Armagh City and District Council

The Armagh City and District Council is a local council in County Armagh in Northern Ireland. Its area includes the city of Armagh, as well as the surrounding area and the population of the council area is about 54,000. City status was officially conferred in 1995. Armagh has a long reputation as an administrative centre and currently located in the city are the headquarters of the Southern Education and Library Board and the Southern Health Board. The Armagh Outreach Centre was established in 1995 and is linked to Queen's University, 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 has some important Georgian architecture.

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County Armagh - Northern Ireland - Armagh - City status - 1995 - Southern Education and Library Board - Southern Health Board - Queen's University, Belfast - Roman Catholic Church - Ireland - Church of Ireland - St Patrick - Georgian architecture

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The Armagh City and District Council area 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. The current Mayor is Councillor Eric Speers (UUP) and Deputy Mayor is Councillor John Campbell (SDLP).

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Proportional representation - 2005 - Democratic Unionist Party - Social Democratic and Labour Party - Ulster Unionist Party - Sinn Féin

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The next election is due to take place in May 2009.

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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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Newry and Mourne - Newry & Armagh constituency - Westminster Parliament - Northern Ireland Assembly

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