Magherafelt district

Geography
Area - Total - % Water	Ranked 12th 573 km² ? %
Admin HQ	Magherafelt
ISO 3166-2	GB-MFT
ONS code	95H
Demographics
Population - Total (2004) - Density	Ranked 19th 41,296 72 / km²
Community	Protestant: 34.8% Catholic: 64.1%
Politics
Magherafelt district Council http://www.magherafelt.gov.uk
MPs	Martin McGuinness

Magherafelt District Council is a Local Council in County Derry in Northern Ireland. Council headquarters are in Magherafelt (Machaire Fíolta in Irish) . The Council area stretches from Lough Neagh and the River Bann in the east and into the Sperrin Mountains in the west and is divided by the Moyola River. It covers an area of 214 square miles and has a current population of over 39,500. Local towns in the area include Bellaghy, birthplace of poet Seamus Heaney in 1939. Image File history File links NorthernIrelandMagherafelt. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. ... This is a list of Local Councils in Northern Ireland by area. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... The ISO 3166-2 codes for the United Kingdom correspond to the nations administrative divisions. ... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... This is a list of Local Councils in Northern Ireland by population. ... This is a list of Local Councils in Northern Ireland by Protestant / Catholic community make-up In the 2001 decennial census, the Census Office for Northern Ireland (CONI) asked a new question to attempt to achieve a more accurate depiction of the balance of the mainly Unionist Protestant and mainly... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ... Martin McGuinness, MP, MLA John Martin McGuinness (born May 23, 1950) is an Irish republican politician and Member of Parliament. ... For other places with similar names, see Londonderry (disambiguation) and Derry (disambiguation). ... Dieu et mon droit (motto) (French for God and my right)2 Northern Irelands location within the UK Main language English Other recognised languages Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Hain MP Area  - Total Ranked 4th... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Lough Neagh Lough Neagh (pronounced ; Irish Loch nEathach ) in Northern Ireland is the largest lough, or body of freshwater, in the British Isles, with an area of 388 square kilometres. ... The River Bann is the largest river in Northern Ireland. ... Sperrins is a mountain range in Northern Ireland. ... Bellaghy is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. ... Seamus Heaney Seamus Justin Heaney (born April 13, 1939) is an Irish poet, writer and lecturer from County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The Council is comprised of 16 elected representatives. Local elections are held every four years on a Proportional Representation system. At the last election in May 2005 those elected were from the following political parties: 8 Sinn Fein, 4 Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), 2 Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) and 2 Ulster Unionist Party (UUP). The Chairman and Vice Chairman are elected on an annual basis at the Annual General Meeting in June. The current Chairman is Councillor Sean Kerr (Sinn Fein) and the Vice Chairman is Councillor Paul McLean (DUP). Proportional representation, also known as full representation, is an electoral system in which the overall votes are reflected in the overall outcome of the body or bodies of representatives. ... Sinn Féin (in the Irish language ourselves or we ourselves; not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone) is an Irish political party. ... The Democratic Unionist Party is a right wing unionist party in Northern Ireland led by Ian Paisley. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ...

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

In elections for the Westminster Parliament it is part of the Mid Ulster constituency. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... Mid Ulster is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...

See Also: Local Councils in Northern Ireland

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland | Ireland | Districts of Northern Ireland

Antrim | Ards | Armagh | Ballymena | Ballymoney | Banbridge | Belfast | Carrickfergus | Castlereagh | Coleraine | Cookstown | Craigavon | Derry | Down | Dungannon and South Tyrone | Fermanagh | Larne | Limavady | Lisburn | Magherafelt | Moyle | Newry and Mourne | Newtownabbey | North Down | Omagh | Strabane Northern Ireland is divided into 26 Local Council areas. ... Dieu et mon droit (motto) (French for God and my right)2 Northern Irelands location within the UK Main language English Other recognised languages Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Hain MP Area  - Total Ranked 4th... Northern Ireland is divided into 26 districts for local government purposes. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Northern_Ireland. ... Antrim Borough Council is a Local Council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. ... Ards Borough Council is a Local Council in County Down, Northern Ireland. ... The Armagh City and District Council is a local council in County Armagh in Northern Ireland. ... Ballymena Borough Council is a Local Council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. ... Ballymoney Borough Council is a Local Council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. ... Banbridge District Council is a Local Council in County Down in Northern Ireland. ... Belfast City Council is the largest local council serving the largest city in Northern Ireland which has a population of 277,391. ... Carrickfergus Borough Council is a Local Council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. ... For the statesman commonly called Castlereagh, see Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh Castlereagh Borough Council is a Local Council in Northern Ireland. ... Coleraine Borough Council is a Local Council partly in County Antrim and partly in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. ... Cookstown District Council is a Local Council covering an area partly in County Tyrone and partly in County Londonderry. ... Craigavon Borough Council is a Local Council in County Armagh in Northern Ireland. ... Derry City Council (Londonderry County Borough Council until 1984) is a district council in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. ... Down District Council is a Local Council in County Down in Northern Ireland. ... Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council is a Local Council in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. ... Fermanagh District Council is a Local Council in County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. ... Larne Borough Council is a Local Council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. ... Limavady Borough Council is a Local Council in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. ... Lisburn City Council is a Local Council partly in County Antrim and partly in County Down in Northern Ireland. ... Moyle District Council is a Local Council in County Antrim in the north-east corner of Northern Ireland. ... Newry and Mourne District Council is a local council in Northern Ireland covering an area including much of the south of County Armagh and the south of County Down and has a population of 87,000. ... Newtownabbey Borough Council is a Local Council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. ... North Down Borough Council is a Local Council in County Down in Northern Ireland. ... Omagh District Council is a Local Council in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. ... Strabane District Council/Comhairle Ceantair an tSrath Bán is a Local Council in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. ...