Derg is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Derry and Strabane, Northern Ireland.Final Northern Ireland super council recommendations, BBC News, 13 December 2013, accessed 24 May 2014 The district elects five members to Derry and Strabane District Council and contains the wards of Castlederg, Finn, Glenderg, Newtownstewart and Sion Mills. Derg forms part of the West Tyrone constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament.
It was created for the 1985 local elections, replacing Strabane Area A which had existed since 1973, where it originally contained five wards (Castlederg, Clare, Finn, Glenderg and Newtownstewart). For the 2014 local elections it remained at five wards but gained Sion Mills from the abolished Mourne DEA.
Councillors Election Councillor (party) Councillor (party) Councillor (party) Councillor (party) Councillor (party)2023 Ruairí McHugh (Sinn Féin) Caroline Devine (Sinn Féin) Antaine Ó Fearghail (Sinn Féin) Derek Hussey (UUP)/ (Independent) Keith Kerrigan (DUP)January 2022 defection Kieran McGuire (Sinn Féin) Steven Edwards (SDLP)November 2020 co-optionJune 2020 co-option Andy McKane (UUP) August 2019 co-option Cara Hunter (SDLP)2019 Derek Hussey (UUP)/ (Independent Unionist) Thomas Kerrigan (DUP)2014 Maolíosa McHugh (Sinn Féin) 2011 2005 Charles McHugh (Sinn Féin) Gerard Foley (Sinn Féin) 2001 Bernadette McNamee (SDLP) Eamonn McGarvey (Sinn Féin) 1997 Tomás Murtagh (SDLP) Edward Turner (UUP) 1993 Laurence McNamee (SDLP) 1989 1985 Denis McCrory (Independent Nationalist) David Baird (DUP)
2023 election
2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2023: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2019–2023 change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
2019 election
2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2019: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2014-2019 change: SDLP gain from Sinn Féin
2014 election
2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2014: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2011-2014 change: No change
2011 election
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2011: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2005-2011 change: No change
2005 election
2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP
2001-2005 change: Sinn Féin gain from SDLP
2001 election
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
1997-2001 change: Sinn Féin gain from UUP
1997 election
1993: 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1997: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1993-1997 change: Independent Unionist joins UUP
1993 election
1989: 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1993: 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1989-1993 change: No change
1989 election
1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989: 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1985-1989 change: SDLP and Independent Unionist gain from DUP and Independent Nationalist
1985 election
1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
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