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. At the last election in 2011 members were elected from the following political parties: 6 Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 6 Sinn Féin, 5 Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), 4 Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), and independent Councillor Paul Berry, a former DUP councillor. The last mayor of Armagh was Councillor Freda Donnelly (DUP).[citation needed] 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.[1]
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.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Armagh City and District Council news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Armagh City and District Council was a district council in County Armagh in Northern Ireland It merged with Banbridge District Council and Craigavon Borough Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become Armagh Banbridge and Craigavon District Council Armagh City and DistrictCeantar Ard MhachaArea671 km2 259 sq mi Ranked 6th of 26District HQArmaghCatholic48 4 Protestant48 CountryNorthern IrelandSovereign stateUnited KingdomCouncillorsMLAsNewry amp Armagh Sinn Fein 3 DUP 1 SDLP 1MPsConor Murphy Sinn Fein Websitewww wbr armagh wbr gov wbr ukList of places UK Northern Ireland The Council area included the city of Armagh 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 The heads of both the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland and the Church of Ireland reside in the city citation needed 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 At the last election in 2011 members were elected from the following political parties 6 Ulster Unionist Party UUP 6 Sinn Fein 5 Social Democratic and Labour Party SDLP 4 Democratic Unionist Party DUP and independent Councillor Paul Berry a former DUP councillor The last mayor of Armagh was Councillor Freda Donnelly DUP citation needed 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 1 The proposed reforms were postponed in 2010 and the most recent district council elections took place in 2011 2 Together with part of the district of Newry and Mourne it formed the Newry amp Armagh constituency for elections to the Westminster Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly citation needed Contents 1 Lord Mayor 2 Mayors of Armagh 3 Lord Mayors of Armagh 4 Lord Mayors of Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough 5 Population 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksLord Mayor editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 edit1995 96 Jim Nicholson Ulster Unionist Party 1996 97 Jim Speers Ulster Unionist Party 1997 98 Pat Brannigan Social Democratic and Labour Party 1998 99 Robert Turner Ulster Unionist Party 1999 00 Tom Canavan Social Democratic and Labour Party 2000 01 Jimmy Clayton Ulster Unionist Party 2001 02 Sylvia McRoberts Ulster Unionist Party 2002 03 Anna Brolly Social Democratic and Labour Party 2003 04 Pat O Rawe Sinn Fein 2004 05 Eric Speers Ulster Unionist Party 2005 06 John Campbell Social Democratic and Labour Party 2006 07 William Irwin Democratic Unionist Party 2007 08 Charles Rollston Ulster Unionist Party 2008 09 Noel Sheridan Sinn Fein 2009 10 Thomas O Hanlon Social Democratic and Labour Party 2010 11 Jim Speers Ulster Unionist Party 2011 12 Freda Donnelly Democratic Unionist PartyLord Mayors of Armagh edit2012 13 Sharon Haughey Social Democratic and Labour Party 2013 14 Robert Turner Ulster Unionist Party 2014 15 Cathy Rafferty Sinn FeinLord Mayors of Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough editSee Armagh Banbridge and Craigavon District CouncilPopulation editThe area covered by Armagh City and District Council had a population of 59 340 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census 3 See also editLocal Councils in Northern IrelandReferences edit Northern Ireland elections are postponed BBC News 25 April 2008 accessed 27 April 2008 The executive fails to agree a deal on council reform BBC News 15 June 2010 Retrieved 8 July 2010 NI Census 2011 Key Statistics Summary Report September 2014 PDF NI Statistics and Research Agency p 9 Retrieved 28 September 2014 External links editArmagh City and District Council Visit Armagh 54 20 53 N 6 39 22 W 54 348 N 6 656 W 54 348 6 656 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Armagh City and District Council amp oldid 1160164753, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
