Derry City and Strabane

Derry City and Strabane is a local government district that was created on 1 April 2015 by merging the City of Derry District and Strabane District.[1] It covers most of the northwest of Northern Ireland. The local authority is Derry City and Strabane District Council.

Derry City and Strabane Irish: Doire agus An Srath Bán Ulster Scots: Derrie an Stràbane
District
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	Northern Ireland
Status	District
Incorporated	1 April 2015
Government
• Type	District council
• Body	Derry City and Strabane District Council
Area
• Total	478 sq mi (1,238 km^2)
Population  (mid-2019 est.)
• Total	150,679
• Density	320/sq mi (120/km^2)
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Website	http://www.derrycityandstrabanedistrict.com/

Geography

It is located in the northwest of Northern Ireland and includes parts of counties Londonderry and Tyrone, and borders County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland.[2] The district has a population of 150,679.[3] The name of the new district was announced on 17 September 2008. Outside of Derry City the district is largely rural, containing a large swathe of the Sperrin Mountains which start at the market town of Strabane in County Tyrone.

Subdivisions

Derry City and Strabane district is made up of the following District Electoral Areas (2014),[4] each comprising some Local Areas for the purposes of the district's local community planning:

• Ballyarnett: Culmore, Shantallow, Carnhill, Galliagh and Skeoge;[5]
• Derg: Newtownstewart, Killeter, Sion Mills, Castlederg, Clady, Victoria Bridge, Ardstraw[6] and part of Strabane Town local area;[7]
• Faughan: Newbuildings, Eglinton, Claudy, Enagh, Magheramason, Campsie and Bready;[8]
• Foyleside: Ballymagroarty, Foyle Springs, Northland, Rosemount, Springtown and Madam’s Bank;[9]
• Sperrin: Plumbridge, Artigarvan, Donemana, Park, Sperrin, Ballynamallaght, Cranagh[10] and part of Strabane Town local area;[11]
• The Moor: Creggan, Brandywell, City Walls and Sherrifs Mountain;[12]
• Waterside: Drumahoe, Victoria, Caw, Ebrington, Kilfennan, Lisnagelvin and Clondermot.[13]

Local Government

Derry City and Strabane District Council replaced Derry City Council and Strabane District Council. The first election for the new district was originally due to take place in May 2009, but in April 2008, Northern Ireland Secretary Shaun Woodward announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until 2011.[14] The first elections took place on 22 May 2014 and the council acted as a shadow authority until 1 April 2015.

Transport

The district is served by Londonderry railway station, operated by NI Railways. Its area was also formerly served by Eglinton railway station (closed in 1973), along the Belfast-Derry line.

See also

• Local government in Northern Ireland

References

1. "Population Estimates for UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, Mid-2019". Office for National Statistics. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
2. Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland (26 June 2009). "Introduction" (PDF). Review of Northern Ireland Local Government Boundaries - Final Recommendations Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
3. "Provisional Recommendations of the Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland". LGBC. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2008.
4. Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. "Area Profile for District Electoral Areas". NINIS: Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
5. Derry City and Strabane District Council. "Ballyarnett". Local Community Plans. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
6. Derry City and Strabane District Council. "Derg". Local Community Plans. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
7. Derry City and Strabane District Council. "Strabane Town". Local Community Plans. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
8. Derry City and Strabane District Council. "Faughan". Local Community Plans. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
9. Derry City and Strabane District Council. "Foyleside". Local Community Plans. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
10. Derry City and Strabane District Council. "Sperrin". Local Community Plans. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
11. Derry City and Strabane District Council. "Strabane Town". Local Community Plans. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
12. Derry City and Strabane District Council. "The Moor". Local Community Plans. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
13. Derry City and Strabane District Council. "Waterside". Local Community Plans. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
14. Northern Ireland elections are postponed, BBC News, April 25, 2008, accessed April 27, 2008