ARMAGH CITY AND DISTRICT COUNCIL

The 'Armagh City and District Council' is a local council in County Armagh in Northern Ireland. It includes the city of Armagh, as well as the surrounding area and its population is about 54,000. 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 Board are currently 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 which was established by St Patrick as the Christian capital of Ireland. It also has some important Georgian architecture.
The district consists of four electoral areas: Armagh City, Cusher, Crossmore and The Orchard, from which 22 councillors are elected for a period of four years by proportional representation. At the last election in 2005 members were elected from the following political parties: 6 Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), 6 Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), 5 Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and 5 Sinn Féin. Councillor Paul Berry was elected for the DUP but is now an independent. The current Mayor is Councillor William Irwin MLA (DUP) and Deputy Mayor is Councillor Thomas O'Hanlon (SDLP).
The next election is due to take place in May 2009. Under the Review of Public Administration, Armagh is due to form part of the new South district.
Together with part of the district of Newry and Mourne, it forms the Newry & Armagh constituency for elections to the Westminster Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly.

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★ Local Councils in Northern Ireland

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★ Visit Armagh