Armagh City and District Council was a district council in
County Armagh
County Armagh (, named after its county town, Armagh) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the southern shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and has ...
in
Northern Ireland
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. It merged with
Banbridge District Council
Banbridge District Council was the local authority of Banbridge in Northern Ireland. It was created in 1973 when the Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 came into force. In May 2015, it merged with Armagh City and Distri ...
and
Craigavon Borough Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become
Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council.
The Council area included the city of
Armagh
Armagh ( ; ga, Ard Mhacha, , " Macha's height") is the county town of County Armagh and a city in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the ...
, as well as the surrounding area.
City status was officially conferred in 1995. Armagh has a long reputation as an administrative centre and the headquarters of the
Southern Education and Library Board and the
Southern Health and Social Services Board were located in the city. The Armagh Outreach Centre was established in 1995 and is linked to the
Queen's University of Belfast
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Roman Catholic Church
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in
Ireland
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and the
Church of Ireland
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reside in the city.
The district consisted of four electoral areas: Armagh City, Cusher, Crossmore and The Orchard, from which 22 councillors were elected for a period of four years by
proportional representation
Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...
. At the last election in 2011 members were elected from the following political parties: 6
Ulster Unionist Party
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(UUP), 6
Sinn Féin
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The original Sinn Féin organisation was founded in 1905 by Arthur G ...
, 5
Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), 4
Democratic Unionist Party
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(DUP), and independent Councillor
Paul Berry, a former DUP councillor. The last mayor of Armagh was Councillor Freda Donnelly (DUP). The last election was due to take place in May 2009, but, on 25 April 2008,
Shaun Woodward,
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until the introduction of the eleven new councils in 2011.
The proposed reforms were postponed in 2010, and the
most recent district council elections took place in 2011. Together with part of the district of
Newry and Mourne
Newry and Mourne District Council ( ga, Comhairle an Iúir agus Mhúrn) was a local council in Northern Ireland. It merged with Down District Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become Newry, Mourne a ...
, it formed the
Newry & Armagh constituency for elections to the
Westminster Parliament
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and
Northern Ireland Assembly
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Lord Mayor
A Lord Mayoralty was granted by Letters Patent to Armagh City and District on the occasion of the
Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2012. Since then the position has been that of Lord Mayor of Armagh City and District Council. Between 1995 and 2012 the position was Mayor of Armagh City and District Council.
Mayors of Armagh
:1995 – 96:
Jim Nicholson,
Ulster Unionist Party
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:1996 – 97:
Jim Speers,
Ulster Unionist Party
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:1997 – 98: Pat Brannigan,
Social Democratic and Labour Party
:1998 – 99: Robert Turner,
Ulster Unionist Party
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:1999 – 00: Tom Canavan,
Social Democratic and Labour Party
:2000 – 01: Jimmy Clayton,
Ulster Unionist Party
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:2001 – 02: Sylvia McRoberts,
Ulster Unionist Party
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:2002 – 03: Anna Brolly,
Social Democratic and Labour Party
:2003 – 04:
Pat O'Rawe
Patricia O'Rawe (died 12 December 2017) was an Irish republican who formerly served as a politician in Northern Ireland.
O'Rawe was first elected to Armagh City and District Council in 2001, representing Sinn Féin. At the 2003 Northern Ir ...
,
Sinn Féin
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The original Sinn Féin organisation was founded in 1905 by Arthur G ...
:2004 – 05: Eric Speers,
Ulster Unionist Party
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:2005 – 06: John Campbell,
Social Democratic and Labour Party
:2006 – 07:
William Irwin,
Democratic Unionist Party
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is a unionist, loyalist, and national conservative political party in Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1971 during the Troubles by Ian Paisley, who led the party for the next 37 years. Currently led by ...
:2007 – 08: Charles Rollston,
Ulster Unionist Party
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:2008 – 09: Noel Sheridan,
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin ( , ; en, " eOurselves") is an Irish republican and democratic socialist political party active throughout both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
The original Sinn Féin organisation was founded in 1905 by Arthur G ...
:2009 – 10: Thomas O'Hanlon,
Social Democratic and Labour Party
:2010 – 11:
Jim Speers,
Ulster Unionist Party
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:2011 – 12: Freda Donnelly,
Democratic Unionist Party
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Lord Mayors of Armagh
:2012 – 13: Sharon Haughey,
Social Democratic and Labour Party
:2013 – 14: Robert Turner,
Ulster Unionist Party
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:2014 – 15: Cathy Rafferty,
Sinn Féin
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The original Sinn Féin organisation was founded in 1905 by Arthur G ...
Lord Mayors of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough
* ''See
Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council''
Population
The area covered by Armagh City and District Council had a population of 59,340 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.
See also
*
Local Councils in Northern Ireland
References
External links
Armagh City and District CouncilVisit Armagh
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City and District Council
District councils of Northern Ireland, 1973–2015