party strengths

Party		Elected 2014	Elected 2019	Elected 2023	Current
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	16	11	18	18
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	10	11	10	8
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	8	7	5	5
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	2	2	3	3
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	0	2	1	1
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	0	2	0	0
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	0	1	0	0
REDIRECT Template:Party name with color	4	4	3	5

Councillors by electoral area

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Borders of the DEAs within Derry City and Strabane

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Population

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

See also

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

External links

• Your Councillors - Derry and Strabane District Council