Derry City and Strabane is a
local government district
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that was created on 1 April 2015 by merging the
City of Derry District and
Strabane District. It covers most of the northwest of
Northern Ireland
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. The local authority is
Derry City and Strabane District Council.
Geography
It is located in the northwest of Northern Ireland and includes parts of counties
Londonderry and
Tyrone, and borders
County Donegal
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in the
Republic of Ireland
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. The district had a population of in .
The name of the new district was announced on 17 September 2008. Outside of
Derry City the district is largely rural, containing a large swathe of the
Sperrin Mountains which start at the market town of Strabane in County Tyrone.
Subdivisions
Derry City and Strabane district is made up of the following district electoral areas (2014), each comprising some local areas for the purposes of the district's local community planning:
* Ballyarnett:
Culmore,
Shantallow, Carnhill, Galliagh and Skeoge;
* Derg:
Newtownstewart
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,
Killeter,
Sion Mills,
Castlederg,
Clady,
Victoria Bridge,
Ardstraw
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and part of
Strabane Town local area;
*
Faughan:
Newbuildings
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,
Eglinton,
Claudy
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, Enagh,
Magheramason,
Campsie and
Bready;
* Foyleside: Ballymagroarty, Foyle Springs, Northland, Rosemount, Springtown and Madam's Bank;
* Sperrin: Plumbridge,
Artigarvan,
Donemana, Park, Sperrin, Ballynamallaght,
Cranagh and part of
Strabane Town local area;
* The Moor:
Creggan, Brandywell, City Walls and Sherrifs Mountain;
*
Waterside:
Drumahoe
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, Victoria, Caw, Ebrington, Kilfennan, Lisnagelvin and Clondermot.
Local government
Derry City and Strabane District Council replaced
Derry City Council and
Strabane District Council. The first election for the new district was originally due to take place in May 2009, but in April 2008,
Northern Ireland Secretary Shaun Woodward
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A former television researcher and producer, Woodward began his political career in the Conservativ ...
announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until 2011.
''Northern Ireland elections are postponed'', BBC News, April 25, 2008, accessed April 27, 2008
/ref> The first elections took place on 22 May 2014 and the council acted as a shadow authority until 1 April 2015.
Transport
The district is served by Derry~Londonderry railway station, operated by NI Railways. Its area was also formerly served by Eglinton railway station (closed in 1973), along the Belfast-Derry line.
See also
* Local government in Northern Ireland
Local government in Northern Ireland is divided among 11 single-tier districts known as 'Local Government Districts' (abbreviated LGDs) and formerly known as district council areas (DCAs). Councils in Northern Ireland do not carry out the same ...
References
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Districts of Northern Ireland, 2015-present
Derry (city)
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