Fermanagh and Omagh District Council


Fermanagh and Omagh District Council 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

FromToNameParty
20152016Thomas O'Reilly
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20162017Mary Garrity
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20172018Stephen McCann
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20182019Howard Thornton
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20192020Siobhan Currie
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20202021Chris Smyth
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Vice Chairman

FromToNameParty
20152016Paul Robinson
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20162017Bert Wilson
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20172018Alex Baird
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20182019John Feely
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20192020Diana Armstrong
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20202021John Coyle
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Councillors

For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas :
AreaSeats
Enniskillen6
Erne East6
Erne North5
Erne West5
Mid Tyrone6
Omagh6
West Tyrone6

Seat summary

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 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.