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

FromToNameParty
20152016Linda Dillon
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20162017Trevor Wilson
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20172018Kim Ashton
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20182019Seán McPeake
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20192020Martin Kearney
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Vice Chair

FromToNameParty
20152016Kim Ashton
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20162017Sharon McAleer
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20172018Mark Glasgow
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20182019Frances Burton
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20192020Clement Cuthbertson
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Councillors

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

Seat summary

Councillors by electoral area

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.