Fermanagh and Omagh District Council

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Template other Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (Template:Langx; Ulster-Scots: Districk Cooncil o Fermanagh an Omey) 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	2016	Thomas O'Reilly	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2016	2017	Mary Garrity	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2017	2018	Stephen McCann	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2018	2019	Howard Thornton	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2019	2020	Siobhan Currie	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2020	2020	Chris Smyth	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2020	2021	Diana Armstrong	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2021	2022	Errol Thompson	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2022	2023	Barry McElduff	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2023	2024	Thomas O’Reilly	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2024	2025	John McClaughry	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2025	Present	Barry McElduff	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color

Vice Chairman

From	To	Name	Party
2015	2016	Paul Robinson	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2016	2017	Bert Wilson	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2017	2018	Alex Baird	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2018	2019	John Feely	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2019	2020	Diana Armstrong	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2020	2021	John Coyle	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2021	2022	Chris McCaffrey	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2022	2023	Allan Rainey	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2023	2024	Ann-Marie Donnelly	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2024	2025	Elaine Brough	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color
2025	Present	Shirley Hawkes	REDIRECT Template:Party name with color

Councillors

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

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

Seat summary

Party		Elected 2014	Elected 2019	Elected 2023
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Sinn Féin	17	15	21
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Ulster Unionist Party	9	9	7
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Social Democratic and Labour Party	8	5	3
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Democratic Unionist Party	5	5	6
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland	0	1	2
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Cross-Community Labour Alternative	0	1	0
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Independents	1	4	1

Councillors by electoral area

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Borders of the DEAs within Fermanagh and Omagh

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Population

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

See also

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