Strabane District Council
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| Geography | |
| Area - Total - % Water | Ranked 4th 862 km² ? % |
|---|---|
| Admin HQ | Strabane |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-STB |
| ONS code | 95J |
| Demographics | |
| Population - Total (April 29, 2001) - Density | Ranked 20th 38,248 44 / km² |
| Community | Protestant: 33.3% Catholic: 66.2% |
| Politics | |
| Strabane District Council http://www.strabanedc.org.uk | |
| MPs | Pat Doherty |
Strabane District Council 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 and Castlederg.
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 2005 members were elected from the following political parties: 8 Sinn Fein, 3 Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), 2 Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), 2 Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and 1 Independent. The current Council Chairman is Councillor Jarlath McNulty (Sinn Fein) and the Vice Chair is Councillor Ann Bell (SDLP).
The next election is due to take place in May 2009.
Strabane is twinned with Sioux Falls in South Dakota in the USA and with Zeulenroda in the District of Thuringia in Germany.
- See Also: Local Councils in Northern Ireland
| United Kingdom | Ireland | Northern Ireland | Districts of Northern Ireland |
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Antrim | Ards | Armagh | Ballymena | Ballymoney | Banbridge | Belfast | Carrickfergus | Castlereagh | Coleraine | Cookstown | Craigavon | Derry | Down | Dungannon and South Tyrone | Fermanagh | Larne | Limavady | Lisburn | Magherafelt | Moyle | Newry and Mourne | Newtownabbey | North Down | Omagh | Strabane |
