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Derry City and Strabane District Council
Local authority in Northern Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1]
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For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEAs):[2]
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The council is headquartered at 98 Strand Road, Derry, which was the former Derry City Council headquarters. The council also has an office at 47 Derry Road, Strabane. Council meetings are held at the Guildhall in Derry.
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The area covered by the new council has a population of 150,756 residents according to the 2011 UK census.[3]
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