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.Chairpersonship
Chair
From | To | Name | | Party |
2015 | 2016 | Linda Dillon
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2016 | 2017 | Trevor Wilson
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2017 | 2018 | Kim Ashton
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2018 | 2019 | Seán McPeake
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2019 | 2020 | Martin Kearney
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Vice Chair
From | To | Name | | Party |
2015 | 2016 | Kim Ashton
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2016 | 2017 | Sharon McAleer
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2017 | 2018 | Mark Glasgow
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2018 | 2019 | Frances Burton
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2019 | 2020 | Clement Cuthbertson
| - | - |
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas :
Area | Seats |
Carntogher | 5 |
Clogher Valley | 6 |
Cookstown | 7 |
Dungannon | 6 |
Magherafelt | 5 |
Moyola | 5 |
Torrent | 6 |
Seat summary
† Co-opted to fill a vacancy since the election.
‡ New party affiliation since the election.
Last updated 28 March 2020.
For further details see 2019 Mid Ulster District Council election.Population
The area covered by the new Council has a population of 138,590 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.