Omagh District Council

Omagh District
Coat of Arms
Area1,130 km2 (440 sq mi) 
Ranked 2nd of 26
District HQOmagh
Catholic70.3%
Protestant27.4%
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Councillors
Websitewww.omagh.gov.uk
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Public Services Centre, High Street, Omagh, January 2010
Strule Arts Centre, Townhall Square, Omagh, January 2010

Omagh District Council was a local council in Northern Ireland. It merged with Fermanagh District Council in April 2015 under local government reorganisation to become Fermanagh and Omagh District Council.

Its headquarters was in the town of Omagh, which is the traditional county town of Tyrone. The council area was about 440 square miles (1,100 km2), making it the second largest local council area in Northern Ireland (by area) with a population of just over 50,000 (25,000 of whom lived in Omagh town). Apart from Omagh the area of the former District Council contains smaller towns including Drumquin, Dromore, Trillick, Fintona, Beragh, Carrickmore and Sixmilecross.

The council was established in 1973 and originally had 20 councillors but following a review of local government boundaries in the early 1980s, the number of councillors was increased to 21. Omagh District Council consisted of three electoral areas: Omagh Town, Mid Tyrone and West Tyrone.[1] In the last elections in 2011 members were elected from the following political parties: 10 Sinn Féin, 3 Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), 3 Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 3 Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and 2 Independents. The election of Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Council took place annually in June.

  1. ^ "Local Councillors". Strabane District Council. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2008.