Derry City and Strabane District Council


Derry City and Strabane District Council is the local authority for Derry and Strabane district in Northern Ireland. It was created as part of the 2014 Northern Ireland local government reform, replacing Derry City Council and Strabane District Council. The first elections to the authority were on 22 May 2014 and it acted as a shadow authority to its two predecessors until the new district formally came into being on 1 April 2015. The name was changed from Derry and Strabane City Council on 24 February 2016.
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Mayoralty

Mayor

FromToNameParty
20152016Elisha McCallion-
20162017Hilary McClintock-
20172018Maolíosa McHugh-
20182019John Boyle-
20192020Michaela Boyle-
20202021Brian Tierney-
20212022Graham Warke-
20222023Sandra Duffy-
20232024Patrica Logue-
20242025Lilian Seenoi-Barr-
2025PresentRuairí McHugh-

Deputy Mayor

FromToNameParty
20152016Thomas Kerrigan-
20162017Jim McKeever-
20172018John Boyle-
20182019Derek Hussey-
20192020Cara Hunter-
20202021Graham Warke-
20212022Christopher Jackson-
20222023Angela Dobbins-
20232024Jason Barr-
20242025Darren Guy-
2025PresentNiree McMorris-

Councillors

For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas :
AreaSeats
Ballyarnett6
Derg5
Faughan5
Foyleside5
Sperrin7
The Moor5
The Waterside7

Premises

The council is headquartered at 98 Strand Road, Derry, which was the former Derry City Council headquarters. The council also has an office at 47 Derry Road, Strabane. Council meetings are held at the Guildhall in Derry.

Population

The area covered by the new council has a population of 150,756 residents according to the 2011 UK census.