GeezerVison

Derry City and Strabane District Council Comhairle Chathair Dhoire agus Cheantar an tSratha Báin Derry Cittie & Stràbane Destrìck Cooncil
Type
Type	District council of Derry and Strabane
History
Founded	1 April 2015
Preceded by	Derry City Council Strabane District Council
Leadership
Mayor	Grace Uí Niallais, SF
Deputy Mayor	Catherine McDaid, SDLP
Structure
Seats	40
Political groups	All parties (40)     Sinn Féin (18)     SDLP (8)     DUP (5)     UUP (3)     People Before Profit (1)     Independent (5)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Single transferable vote
Last election	18 May 2023
Next election	6 May 2027
Meeting place
Guildhall, Derry (pictured) and Council Offices, 47 Derry Road, Strabane
Website
www.derrystrabane.com

Derry City and Strabane District Council (Irish: Comhairle Chathair Dhoire agus Cheantar an tSratha Báin; Ulster-Scots: Derry Cittie & Stràbane Destrìck Cooncil) 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.^[1]

For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEAs):^[2]

Councillors by electoral area

See also: 2023 Derry City and Strabane District Council election

Current council members
District electoral area	Name	Party
Ballyarnett	Sandra Duffy		Sinn Féin
	Rory Farrell		SDLP
	Amanda Clarke †		Sinn Féin
	Pat Murphy		Sinn Féin
	Brian Tierney ‡‡		SDLP
	Catherine McDaid		SDLP
Derg	Keith Kerrigan		DUP
	Ruairí McHugh		Sinn Féin
	Derek Hussey		UUP
	Antaine Ó Fearghail		Sinn Féin
	Caroline Devine		Sinn Féin
Faughan	Janice Montgomery †		UUP
	Declan Norris		SDLP
	Amanda Lynch †		DUP
	Alex Duffy		Sinn Féin
	Sean Fleming		Sinn Féin
Foyleside	Conor Heaney		Sinn Féin
	Grace Uí Niallais		Sinn Féin
	Shaun Harkin		People Before Profit
	Shauna Cusack ‡		Independent
	Lilian Seenoi-Barr		SDLP
Sperrin	Paul Boggs		Sinn Féin
	Fergal Leonard		Sinn Féin
	Brian Harte		Sinn Féin
	Jason Barr ‡		Independent
	Raymond Barr		Independent
	Gary Wilkinson †		DUP
	Paul Gallagher		Independent
The Moor	Gary Donnelly		Independent
	Aisling Hutton		Sinn Féin
	John Boyle		SDLP
	Patricia Logue		Sinn Féin
	Emma McGinley		Sinn Féin
Waterside	Liz McGowan †		Sinn Féin
	Darren Guy		UUP
	Christopher Jackson		Sinn Féin
	Chelsea Cooke		DUP
	Niree McMorris		DUP
	Sean Mooney		SDLP
	Martin Reilly		SDLP

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.

The area covered by the new council has a population of 150,756 residents according to the 2011 UK census.^[3]

• Local government in Northern Ireland
• 2014 Northern Ireland local elections
• Political make-up of local councils in the United Kingdom

• Your Councillors - Derry and Strabane District Council