Local Councillors

Omagh District Council was established in 1973 following the publication of the McCrory Report on the administration of local government in Northern Ireland. The plethora of Urban, Rural and County councils and Corporations which administered local government in Northern Ireland were replaced by 26 City, Borough and District Councils of which Omagh is one.

In 1973 there were 20 Councillors but following a review of local government boundaries in the early 1980's, the number of Councillors representing the district was increased to 21.

Omagh District Council consists of three electoral areas, Omagh Town, Mid Tyrone and West Tyrone. Each of the three district electoral areas return seven councillors to serve for a four year period. To accommodate the Review of Public Administration, the Minister with responsibility for Local Government has agreed to extend the term of the current administration until May 2011 when the first election to the new Councils are scheduled to take place. The election of Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Council takes place annually in June. Details of members are as follows:

OMAGH TOWN

• , Cllr Sean Begley - (Sinn Féin)
• , Cllr Ross Hussey - (UUP)
• , Cllr Josephine Deehan - (SDLP)
• , Cllr Patrick McGowan MBE - (INDEPENDENT)
• , Cllr Martin McColgan - (Sinn Féin)
• , Cllr Johnny McLaughlin - (INDEPENDENT)
• , Cllr Errol Thompson - (DUP)

MID TYRONE

• , Cllr Sean Clarke - (Sinn Féin)
• , Cllr Charles Chittick - (DUP)
• , Cllr Sharon O'Brien - (Sinn Féin)
• , Cllr Declan McAleer - Chairman of the Council - (Sinn Féin)
• , Cllr Seamus Shields - (SDLP)
• , Cllr Bert Wilson - (UUP)
• , Cllr Anne Marie Fitzgerald - Vice Chair of the Council - (Sinn Féin)

WEST TYRONE

• , Cllr Thomas Buchanan MLA - (DUP)
• , Cllr Peter Kelly - (Sinn Féin)
• , Cllr Patrick McDonnell - (SDLP)
• , Cllr Allan Rainey MBE - (UUP)
• , Cllr Ann Quinn - (Sinn Féin)
• , Cllr Frankie Donnelly - (Sinn Féin)
• , Cllr Glenn Campbell - (Sinn Féin)