Strabane District Council
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| Area | 862 km2 (333 sq mi) Ranked 4th of 26 |
| District HQ | Strabane |
| Catholic | 64.9% |
| Protestant | 33.7% |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| EU Parliament | Northern Ireland |
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| Website | www |
Strabane District Council (Irish: Comhairle Ceantair an tSratha Báin; Ulster-Scots: Stràbane Destrìck Cooncil) is a local council in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is set to merge with Derry City Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become Derry and Strabane District Council.
The headquarters of the council is in the town of Strabane. Apart from Strabane the other smaller towns in the area include Plumbridge, Newtownstewart, Donemana, Sion Mills and Castlederg. Also included in the Strabane District Council area are the following rural areas: Glenmornan, Evish, Glebe, Artigarvan, and Ballymagorry.
The Strabane District Council area consists of three electoral areas, Derg, Glenelly and Mourne, from which 16 members are elected. At the last elections in 2011 members were elected from the following political parties: 8 Sinn Féin, 4 Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), 1 Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), 1 Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and 2 Independent Nationalist. The current council chairperson is Councillor Dan Kelly (SF) and the vice chairperson is Councillor Allan Bresland (DUP)
On 12 February 2008, Strabane District Council stuck the district rate for 2008-09. The new domestic district rate became £3.1274 per thousand capital value, an increase of 6.47%. The new non-domestic district rate became 21.282p in the pound, an increase of 6.47%.
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