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'''Strabane District Council''' ({{lang-ga|Comhairle Ceantair an tSratha Báin}}; [[Ulster Scots dialects|Ulster-Scots]]: ''Stràbane Destrìck Cooncil'')<ref>[http://strabanedc.co.uk/filestore/documents/snapshot%20%283%29.pdf Snapshot: The magazine of Strabane District Council]</ref> is a Local Council in [[County Tyrone]] in [[Northern Ireland]]. The headquarters of the Council is in the [[town]] of [[Strabane]]. Apart from Strabane the other smaller towns in the area include [[Plumbridge]], [[Newtownstewart]], [[Donemana]], [[Sion Mills]] and [[Castlederg]]. Also included in the Strabane District Council area are the following rural areas: [[Glenmornan]], [[Evish]], [[Glebe, County Tyrone|Glebe]], [[Artigarvan]], [[Ballymagorry]].


'''Strabane District Council''' ({{lang-ga|Comhairle Ceantair an tSratha Báin}}; [[Ulster Scots dialects|Ulster-Scots]]: ''Stràbane Destrìck Cooncil'')<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://strabanedc.co.uk/filestore/documents/snapshot%20%283%29.pdf |title=Snapshot: The magazine of Strabane District Council |access-date=13 July 2011 |archive-date=27 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327015203/http://strabanedc.co.uk/filestore/documents/snapshot%20(3).pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> was a local council in [[County Tyrone]], [[Northern Ireland]] established by the [[Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972]]. It merged with [[Derry City Council]] on 1 April 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become [[Derry and Strabane District Council]].
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The Strabane District Council area consists of three electoral areas: Derg, Glenelly and Mourne from which 16 members are elected. At the last elections in 2012 members were elected from the following political parties: 8 [[Sinn Féin]], 4 [[Democratic Unionist Party]] (DUP), 1 [[Social Democratic and Labour Party]] (SDLP), 1 [[Ulster Unionist Party]] (UUP) and 2 Independent Nationalist. The current Council Chairperson is Councillor Brian McMahon (SF) and the Vice Chair is Councillor Keiran McGuire (SF)


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The headquarters of the council was in the [[town]] of [[Strabane]]. Apart from Strabane the other smaller towns in the area included [[Plumbridge]], [[Newtownstewart]], [[Donemana]], [[Sion Mills]] and [[Castlederg]]. Also included in the Strabane District Council area were the following rural areas: [[Glenmornan]], [[Evish]], [[Glebe, County Tyrone|Glebe]], [[Artigarvan]], and [[Ballymagorry]].
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==2005 Election results==

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The Strabane District Council area consisted of three electoral areas, Derg, Glenelly and Mourne, from which 16 members were elected. At the final elections in 2011 members were elected from the following political parties: 8 [[Sinn Féin]], 4 [[Democratic Unionist Party]] (DUP), 1 [[Social Democratic and Labour Party]] (SDLP), 1 [[Ulster Unionist Party]] (UUP) and 2 Independent Nationalist.

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==2011 election results==
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==Rates==
==Rates==
On 12 February 2008, Strabane District Council stuck the district rate for 2008-09. The new domestic district rate became £3.1274 per thousand capital value, an increase of 6.47%. The new non-domestic district rate became 21.282p in the pound, an increase of 6.47%.<ref>{{cite web | title=Rates | work=Strabane District Council | url=http://www.strabanedc.com/council/finance/rates/ | accessdate=2008-05-31}}</ref>
On 12 February 2008, Strabane District Council stuck the district rate for 2008–09. The new domestic district rate became £3.1274 per thousand capital value, an increase of 6.47%. The new non-domestic district rate became 21.282p in the pound, an increase of 6.47%.<ref>{{cite web | title=Rates | work=Strabane District Council | url=http://www.strabanedc.com/council/finance/rates/ | accessdate=2008-05-31}}</ref>


==Review of Public Administration==
==Review of Public Administration==
Under the Review of Public Administration (RPA) the Council is due to merge with [[Derry City Council]] in 2011 to form a single council for the enlarged area totalling 1303&nbsp;km² and a population of 143,314.<ref>{{cite web | title=Minister Foster announces decisions on Local Government Reform | work=DoE | url=http://www.doeni.gov.uk/index/local_government/minister_foster_announces_decisions_on_local_government_reform.htm | accessdate=2008-05-31}}</ref> The next election was due to take place in May 2009, but on April 25, 2008, [[Shaun Woodward]], [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]] announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until the introduction of the eleven new councils in 2011.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7367253.stm ''Northern Ireland elections are postponed'', BBC News, April 25, 2008, accessed April 27, 2008]</ref>
Under the Review of Public Administration (RPA) the council was due to merge with [[Derry City Council]] in 2011 to form a single council for the enlarged area totalling 1303&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and a population of 143,314.<ref>{{cite web | title=Minister Foster announces decisions on Local Government Reform | work=DoE | url=http://www.doeni.gov.uk/index/local_government/minister_foster_announces_decisions_on_local_government_reform.htm | access-date=2008-05-31 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718163053/http://www.doeni.gov.uk/index/local_government/minister_foster_announces_decisions_on_local_government_reform.htm | archive-date=18 July 2011 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> The next election was due to take place in May 2009, but on 25 April 2008, [[Shaun Woodward]], [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]] announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until the introduction of the eleven new councils in 2011.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7367253.stm ''Northern Ireland elections are postponed'', BBC News, 25 April 2008, accessed 27 April 2008]</ref> These were then further postponed. Strabane Council merged with Derry City Council to form the new [[Derry City and Strabane District]] Council on 1 April 2015. The first elections for the new council took place in May, 2014.

==Population==
The area covered by Strabane District Council had a population of 39,843 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.<ref>{{cite web|title=NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014|url=http://www.nisra.gov.uk/archive/census/2011/results/key-statistics/summary-report.pdf|website=NI Statistics and Research Agency|accessdate=28 September 2014}}</ref>


==Twinning==
==Twinning==
Strabane is twinned with [[Zeulenroda]] in [[Thuringia]] in [[Germany]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Town Twinning | work=Strabane District Council | url=http://www.strabanedc.com/general-information/town-twinning/ | accessdate=2008-05-31}}</ref>
Strabane was twinned with [[Zeulenroda]] in [[Thuringia]] in [[Germany]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Town Twinning | work=Strabane District Council | url=http://www.strabanedc.com/general-information/town-twinning/ | accessdate=2008-05-31}}</ref>


==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.strabanedc.com/ Strabane District Council]
*[http://www.strabanedc.com/ Strabane District Council]
*[http://www.strabane-lifford.org/ Strabane-Lifford Development Commission]
*[http://www.strabane-lifford.org/ Strabane-Lifford Development Commission]{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}


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Latest revision as of 05:44, 15 December 2021

Strabane District
Area862 km2 (333 sq mi) 
Ranked 4th of 26
District HQStrabane
Catholic64.9%
Protestant33.7%
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Councillors
Websitewww.strabanedc.org.uk
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland

Strabane District Council (Irish: Comhairle Ceantair an tSratha Báin; Ulster-Scots: Stràbane Destrìck Cooncil)[1] was a local council in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland established by the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972. It merged with Derry City Council on 1 April 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become Derry and Strabane District Council.

The headquarters of the council was in the town of Strabane. Apart from Strabane the other smaller towns in the area included Plumbridge, Newtownstewart, Donemana, Sion Mills and Castlederg. Also included in the Strabane District Council area were the following rural areas: Glenmornan, Evish, Glebe, Artigarvan, and Ballymagorry.

The Strabane District Council area consisted of three electoral areas, Derg, Glenelly and Mourne, from which 16 members were elected. At the final elections in 2011 members were elected from the following political parties: 8 Sinn Féin, 4 Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), 1 Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), 1 Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and 2 Independent Nationalist.

2011 election results[edit]

Party seats change +/-
• Sinn Féin 8 +1
• Democratic Unionist Party 4 =
• Ulster Unionist Party 1 =
• Social Democratic and Labour Party 1 -1
• Independent 1 +1

Rates[edit]

On 12 February 2008, Strabane District Council stuck the district rate for 2008–09. The new domestic district rate became £3.1274 per thousand capital value, an increase of 6.47%. The new non-domestic district rate became 21.282p in the pound, an increase of 6.47%.[2]

Review of Public Administration[edit]

Under the Review of Public Administration (RPA) the council was due to merge with Derry City Council in 2011 to form a single council for the enlarged area totalling 1303 km2 and a population of 143,314.[3] The next election was due to take place in May 2009, but on 25 April 2008, Shaun Woodward, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until the introduction of the eleven new councils in 2011.[4] These were then further postponed. Strabane Council merged with Derry City Council to form the new Derry City and Strabane District Council on 1 April 2015. The first elections for the new council took place in May, 2014.

Population[edit]

The area covered by Strabane District Council had a population of 39,843 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[5]

Twinning[edit]

Strabane was twinned with Zeulenroda in Thuringia in Germany.[6]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Snapshot: The magazine of Strabane District Council" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Rates". Strabane District Council. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
  3. ^ "Minister Foster announces decisions on Local Government Reform". DoE. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
  4. ^ Northern Ireland elections are postponed, BBC News, 25 April 2008, accessed 27 April 2008
  5. ^ "NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014" (PDF). NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Town Twinning". Strabane District Council. Retrieved 31 May 2008.

External links[edit]

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