Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (Irish: Comhairle Ceantair Fhear Manach agus na hÓmaí; Ulster-Scots: Districk Cooncil o Fermanagh an Omey[1]) 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.
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Comhairle Ceantair Fhear Manach agus na hÓmaí Districk Cooncil o Fermanagh an Omey | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 2015 |
| Preceded by | Fermanagh District Council Omagh District Council |
| Leadership | |
Chair | Barry McElduff, Sinn Féin |
Deputy Chair | Allan Rainey, Ulster Unionist Party |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 |
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Political groups | Executive (24) Sinn Féin (15) UUP (9) Opposition (16) DUP (5) SDLP (5) Independents (4) Alliance (1) Militant Left (1) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2 May 2019 |
| Website | |
| http://www.fermanaghomagh.com/ | |
Chairmanship
Chairman
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Thomas O'Reilly | Sinn Féin | |
| 2016 | 2017 | Mary Garrity | SDLP | |
| 2017 | 2018 | Stephen McCann | Sinn Féin | |
| 2018 | 2019 | Howard Thornton | Ulster Unionist | |
| 2019 | 2020 | Siobhan Currie | Sinn Féin | |
| 2020 | 2020 | Chris Smyth | Ulster Unionist | |
| 2020 | 2021 | Diana Armstrong | Ulster Unionist | |
| 2021 | 2022 | Errol Thompson | DUP | |
| 2022 | Present | Barry McElduff | Sinn Féin |
Vice Chairman
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Paul Robinson | DUP | |
| 2016 | 2017 | Bert Wilson | Ulster Unionist | |
| 2017 | 2018 | Alex Baird | Ulster Unionist | |
| 2018 | 2019 | John Feely | Sinn Féin | |
| 2019 | 2020 | Diana Armstrong | Ulster Unionist | |
| 2020 | 2021 | John Coyle | SDLP | |
| 2021 | 2022 | Chris McCaffrey | Sinn Féin | |
| 2022 | Present | Allan Rainey | Ulster Unionist |
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):[2]
| 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 | Current | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | 17 | 15 | 15 | |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party | 8 | 5 | 5 | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cross-Community Labour Alternative | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independents | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
Councillors by electoral area
| Current council members | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| District electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Enniskillen | Keith Elliot | DUP | |
| Paul Blake | SDLP | ||
| Robert Irvine | Ulster Unionist | ||
| Roy Crawford † | Ulster Unionist | ||
| Tommy Maguire | Sinn Féin | ||
| Donal O'Cofaigh* | Labour Alternative | ||
| Erne East | Paul Robinson | DUP | |
| Victor Warrington | Ulster Unionist | ||
| Eamon Keenan † | Independent | ||
| Tom O'Reilly | Sinn Féin | ||
| Sheamus Greene | Sinn Féin | ||
| Garbhan McPhillips | SDLP | ||
| Erne North | Diana Armstrong | Ulster Unionist | |
| John Coyle | SDLP | ||
| Debbie Coyle † | Sinn Féin | ||
| John McClaughtry | Ulster Unionist | ||
| Paul Stevenson † | DUP | ||
| Erne West | Alex Baird | Ulster Unionist | |
| Bernice Swift | Independent | ||
| Anthony Feely | Sinn Féin | ||
| Chris McCaffrey | Sinn Féin | ||
| Adam Gannon | SDLP | ||
| Mid Tyrone | Emmet McAleer | Independent | |
| Pádraigín Kelly | Sinn Féin | ||
| Catherine Kelly | Sinn Féin | ||
| Rosemary Barton † | Ulster Unionist | ||
| Sean Clarke | Sinn Féin | ||
| Patrick Withers † | Sinn Féin | ||
| Omagh | Errol Thompson | DUP | |
| Barry McElduff | Sinn Féin | ||
| Josephine Deehan | Independent | ||
| Stephen Donnelly | Alliance | ||
| Matthew Bell † | Ulster Unionist | ||
| Anne-Marie Fitzgerald | Sinn Féin | ||
| West Tyrone | Mark Buchanan | DUP | |
| Allan Rainey | Ulster Unionist | ||
| Mary Garrity | SDLP | ||
| Anne-Marie Donnelly | Sinn Féin | ||
| Glenn Campbell | Sinn Féin | ||
| Stephen McCann | Sinn Féin | ||
- O'Cofaigh is a member of the Militant Left party, which contests elections under the Labour Alternative name
† Co-opted to fill a vacancy since the election.
‡ Changed party affiliation since the election.
Last updated 17 September 2022.
For further details see 2019 Fermanagh and Omagh District Council election
Population
The area covered by the new council has a population of 113,161 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[3]
See also
References
- "Master Identity Guidelines for Fermanagh & Omagh District Council". Fermanagh & Omagh District Council. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- "The District Electoral Areas (Northern Ireland) Order 2014". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- "NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014" (PDF). NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 28 September 2014.