Omagh District Council is a local council in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. Its headquarters are in the town of Omagh, which is the traditional county town of Tyrone. The council area is about 440 square miles, making it the second largest local council area in Northern Ireland with a population of just over 50,000 (25,000 of which live in Omagh town). Apart from Omagh the area contains smaller towns including Drumquin, Dromore, Trillick, Fin...
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Omagh District Council is a local council in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. Its headquarters are in the town of Omagh, which is the traditional county town of Tyrone. The council area is about 440 square miles, making it the second largest local council area in Northern Ireland with a population of just over 50,000 (25,000 of which live in Omagh town). Apart from Omagh the area 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 consists of three electoral areas: Omagh Town, Mid Tyrone and West Tyrone. In the last elections in 2005 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...
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