Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
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.
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 | |
| Founded | 1 April 2015 |
| Preceded by | Fermanagh District Council Omagh District Council |
| Leadership | |
Chair | Siobhan Currie, Sinn Féin |
Deputy Chair | Diana Armstrong, Ulster Unionist Party |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 |
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Political groups | Sinn Féin (15) UUP (9) DUP (5) SDLP (5) Independents (4) Alliance (1) Militant Left (1) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2 May 2019 |
| Website | |
| http://www.fermanaghomagh.com/ | |
Chairmanship
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 | Current | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | 17 | 15 | 15 | |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party | 8 | 5 | 5 | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Militant Left (Ireland) | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independents | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
Councillors by electoral area
| Current council members | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| District electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Enniskillen | Keith Elliot | DUP | |
| Paul Blake | SDLP | ||
| Robert Irvine | UUP | ||
| Howard Thornton | UUP | ||
| Tommy Maguire | Sinn Féin | ||
| Donal O'Cofaigh ‡ | Militant Left | ||
| Erne East | Paul Robinson | DUP | |
| Victor Warrington | UUP | ||
| Eamon Keenan † | Independent | ||
| Tom O'Reilly | Sinn Féin | ||
| Sheamus Greene | Sinn Féin | ||
| Garbhan McPhillips | SDLP | ||
| Erne North | Diana Armstrong | UUP | |
| John Coyle | SDLP | ||
| Siobhan Currie | Sinn Féin | ||
| John McClaughtry | UUP | ||
| Deborah Armstrong | DUP | ||
| Erne West | Alex Baird | UUP | |
| Bernice Swift | Independent | ||
| Anthony Feely | Sinn Féin | ||
| Chris McCaffrey | Sinn Féin | ||
| Adam Gannon | SDLP | ||
| Mid Tyrone | Emmet McAleer | Independent | |
| Pádraigín Kelly | Sinn Féin | ||
| Catherine Kelly | Sinn Féin | ||
| Bert Wilson | UUP | ||
| Sean Clarke | Sinn Féin | ||
| Sean Donnelly | Sinn Féin | ||
| Omagh | Errol Thompson | DUP | |
| Barry McElduff | Sinn Féin | ||
| Josephine Deehan | Independent | ||
| Stephen Donnelly | Alliance | ||
| Chris Smyth | UUP | ||
| Anne-Marie Fitzgerald | Sinn Féin | ||
| West Tyrone | Mark Buchanan | DUP | |
| Allan Rainey | UUP | ||
| Mary Garrity | SDLP | ||
| Anne-Marie Donnelly | Sinn Féin | ||
| Glenn Campbell | Sinn Féin | ||
| Stephen McCann | Sinn Féin | ||
† 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.[3]
See also
References
- "Master Identity Guidelines for Fermanagh & Omagh District Council". Fermanagh & Omagh District Council. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- "The District Electoral Areas (Northern Ireland) Order 2014". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- "NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014" (PDF). NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 28 September 2014.