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
From | To | Name | | Party |
2015 | 2016 | Thomas O'Reilly
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2016 | 2017 | Mary Garrity
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2017 | 2018 | Stephen McCann
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2018 | 2019 | Howard Thornton
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2019 | 2020 | Siobhan Currie
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2020 | 2021 | Chris Smyth
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Vice Chairman
From | To | Name | | Party |
2015 | 2016 | Paul Robinson
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2016 | 2017 | Bert Wilson
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2017 | 2018 | Alex Baird
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2018 | 2019 | John Feely
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2019 | 2020 | Diana Armstrong
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2020 | 2021 | John Coyle
| - | - |
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas :
Area | Seats |
Enniskillen | 6 |
Erne East | 6 |
Erne North | 5 |
Erne West | 5 |
Mid Tyrone | 6 |
Omagh | 6 |
West Tyrone | 6 |
Seat summary
† 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 electionPopulation
The area covered by the new council has a population of 113,161 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.