Derry City and Strabane District Council


Derry City and Strabane District Council 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

FromToNameParty
20152016Elisha McCallion
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20162017Hilary McClintock
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20172018Maolíosa McHugh
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20182019John Boyle
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20192020Michaela Boyle
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20202021Brian Tierney
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Deputy Mayor

FromToNameParty
20152016Thomas Kerrigan
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20162017Jim McKeever
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20172018John Boyle
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20182019Derek Hussey
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20192020Cara Hunter
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20202021Graham Warke
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Councillors

For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas :
AreaSeats
Ballyarnett6
Derg5
Faughan5
Foyleside5
Sperrin7
The Moor5
The Waterside7

Party strengths

Councillors by electoral area

† Co-opted to fill a vacancy since the election.
‡ Changed party affiliation since the election.
Last updated 28 March 2020.
For further details see 2019 Derry and Strabane District Council election.

Population

The area covered by the new council has a population of 147,720 residents according to the 2011 UK census.