Mayor of Derry City and Strabane
| Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council | |
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Incumbent since 1 June 2020Brian Tierney | |
| Appointer | Derry and Strabane District Council |
| Term length | One year |
| Inaugural holder | John Rowley |
| Formation | 1604 (as Provost) 1613 (as Mayor) |
| Website | Council Website |
The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council is an honorary position bestowed upon a Citizen of Derry City & Strabane District in Northern Ireland, who is in practice a member of Derry and Strabane District Council, chosen by his or her peers on the Council to serve a one-year term.[1] The Mayor is Chairman of the Council as well as the city's first citizen. The current Mayor is Brian Tierney of the Social Democratic and Labour Party.
The post has a long history. A provost, Sir Henry Docwra, was appointed in the initial city charter of 1604 by James I. In 1613, this post was replaced with that of governor, or mayor, with John Rowley being the first to serve.[2] The City charter of 1665 which provided:
And further we will, and by these presents for us our heirs and successors do grant and ordain, that for ever hereafter there be and shall be within the city of Londonderry aforesaid one of the more honest and discreet citizens of the said city, or of the more honest and discreet inhabitants within the liberty of the same, in form hereafter in these presents mentioned, from time to time to be elected, who shall be and called the mayor of the said city.[3]
During much of its history, it has been held by unionists (largely due to the practice of gerrymandering),[4] but in recent years, the majority of mayors have been Irish nationalists, reflecting the majority of the city's population.
From 1921 until 1969, the Mayor was automatically entitled to a seat in the Senate of Northern Ireland.
List of Mayors of Derry
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17th Century
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1615 | John Vaughan | |||
| 1617 | Sir John Vaughan | |||
| 1618 | John Wray | |||
| 1620 | 1621 | Jesse Smith | ||
| 1625 | H Vaughan | |||
| 1629 | Sir John Vaughan | |||
| 1631 | William Gage | |||
| 1636 | Thomas Hammond | |||
| 1641 | James Vaughan | |||
| 1643 | Sir Robert Stewart[5] | |||
| 1644 | Colonel Audley Mervyn | |||
| 1646 | Sir Charles Coote | |||
| 1653 | Henry Finch | |||
| 1654 | Ralph King | |||
| 1655 | 1656 | John Handford | ||
| 1657 | John Elwin | |||
| 1658 | Samuel Dawson (died in office) | |||
| 1659 | John Westgate | |||
| 1660 | Luke Ash | |||
| 1662 | William Gardner | |||
| 1664 | Colonel John Gorges | |||
| 1670 | Thomas Skipton | |||
| 1671 | Hugh Edwards | |||
| 1672 | 1674 | Samuel Norman | ||
| 1675 | 1676 | Gervais Squire | ||
| 1677 | Colonel William Cecil | |||
| 1678 | 1680 | Thomas Moncrieff | ||
| 1681 | 1682 | John Campsie | ||
| 1683 | Alexander Tomkins | |||
| 1684 | James Hobson | |||
| 1685 | 1686 | John Campsie | ||
| 1687 | Andrew Coningham (died in office) | |||
| 1688 | John Campsie | |||
| 1690 | Gervais Squire | |||
| 1691 | Alexander Lecky | |||
| 1692 | William Squire (died in office) | |||
| 1693 | James Lenox | |||
| 1694 | Henry Long | |||
| 1695 | Alexander Lecky | |||
| 1696 | Henry Ash | |||
| 1697 | James Lenox | |||
| 1698 | Horace Kennedy | |||
| 1699 | Gervais Squire | |||
| 1700 | Edward Brooks |
18th Century
| From | To | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1701 | Thomas Moncrieff [6] | ||
| 1702 | Robert Shannon [6] | ||
| 1703 | 1704 | Samuel Leeson [6] | |
| 1705 | Henry Ash [6] | ||
| 1706 | George Tomkins [6] | ||
| 1707 | Charles Norman [6] | ||
| 1708 | Thomas Lecky [6] | ||
| 1709 | Thomas Ash [6] | ||
| 1710 | Samuel Leeson [6] | ||
| 1711 | Robert Norman [6] | ||
| 1712 | John Wotton [6] | ||
| 1713 | Alexander Tomkins [6] | ||
| 1714 | John Wotton [7] | ||
| 1769 | 1770 | Robert Fairly[8] | |
| 1771 | Adam Schoales [7] | ||
| 1772 | Hugh Hill [7] | ||
| 1773 | William Lecky [7] | ||
| 1774 | 1775 | Charles M'Manus [7] | |
| 1776 | Thomas Bateson [7] | ||
| 1777 | John Coningham [7] | ||
| 1778 | John Ferguson [7] | ||
| 1779 | George Ash | ||
| 1780 | 1781 | Thomas Lecky [7] | |
| 1782 | Robert Fairly [7] | ||
| 1783 | 1784 | John Coningham [7] | |
| 1785 | 1786 | Squire Lecky [7] | |
| 1787 | 1788 | John Coningham [7] | |
| 1789 | Squire Lecky [7] | ||
| 1790 | 1791 | Eneas Murray [7] | |
| 1792 | 1793 | Stephen Bennett [7] | |
| 1794 | 1795 | George Kennedy [7] | |
| 1796 | 1797 | Andrew Ferguson [7] | |
| 1798 | 1799 | John Darcus [7] | |
| 1800 | 1801 | William Walker [7] |
19th Century
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1802 | R. G. Hill [7] | |||
| 1803 | John Darcus [7] | |||
| 1804 | 1805 | R. Murray [7] | ||
| 1806 | 1807 | William Walker [7] | ||
| 1808 | 1809 | Thomas Lecky [7] | ||
| 1810 | 1811 | Thomas Scott [7] | ||
| 1812 | 1813 | John Curry [7] | ||
| 1814 | 1815 | Marcus S. Hill [7] | ||
| 1816 | 1817 | William Alexander [7] | ||
| 1818 | 1819 | William Scott [7] | ||
| 1820 | 1821 | Sir John Maginnis [7] | ||
| 1822 | 1823 | John Dysart [7] | ||
| 1824 | 1825 | John Rea [7] | ||
| 1826 | 1827 | Richard Young [7] | ||
| 1828 | 1829 | Conolly Skipton [7] | ||
| 1830 | Sir R.A. Ferguson (resigned), then J. Dysart [7] | |||
| 1831 | Richard Young [7] | |||
| 1832 | 1833 | George Hill [7] | ||
| 1834 | 1835 | Joshua Gillespie [7] | ||
| 1836 | 1837 | Thomas P. Kennedy [7] | ||
| 1838 | 1839 | Sir Robert Bateson, Bt [7] | ||
| 1840 | 1841 | Joseph E. Miller [7] | ||
| 1842 | 1843 | Conolly Lecky [9] | ||
| 1843 | 1845 | William Haslett [9] | ||
| 1845 | 1846 | John Munn [9] | ||
| 1846 | 1847 | Daniel Baird [9] | ||
| 1847 | Alexander Lindsay [9] | |||
| 1859 | 1862 | Bartholomew McCorkell JP[9] | ||
| 1868 | 1869 | Sir Edward Reid[10]
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative | |
| 1875 | 1877 | Sir William Miller, MD[11]
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative | |
| 1883 | Henry Darcus | |||
| ? | 1887? | (Sir) Thomas Lecky [12] | ||
| 1888 | 1889 | Sir William Miller
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative | |
| 1898 | 1899 | Sir John Barr Johnston | ||
| 1899 | 1900 | Sir William McLearn
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #9999FF;" data-sort-value="Irish Unionist Alliance" | |
Irish Unionist |
20th Century
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 1902 | Sir Francis Henry Miller
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #9999FF;" data-sort-value="Irish Unionist Party" | |
Irish Unionist | |
| 1908 | 1911 | John McFarland
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #9999FF;" data-sort-value="Irish Unionist Party" | |
Irish Unionist | |
| 1911 | 1912 | Matthew Anderson Ballantine
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #9999FF;" data-sort-value="Irish Unionist Party" | |
Irish Unionist | |
| 1912 | 1913 | John McFarland
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #9999FF;" data-sort-value="Irish Unionist Party" | |
Irish Unionist | |
| 1913 | 1915 | William McLearn
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #9999FF;" data-sort-value="Irish Unionist Party" | |
Irish Unionist | |
| 1915 | 1920 | Robert Newton Anderson
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #9999FF;" data-sort-value="Irish Unionist Party" | |
Irish Unionist | |
| 1920 | 1923 | Hugh O'Doherty
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #32cd32;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)" | |
Nationalist | |
| 1923 | 1925 | Maxwell Scott Moore
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
UUP | |
| 1925 | 1927 | John Gilbert Magee
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
UUP | |
| 1927 | 1929 | James Hamilton
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
UUP | |
| 1929 | 1935 | Dudley McCorkell
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
UUP | |
| 1935 | 1939 | James McElmunn Wilton
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
UUP | |
| 1939 | 1940 | Basil McFarland
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
UUP | |
| 1940 | 1945 | Frederick James Simmons
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
UUP | |
| 1945 | 1950 | Basil McFarland
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
UUP | |
| 1950 | 1952 | Gerald Stanley Glover
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
UUP | |
| 1952 | 1954 | Samuel Orr
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
UUP | |
| 1954 | 1957 | Samuel Sydney Dowds
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
UUP | |
| 1957 | 1961 | John Gordon Colhoun
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
UUP | |
| 1961 | 1963 | Gerald Stanley Glover
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
UUP | |
| 1963 | 1968 | Albert Anderson
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
UUP | |
| 1968 | 1969 | William Beatty
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
UUP | |
| 1969 | 1973 | Post vacant - council replaced by interim development commission | ||
| 1973 | 1974 | Raymond McClean
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | |
SDLP | |
| 1974 | 1975 | Jack Allen
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
UUP | |
| 1975 | 1976 | Ivor Canavan
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F6CB2F;" data-sort-value="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | |
Alliance | |
| 1976 | 1977 | James Hegarty
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #32cd32;" data-sort-value="Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)" | |
Nationalist | |
| 1977 | 1978 | Hugh Doherty
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | |
SDLP | |
| 1978 | 1979 | Thomas M. Craig
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
UUP | |
| 1979 | 1980 | Pat Devine
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | |
SDLP | |
| 1980 | 1981 | Marleen Jefferson
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
UUP | |
| 1981 | 1982 | Joe Fegan
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | |
SDLP | |
| 1982 | 1983 | William O'Connell
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | |
SDLP | |
| 1983 | 1984 | Len Green
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | |
SDLP | |
| 1984 | 1985 | John Tierney
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | |
SDLP | |
| 1985 | 1986 | John McNickle
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | |
SDLP | |
| 1986 | 1987 | Noel McKenna
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | |
SDLP | |
| 1987 | 1988 | James Guy
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #aadfff;" data-sort-value="Independent Unionist" | |
Ind. Unionist | |
| 1988 | 1989 | Annie Gallagher
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | |
SDLP | |
| 1989 | 1990 | Tony Carlin
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | |
SDLP | |
| 1990 | 1991 | David Davis
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #aadfff;" data-sort-value="Independent Unionist" | |
Ind. Unionist | |
| 1991 | 1992 | Mary Bradley
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | |
SDLP | |
| 1992 | 1993 | William Hay
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | |
| 1993 | 1994 | Annie Courtney
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | |
SDLP | |
| 1994 | 1995 | James Guy
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #aadfff;" data-sort-value="Independent Unionist" | |
Ind. Unionist | |
| 1995 | 1996 | John Kerr
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | |
SDLP | |
| 1996 | 1997 | Richard Dallas
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
UUP | |
| 1997 | 1998 | Martin Bradley
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | |
SDLP | |
| 1998 | 1999 | Joe Millar
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | |
| 1999 | 2000 | Pat Ramsey
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | |
SDLP | |
21st Century
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2001 | Cathal Crumley
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | |
Sinn Féin | |
| 2001 | 2002 | Mildred Garfield
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | |
| 2002 | 2003 | Kathleen McCloskey
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | |
SDLP | |
| 2003 | 2004 | Shaun Gallagher
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | |
SDLP | |
| 2004 | 2005 | Gearóid Ó hEára
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | |
Sinn Féin | |
| 2005 | 2006 | Lynn Fleming
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | |
Sinn Féin | |
| 2006 | 2007 | Helen Quigley
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | |
SDLP | |
| 2007 | 2008 | Drew Thompson
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | |
| 2008 | 2009 | Gerard Diver
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | |
SDLP | |
| 2009 | 2010 | Paul Fleming
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | |
Sinn Féin | |
| 2010 | 2011 | Colum Eastwood
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | |
SDLP | |
| 2011 | 2012 | Maurice Devenney
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | |
| 2012 | 2013 | Kevin Campbell
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | |
Sinn Féin | |
| 2013 | 2014 | Martin Reilly
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | |
SDLP | |
| 2014 | 2015 | Brenda Stevenson
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | |
SDLP | |
| 2015 | 2016 | Elisha McCallion
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | |
Sinn Féin | |
| 2016 | 2017 | Hilary McClintock
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | |
| 2017 | 2018 | Maolíosa McHugh
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | |
Sinn Féin | |
| 2018 | 2019 | John Boyle
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | |
SDLP | |
| 2019 | 2020 | Michaela Boyle
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin" | |
Sinn Féin | |
| 2020 | 2021 | Brian Tierney
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party" | |
SDLP |
References
- ^ "Derry City & Strabane - Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council". www.derrystrabane.com.
- ^ Thomas Colby, Ordnance Survey of the County of Londonderry, p.87
- ^ Charter of the City of Londonderry
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap Simpson, Robert. The Annals of Derry. p. 204.
- ^ "History of Congregations of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and Biographical Notices of Eminent Presbyterian Ministers and Laymen", 1886
- ^ a b c d e f The Annals of Derry:. p. 211.
- ^ personal memorandum of Sir Edward Reid
- ^ "Obituary - Sir William Miller". The Times. No. 36052. London. 30 January 1900. p. 10. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ Shaw, William. The Knights of England: A Complete Record from the Earliest Time ..., Volume 1. p. 383.