District council · Northern Ireland

Derry City and Strabane

Derry City and Strabane is a district council. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.

What this council is responsible for

Derry City and Strabane
District council · N09000005
  • Planning applications
  • Bin and recycling collection
  • Building control
  • Licensing
  • Environmental health
  • Parks and leisure
  • Local elections

Education, roads, housing and social care in Northern Ireland are run by regional departments, not councils.

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Type
District council
Single tier
Official code
N09000005
ONS GSS code
Nation
Northern Ireland
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
17
Postcode sectors
16
Wards
3
Constituencies

4 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.

Boundary

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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →

Parliamentary constituencies

Wards

16 wards recorded in this council area.

Artigarvan · Ballymagroarty · City Walls · Creggan South · Drumahoe · Dunnamanagh · Ebrington · Glenderg · Glenelly Valley · Kilfennan · Newtownstewart · Northland · Sion Mills · Skeoge · Strabane North · Victoria

Postcode sectors

BT47 2 · BT47 3 · BT47 5 · BT47 6 · BT48 0 · BT48 4 · BT48 6 · BT48 7 · BT48 8 · BT48 9 · BT78 4 · BT79 8 · BT81 7 · BT82 0 · BT82 1 · BT82 8 · BT82 9

Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code N09000005.