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Mayor of Derry
Mayor of Londonderry
Derry City Coat of ArmsIncumbent
Maurice Devenney
since 24 May 2011Appointer Derry City Council Term length One year Inaugural holder John Rowley Formation 1613 (as Mayor)
1604 (as Provost)Deputy Kevin Campbell Website http://www.derrycity.gov.uk The Mayor of Derry, legally the Mayor of Londonderry is an honorary position bestowed upon a Citizen of Derry in Northern Ireland, who is in practice a member of Derry City Council, chosen by his or her peers on the Council to serve a one year term. The Mayor is Chairman of the Council as well as the City's first citizen. The current Mayor is Maurice Devenney of the Democratic Unionist Party, while Kevin Campbell of Sinn Féin is the incumbent Deputy Mayor, both of whom were elected in May 2011.
The post has a long history. A provost was appointed in the initial city charter of 1604. In 1613, this post was replaced with that of mayor, with John Rowley being the first to serve.[1] 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.[2] ” During much of its history, it has been held by Unionists (largely due to the practice of gerrymandering)[3], but in recent years, the majority of mayors have been nationalists, reflecting the make-up of the city's current population.
From 1921 until 1969, the Mayor was automatically entitled to a seat in the Senate of Northern Ireland.
Contents
List of Mayors of Derry (1908-Present)
20th Century
From To Name Party 1908 1911 John McFarland 1911 1912 M. A. Ballantine 1912 1913 John McFarland 1913 1915 William McLearn 1915 1920 Robert N. Anderson 1920 1923 Hugh O'Doherty Nationalist (NI) 1923 1925 Maxwell Scott Moore Ulster Unionist 1925 1927 John Gilbert Magee Ulster Unionist 1927 1929 James Hamilton Ulster Unionist 1929 1935 Dudley McCorkell Ulster Unionist 1935 1939 James McElmunn Wilton Ulster Unionist 1939 1940 Basil McFarland Ulster Unionist 1940 1945 Frederick Simmons Ulster Unionist 1945 1950 Basil McFarland Ulster Unionist 1950 1952 Gerald Stanley Glover Ulster Unionist 1952 1954 Samuel Orr Ulster Unionist 1954 1957 Samuel Sydney Dowds Ulster Unionist 1957 1961 John Gordon Colhoun Ulster Unionist 1961 1963 Gerald Stanley Glover Ulster Unionist 1963 1968 Albert Anderson Ulster Unionist 1968 1969 William Beatty Ulster Unionist 1969 1973 Post vacant - council replaced by interim development commission 1973 1974 Raymond McClean SDLP 1974 1975 Jack Allen United Loyalist 1975 1976 Ivor Canavan Alliance 1976 1977 James Hegarty Nationalist (NI) 1977 1978 Hugh Doherty SDLP 1978 1979 Thomas M. Craig Ulster Unionist 1979 1980 Pat Devine SDLP 1980 1981 Marleen Jefferson Ulster Unionist 1981 1982 Joe Fegan SDLP 1982 1983 William O'Connell SDLP 1983 1984 Len Green SDLP 1984 1985 John Tierney SDLP 1985 1986 John McNickle SDLP 1986 1987 Noel McKenna SDLP 1987 1988 James Guy Independent Unionist 1988 1989 Annie Gallagher SDLP 1989 1990 Tony Carlin SDLP 1990 1991 David Davis Independent Unionist 1991 1992 Mary Bradley SDLP 1992 1993 William Hay Democratic Unionist 1993 1994 Annie Courtney SDLP 1994 1995 James Guy Independent Unionist 1995 1996 John Kerr SDLP 1996 1997 Richard Dallas Ulster Unionist 1997 1998 Martin Bradley SDLP 1998 1999 Joe Millar Democratic Unionist 1999 2000 Pat Ramsey SDLP 21st Century
From To Name Party 2000 2001 Cathal Crumley Sinn Féin 2001 2002 Mildred Garfield Democratic Unionist 2002 2003 Kathleen McCloskey SDLP 2003 2004 Shaun Gallagher SDLP 2004 2005 Gearóid Ó hEára Sinn Féin 2005 2006 Lynn Fleming Sinn Féin 2006 2007 Helen Quigley SDLP 2007 2008 Drew Thompson Democratic Unionist 2008 2009 Gerard Diver SDLP 2009 2010 Paul Fleming Sinn Féin 2010 2011 Colum Eastwood SDLP 2011 2012 Maurice Devenney Democratic Unionist References
- ^ Thomas Colby, Ordnance Survey of the County of Londonderry, p.87
- ^ Charter of the City of Londonderry
- ^ sdy60f2.tmp
Categories:- Derry
- 1613 establishments
- Mayors of places in Northern Ireland
- Lists of mayors of places in Northern Ireland
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