Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (; Ulster-Scots: Districk Cooncil o Fermanagh an Omey) is a local authority in Northern Ireland and was established on 1 April 2015. It replaced Fermanagh District Council and Omagh District Council and covers most of the southwest of Northern Ireland. Its first election was on 22 May 2014, and it acted as a shadow authority prior to the creation of the Fermanagh and Omagh district in April 2015.

Chairmanship

Chair

FromTo Name Party20152016Thomas O'Reilly 20162017Mary Garrity 20172018Stephen McCann 20182019Howard Thornton 20192020Siobhan Currie 20202020Chris Smyth 20202021Diana Armstrong 20212022Errol Thompson 20222023Barry McElduff 20232024Thomas O’Reilly 20242025John McClaughry 20252026Barry McElduff 20262027Debbie Coyle

Vice Chair

FromTo Name Party20152016Paul Robinson 20162017Bert Wilson 20172018Alex Baird 20182019John Feely 20192020Diana Armstrong 20202021John Coyle 20212022Chris McCaffrey 20222023Allan Rainey 20232024Ann-Marie Donnelly 20242025Elaine Brough 20252026Shirley Hawkes 20262027Stephen McCann

Councillors For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):

AreaSeatsEnniskillen6Erne East6Erne North5Erne West5Mid Tyrone6Omagh6West Tyrone6

Seat summary PartyElected 2014Elected 2019Elected 2023 CurrentSinn Féin17152121Ulster Unionist Party9979Social Democratic and Labour Party8532Democratic Unionist Party5566Alliance Party of Northern Ireland0122Cross-Community Labour Alternative0100Independents1412

Councillors by electoral area

Premises

The council has two main administrative buildings, being the Townhall in Enniskillen, which was formerly the headquarters of Fermanagh District Council, and The Grange in Omagh, which was formerly the headquarters of Omagh District Council. Council meetings are held at both buildings.

Population The area covered by the new council has a population of 113,161 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.

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

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