Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
| Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 2015 |
| Preceded by |
Castlereagh Borough Council Lisburn City Council |
| Leadership | |
Mayor |
Brian Bloomfield, UUP |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 |
 | |
Political groups |
DUP (18) UUP (10) Alliance (7) SDLP (4) TUV (1) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 22 May 2014 |
| Website | |
| http://lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/ | |
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council[1] is a local authority that was established on 1 April 2015. It replaced Lisburn City Council and Castlereagh Borough Council. The first elections to the authority were on 22 May 2014 and it acted as a shadow authority, prior to the creation of the Lisburn and Castlereagh district on 1 April 2015.
Mayoralty
Mayor
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Thomas Beckett | DUP | |
| 2016 | 2017 | Brian Bloomfield | UUP |
Deputy Mayor
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Alexander Redpath | UUP | |
| 2016 | 2017 | Stephen Martin | Alliance |
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):[2]
| Area | Seats |
|---|---|
| Castlereagh East | 6 |
| Castlereagh South | 7 |
| Downshire East | 5 |
| Downshire West | 5 |
| Killultagh | 5 |
| Lisburn North | 6 |
| Lisburn South | 6 |
2014 seats summary
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| DUP | 20 | |
| UUP | 8 | |
| Alliance | 7 | |
| SDLP | 3 | |
| NI21 | 1 | |
| TUV | 1 | |
Councillors by electoral area
| Council members from 2014 election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| District electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Castlereagh East | Tommy Jeffers | DUP | |
| Tim Morrow | Alliance | ||
| David Drysdale | DUP | ||
| Andrew Girvin | TUV | ||
| Sharon Skillen | DUP | ||
| Hazel Legge | UUP | ||
| Castlereagh South | Geraldine Rice | Alliance | |
| John Gallen | SDLP | ||
| Nathan Anderson | DUP | ||
| Michael Henderson | UUP | ||
| Ben Mallon | DUP | ||
| Vasundhara Kamble | Alliance | ||
| Brian Hanvey | SDLP | ||
| Downshire East | Luke Poots | DUP | |
| Uel Mackin | DUP | ||
| James Baird | UUP | ||
| Janet Gray | DUP | ||
| Aaron McIntyre | Alliance | ||
| Downshire West | Jim Dillon | UUP | |
| Allan Ewart | DUP | ||
| John Palmer | UUP | ||
| Alexander Redpath | UUP | ||
| Owen Gawith | Alliance | ||
| Killultagh | Thomas Beckett | DUP | |
| Robbie Butler | UUP | ||
| Patrick Catney | SDLP | ||
| William Leathem | DUP | ||
| James Tinsley | DUP | ||
| Lisburn North | Brian Bloomfield | UUP | |
| Stephen Martin | Alliance | ||
| Scott Carson | DUP | ||
| Margaret Tolerton | DUP | ||
| Johnny McCarthy | SDLP | ||
| Jenny Palmer | UUP | ||
| Lisburn South | Tim Mitchell | UUP | |
| Alan Givan | DUP | ||
| Andrew Ewing | DUP | ||
| Paul Porter | DUP | ||
| Rhoda Walker | DUP | ||
| Amanda Grehan | Alliance | ||
Changes
Councillors John and Jenny Palmer defected from the DUP to the UUP on 2 September 2015.[3]
Johnny McCarthy left NI21 to sit as an Independent.[4] In February 2016 he changed his party affiliation and joined the SDLP.[5]
Population
The area covered by the new Council has a population of 134,841 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[6]
References
- ↑ http://lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/council-announces-new-name-and-website/
- ↑ http://www.deac-ni.org/index/current-review-of-district-electoral-areas/final_ni_overview__300dpi_a1_.pdf
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-34132639
- ↑ http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/ni21-councillor-johnny-mccarthy-quits-party-34320885.html
- ↑ https://twitter.com/BBCGarethG/status/702089089143558144
- ↑ "NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014" (PDF). NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 28 September 2014.