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
Founded1 April 2015
Preceded byFermanagh District Council
Omagh District Council
Leadership
Chair
Barry McElduff, Sinn Féin
Deputy Chair
Allan Rainey, Ulster Unionist Party
Structure
Seats40
Political groups
Incoming Council
  Sinn Féin (21)
  UUP (7)
  DUP (6)
  SDLP (3)
  Alliance (2)
  Independents (1)
Elections
Last election
18 May 2023
Website
http://www.fermanaghomagh.com/

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.

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 Elected 2023
Sinn Féin 17 15 21
Ulster Unionist Party 9 9 7
Social Democratic and Labour Party 8 5 3
Democratic Unionist Party 5 5 6
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 0 1 2
Cross-Community Labour Alternative 0 1 0
Independents 1 4 1

Councillors by electoral area

Current council members
District electoral area Name Party
Enniskillen Keith Elliot DUP
Eddie Roofe Alliance
Tommy Maguire Sinn Féin
Roy Crawford Ulster Unionist
Dermot Browne Sinn Féin
Robert Irvine Ulster Unionist
Erne East Sheamus Greene Sinn Féin
Paul Robinson DUP
Thomas O'Reilly Sinn Féin
Noeleen Hayes Sinn Féin
Victor Warrington Ulster Unionist
Garbhan McPhillips SDLP
Erne North Debbie Coyle Sinn Féin
Diana Armstrong Ulster Unionist
David Mahon DUP
John Feely Sinn Féin
John McClaughtry Ulster Unionist
Erne West Anthony Feely Sinn Féin
Elaine Brough Sinn Féin
Declan McArdle Sinn Féin
Adam Gannon SDLP
Mark Ovens Ulster Unionist
Mid Tyrone Pádraigín Kelly Sinn Féin
Roisin Devine Gallagher Sinn Féin
Anne Marie Fitzgerald Sinn Féin
Patrick Withers Sinn Féin
Shirley Hawkes DUP
Bernard McGrath SDLP
Omagh Barry McElduff Sinn Féin
Errol Thompson DUP
Catherine Kelly Sinn Féin
Marty McColgan Sinn Féin
Stephen Donnelly Alliance
Josephine Deehan Independent
West Tyrone Mark Buchanan DUP
Glenn Campbell Sinn Féin
Allan Rainey Ulster Unionist
Ann-Marie Donnelly Sinn Féin
Collette McNulty Sinn Féin
Stephen McCann Sinn Féin


For further details see 2023 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

  1. ^ "Master Identity Guidelines for Fermanagh & Omagh District Council". Fermanagh & Omagh District Council. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. ^ "The District Electoral Areas (Northern Ireland) Order 2014". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  3. ^ "NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014" (PDF). NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
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