Mid Ulster District Council


Mid Ulster District Council is a local authority that was established on 1 April 2015. It replaced Cookstown District Council, Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council and Magherafelt District Council. The first elections to the authority took place on 22 May 2014 and it acted as a shadow authority, prior to the creation of the Mid Ulster district on 1 April 2015.

Councillors

For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas :
AreaSeats
Carntogher5
Clogher Valley6
Cookstown7
Dungannon6
Magherafelt5
Moyola5
Torrent6

Premises

The council uses the three sets of administrative offices inherited from its three predecessors, at Burn Road in Cookstown, at Circular Road in Dungannon, and at Ballyronan Road in Magherafelt.

Population

The area covered by the Council has a population of 138,590 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.