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Omagh Area A
Omagh Area A was one of the four district electoral areas in Omagh, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five members to Omagh District Council, and formed part of the Mid Ulster constituencies for the Mid Ulster (Assembly constituency), Northern Ireland Assembly and Mid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency), UK Parliament. It was created for the 1973 Omagh District Council election, 1973 local elections, and contained the wards of Clanabogan, Dromore, Drumquin, Fairy Water and Trillick. It was abolished for the 1985 Omagh District Council election, 1985 local elections and replaced by the West Tyrone (District Electoral Area), West Tyrone DEA. Councillors 1981 Election 1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist 1981: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x IIP, 1 x DUP 1977-1981 Change: IIP and DUP gain from UUP and Independent Nationalist 1977 Election 1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Unionist 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omagh District Council
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 , 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. In the last elections in 2011 members were elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
