Mid Ulster District Council (; Ulster-Scots: Mid Ulstèr Airts Cooncil) 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 FromTo Name Party20152016Linda Dillon 20162017Trevor Wilson 20172018Kim Ashton 20182019Seán McPeake 20192020Martin Kearney 20202021Cathal Mallaghan 20212022Paul McLean 20222023Cora Corry 20232024Dominic Molloy 20242025Eugene McConnell 20252026 Frances Burton 2026PresentDeirdre Varsani
Vice Chair FromTo Name Party20152016Kim Ashton 20162017Sharon McAleer 20172018Mark Glasgow 20182019Frances Burton 20192020Clement Cuthbertson 20202021Meta Graham 20212022Christine McFlynn 20222023Frances Burton 20232024 Meta Graham 20242025 Wesley Brown 20252026 Denise Johnson 2026PresentEva Cahoon
Councillors For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):
AreaSeatsCarntogher5Clogher Valley6Cookstown7Dungannon6Magherafelt5Moyola5Torrent6
Seat summary PartyElected 2014Elected 2019Elected 2023Sinn Féin181719DUP8911UUP762SDLP665Independents123
Councillors by electoral area
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.
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