Mid Ulster District Council

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.

Mid Ulster District Council

Comhairle Ceantair Lár Uladh
Mid Ulstèr Airts Cooncil
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 2015
Preceded byCookstown District Council
Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council
Magherafelt District Council
Leadership
Chair
Councillor Eugene McConnell, Sinn Féin
Deputy Chair
Councillor Weasley Brown, Democratic Unionist Party
Structure
Seats40
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/

Chairpersonship edit

Chair edit

FromToNameParty
20152016Linda DillonSinn Féin
20162017Trevor WilsonUUP
20172018Kim AshtonDUP
20182019Seán McPeakeSinn Féin
20192020Martin KearneySDLP
20202021Cathal MallaghanSinn Féin
20212022Paul McLeanDUP
20222023Cora CorrySinn Féin
20232024Dominic MolloySinn Féin
2024PressentEugene McConnellSinn Féin

Vice Chair edit

FromToNameParty
20152016Kim AshtonDUP
20162017Sharon McAleerSDLP
20172018Mark GlasgowUUP
20182019Frances BurtonDUP
20192020Clement CuthbertsonDUP
20202021Meta GrahamUUP
20212022Christine McFlynnSDLP
20222023Frances BurtonDUP
20232024Meta GrahamUUP
2024PresentWesley BrownDUP

Councillors edit

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

AreaSeats
Carntogher5
Clogher Valley6
Cookstown7
Dungannon6
Magherafelt5
Moyola5
Torrent6

Seat summary edit

PartyElected 2014Elected 2019Elected 2023
Sinn Féin181719
DUP8911
UUP762
SDLP665
Independents123

Councillors by electoral area edit

Current council members
District electoral areaNameParty
CarntogherBrian McGuigan Sinn Féin
Sean McPeake Sinn Féin
Paddy Kelly Sinn Féin
Córa Corry Sinn Féin
Kyle Black DUP
Clogher ValleyFrances Burton DUP
Mark Robinson DUP
Gael Gildernew Sinn Féin
Kevin McElvogue Independent
Eugene McConnell Sinn Féin
Meta Graham UUP
CookstownCathal Mallaghan Sinn Féin
John McNamee Sinn Féin
Gavin Bell Sinn Féin
Kerri Martin SDLP
Wilbert Buchanan DUP
Trevor Wilson UUP
Eva Cahoon DUP
DungannonClement Cuthbertson DUP
Dominic Molloy Sinn Féin
James Burton DUP
Deirdre Varsani Sinn Féin
Barry Monteith Independent
Karol McQuade SDLP
MagherafeltDarren Totten Sinn Féin
Sean Clarke Sinn Féin
Christine McFlynn SDLP
Paul McLean DUP
Wesley Brown DUP
MoyolaIan Milne Sinn Féin
Jolene Groogan Sinn Féin
Anne Forde DUP
Donal McPeake Sinn Féin
Denise Johnston SDLP
TorrentEimear Carney Sinn Féin
Niall McAleer Sinn Féin
Dan Kerr Independent
Jonathan Buchanan DUP
Malachy Quinn SDLP
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

  1. ^ "Equality Impect Assessment o tha Draft Ullans Leid Policy (in Ulster-Scots)" (PDF). Mid Ulster Council. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.