Mid Ulster District Council
Mid Ulster District Council (Irish: Comhairle Ceantair Lár Uladh; Ulster-Scots: Mid Ulstèr Airts Cooncil[2]) 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 | |
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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 Martin Kearney, Social Democratic and Labour Party |
Deputy Chair | Councillor Clement Cuthbertson, Democratic Unionist Party |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 |
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Political groups | Executive (37) Sinn Féin (17) DUP (9) UUP (6) SDLP (5) Opposition (3) Independents (2) Aontú (1)[1] |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2 May 2019 |
| Website | |
| http://www.midulstercouncil.org/ | |
Chairpersonship
Chair
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Linda Dillon | Sinn Féin | |
| 2016 | 2017 | Trevor Wilson | Ulster Unionist | |
| 2017 | 2018 | Kim Ashton | DUP | |
| 2018 | 2019 | Seán McPeake | Sinn Féin | |
| 2019 | 2020 | Martin Kearney | SDLP | |
| 2020 | 2021 | Cathal Mallaghan | Sinn Féin | |
| 2021 | 2022 | Paul McLean | DUP | |
| 2022 | Present | Cora Corry | Sinn Féin |
Vice Chair
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Kim Ashton | DUP | |
| 2016 | 2017 | Sharon McAleer | SDLP | |
| 2017 | 2018 | Mark Glasgow | Ulster Unionist | |
| 2018 | 2019 | Frances Burton | DUP | |
| 2019 | 2020 | Clement Cuthbertson | DUP | |
| 2020 | 2021 | Meta Graham | Ulster Unionist | |
| 2021 | 2022 | Christine McFlynn | SDLP | |
| 2022 | Present | Frances Burton | DUP |
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):[3]
| Area | Seats |
|---|---|
| Carntogher | 5 |
| Clogher Valley | 6 |
| Cookstown | 7 |
| Dungannon | 6 |
| Magherafelt | 5 |
| Moyola | 5 |
| Torrent | 6 |
Seat summary
| Party | Elected 2014 | Elected 2019 | Current | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
| DUP | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
| UUP | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
| SDLP | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
| Aontú | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Independents | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Councillors by electoral area
| Current council members | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| District electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Carntogher | Brian McGuigan | Sinn Féin | |
| Kyle Black | DUP | ||
| Martin Kearney | SDLP | ||
| Sean McPeake | Sinn Féin | ||
| Cora Corry | Sinn Féin | ||
| Clogher Valley | Frances Burton | DUP | |
| Sharon McAleer | SDLP | ||
| Seán McGuigan | Sinn Féin | ||
| Phelim Gildernew | Sinn Féin | ||
| Mark Robinson † | DUP | ||
| Meta Graham | Ulster Unionist | ||
| Cookstown | Cathal Mallaghan | Sinn Féin | |
| John McNamee | Sinn Féin | ||
| Kerri Hughes | SDLP | ||
| Wilbert Buchanan | DUP | ||
| Gavin Bell | Sinn Féin | ||
| Trevor Wilson | Ulster Unionist | ||
| Mark Glasgow | Ulster Unionist | ||
| Dungannon | Clement Cuthbertson | DUP | |
| Barry Monteith | Independent | ||
| Kim Ashton | DUP | ||
| Dominic Molloy | Sinn Féin | ||
| Walter Cuddy | Ulster Unionist | ||
| Denise Mullen ‡ | Aontú | ||
| Magherafelt | Darren Totten | Sinn Féin | |
| Christine McFlynn | SDLP | ||
| Seán Clarke | Sinn Féin | ||
| Wesley Brown | DUP | ||
| Paul McLean | DUP | ||
| Moyola | Ian Milne | Sinn Féin | |
| Anne Forde | DUP | ||
| Catherine Elattar | Sinn Féin | ||
| Donal McPeake | Sinn Féin | ||
| Derek McKinney | Ulster Unionist | ||
| Torrent | Malachy Quinn | SDLP | |
| Dan Kerr | Independent | ||
| Robert Colvin | Ulster Unionist | ||
| Niall McAleer † | Sinn Féin | ||
| Joe O'Neill | Sinn Féin | ||
| Niamh Doris | Sinn Féin | ||
† Co-opted to fill a vacancy since the election.
‡ New party affiliation since the election.
Last updated 7 January 2023[4]
For further details see 2019 Mid Ulster District Council election.
Population
The area covered by the new Council has a population of 138,590 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[5]
References
- "Councillor Denise Mullen leaves SDLP over party's stance on abortion". 27 July 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- "Equality Impect Assessment o tha Draft Ullans Leid Policy (in Ulster-Scots)" (PDF). Mid Ulster Council. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). www.deac-ni.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Open Council Data UK - compositions councillors parties wards elections". opencouncildata.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- "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.