# Derry City and Strabane District Council

Derry City and Strabane District Council (Irish: Comhairle Chathair Dhoire agus Cheantar an tSratha Báin; Ulster-Scots: Derry Cittie & Stràbane Destrìck Cooncil) is the local authority for Derry and Strabane district in Northern Ireland. It was created as part of the 2014 Northern Ireland local government reform, replacing Derry City Council and Strabane District Council. The first elections to the authority were on 22 May 2014 and it acted as a shadow authority to its two predecessors until the new district formally came into being on 1 April 2015. The name was changed from Derry and Strabane City Council on 24 February 2016.

## Mayoralty
### Mayor

| From | To | Name | Party |
| 2015 | 2016 | Elisha McCallion | Sinn Féin |
| 2016 | 2017 | Hilary McClintock | DUP |
| 2017 | 2018 | Maolíosa McHugh | Sinn Féin |
| 2018 | 2019 | John Boyle | SDLP |
| 2019 | 2020 | Michaela Boyle | Sinn Féin |
| 2020 | 2021 | Brian Tierney | SDLP |
| 2021 | 2022 | Graham Warke | DUP |
| 2022 | 2023 | Sandra Duffy | Sinn Féin |
| 2023 | 2024 | Patrica Logue | Sinn Féin |
| 2024 | Present | Lilian Seenoi-Barr | SDLP |

### Deputy Mayor

| From | To | Name | Party |
| 2015 | 2016 | Thomas Kerrigan | DUP |
| 2016 | 2017 | Jim McKeever | SDLP |
| 2017 | 2018 | John Boyle | SDLP |
| 2018 | 2019 | Derek Hussey | UUP |
| 2019 | 2020 | Cara Hunter | SDLP |
| 2020 | 2021 | Graham Warke | DUP |
| 2021 | 2022 | Christopher Jackson | Sinn Féin |
| 2022 | 2023 | Angela Dobbins | SDLP |
| 2023 | 2024 | Jason Barr | SDLP |
| 2024 | Present | Darren Guy | UUP |

## Councillors

For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEAs):
| Area | Seats |
| Ballyarnett | 6 |
| Derg | 5 |
| Faughan | 5 |
| Foyleside | 5 |
| Sperrin | 7 |
| The Moor | 5 |
| The Waterside | 7 |

### Party strengths

| Party | Elected 2014 | Elected 2019 | Elected 2023 | Current |
| Sinn Féin | 16 | 11 | 18 | 18 |
| SDLP | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| DUP | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| UUP | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| People Before Profit | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Alliance | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aontú | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 |

### Councillors by electoral area

Current council members :
| District electoral area | Name | Party |
| Ballyarnett | Sandra Duffy | Sinn Féin |
| Ballyarnett | Rory Farrell | SDLP |
| Ballyarnett | Amanda Clarke † | Sinn Féin |
| Ballyarnett | Pat Murphy | Sinn Féin |
| Ballyarnett | Brian Tierney | SDLP |
| Ballyarnett | Catherine McDaid | SDLP |
| Derg | Keith Kerrigan | DUP |
| Derg | Ruairí McHugh | Sinn Féin |
| Derg | Derek Hussey | UUP |
| Derg | Antaine Ó Fearghail | Sinn Féin |
| Derg | Caroline Devine | Sinn Féin |
| Faughan | Janice Montgomery † | UUP |
| Faughan | Declan Norris | SDLP |
| Faughan | Julie Middleton | DUP |
| Faughan | Alex Duffy | Sinn Féin |
| Faughan | Sean Fleming | Sinn Féin |
| Foyleside | Conor Heaney | Sinn Féin |
| Foyleside | Grace Uí Niallais | Sinn Féin |
| Foyleside | Shaun Harkin | People Before Profit |
| Foyleside | Shauna Cusack ‡ | Independent |
| Foyleside | Lilian Seenoi-Barr | SDLP |
| Sperrin | Paul Boggs | Sinn Féin |
| Sperrin | Fergal Leonard | Sinn Féin |
| Sperrin | Brian Harte | Sinn Féin |
| Sperrin | Jason Barr ‡ | Independent |
| Sperrin | Raymond Barr | Independent |
| Sperrin | Gary Wilkinson † | DUP |
| Sperrin | Paul Gallagher | Independent |
| The Moor | Gary Donnelly | Independent |
| The Moor | Aisling Hutton | Sinn Féin |
| The Moor | John Boyle | SDLP |
| The Moor | Patricia Logue | Sinn Féin |
| The Moor | Emma McGinley | Sinn Féin |
| Waterside | Caitlin Deeney | Sinn Féin |
| Waterside | Darren Guy | UUP |
| Waterside | Christopher Jackson | Sinn Féin |
| Waterside | Chelsea Cooke | DUP |
| Waterside | Niree McMorris | DUP |
| Waterside | Sean Mooney | SDLP |
| Waterside | Martin Reilly | SDLP |

## Population

The area covered by the new council has a population of 150,756 residents according to the 2011 UK census.