New Chair and Deputy Chair named at Mid Ulster District Council AGM
Councillor Frances Burton (DUP) has been named as the new Chair while Moyola Councillor Denise Johnston (SDLP) was named as Deputy Chair
Clogher Valley Councillor Frances Burton (DUP) has been named as the new Chair of Mid Ulster District Council at its AGM held yesterday (Monday).
Moyola Councillor Denise Johnston (SDLP) was named as Deputy Chair. Both appointments are for one year.
Councillor Burton has served as a Councillor since 2005, formerly in the Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council and then Mid Ulster District Council since 2014 and has held the position of Deputy Chair of the Council twice in 2018/19 and 2022/23.
She is a passionate advocate for rural and farming communities, in particular for the Clogher Valley, and sits on the boards of Agewell, CDM Community Transport and the Sliabh Beagh Partnership.
Councillor Burton also served as President of the Northern Ireland Local Government Association (the all-Council led representative body for Local Government in the region) in 2019/20.
Councillor Johnston was elected as a Mid Ulster Councillor in 2023, and is a long-standing campaigner, championing causes including the protection of Lough Neagh and the need for urgent action on road safety. She is a member of the Lough Neagh Partnership Board.
Councillor Johnston is Head of History and Politics at St. Louis Grammar School, Ballymena, where she has taught since 2001.