Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | 1 April 2015 |
Preceded by | |
Leadership | |
Mayor | Beth Adger, Democratic Unionist Party |
Deputy Mayor | Stewart McDonald, TUV |
Structure | |
Seats | 40 |
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Political groups | DUP (13) UUP (8) Alliance (7) TUV (6) Sinn Féin (4) Independents (2) |
Elections | |
Last election | 18 May 2023 |
Meeting place | |
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The Braid | |
Website | |
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Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is a local authority that was established on 1 April 2015. It replaced Ballymena Borough Council, Carrickfergus Borough Council and Larne Borough Council.
History
[edit]On 2 December 2021, the councils chief executive Anne Donaghy was suspended[1] and stated her intention to take legal action for discrimination.[2] In January 2023, she announced her retirement.[3]
In 2022, another DUP councillor, Marc Collins, was suspended for abusive tweets directed at Sinn Féin MP John Finucane and his family.[4]
Mayoralty
[edit]Mayor
[edit]From | To | Name | Party | |
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2015 | 2016 | Billy Ashe | DUP | |
2016 | 2017 | Audrey Wales | DUP | |
2017 | 2018 | Paul Reid | DUP | |
2018 | 2019 | Lindsay Millar | UUP | |
2019 | 2020 | Maureen Morrow | UUP | |
2020 | 2021 | Peter Johnston | DUP | |
2021 | 2022 | William McCaughey | DUP | |
2022 | 2023 | Noel Williams | Alliance | |
2023 | 2024 | Gerardine Mulvenna | Alliance | |
2024 | Present | Beth Adger | DUP |
Deputy Mayor
[edit]From | To | Name | Party | |
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2015 | 2016 | Timothy Gaston | TUV | |
2016 | 2017 | William McNeilly | UUP | |
2017 | 2018 | Cheryl Johnston | DUP | |
2018 | 2019 | Cheryl Johnston | DUP | |
2019 | 2020 | Beth Adger | DUP | |
2020 | 2021 | Andrew Wilson | UUP | |
2021 | 2022 | Matthew Armstrong | TUV | |
2022 | 2023 | Beth Adger | DUP | |
2023 | 2024 | Stewart McDonald | TUV | |
2024 | Present | Bréanainn Lyness[5] | Sinn Féin |
Councillors
[edit]For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):[6]
Area | Seats |
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Ballymena | 7 |
Bannside | 6 |
Braid | 7 |
Carrick Castle | 5 |
Coast Road | 5 |
Knockagh | 5 |
Larne Lough | 5 |
Party strengths
[edit]Party | Elected 2014 | Elected 2019 | Elected 2023 | Current | |
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DUP | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
UUP | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Alliance | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
TUV | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Sinn Féin | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Independents | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
SDLP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
UKIP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Councillors by electoral area
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Mid_and_East_Antrim_blank.svg/220px-Mid_and_East_Antrim_blank.svg.png)
Current council members | |||
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District electoral area | Name | Party | |
Ballymena | Rodney Quigley | Independent | |
Matthew Armstrong | TUV | ||
Vacant | UUP | ||
Bréanainn Lyness | Sinn Féin | ||
Reuben Glover | DUP | ||
Jack Gibson † | Alliance | ||
Lawrie Philpott | DUP | ||
Bannside | Anna Henry† | TUV | |
Stewart McDonald | TUV | ||
Ian Friary | Sinn Féin | ||
Thomas Gordon | DUP | ||
Tyler Hoey | DUP | ||
Jackson Minford | UUP | ||
Braid | Archie Rae | Sinn Féin | |
Beth Adger | DUP | ||
William McCaughey | DUP | ||
Christopher Jamieson | TUV | ||
Alan Barr | UUP | ||
Chelsea Harwood | Alliance | ||
Matthew Warwick | TUV | ||
Carrick Castle | Lauren Gray | Alliance | |
David Clarke †‡‡ | TUV | ||
Billy Ashe | DUP | ||
Robin Stewart | UUP | ||
Bethany Ferris | UUP | ||
Coast Road | James McKeown | Sinn Féin | |
Andrew Clarke | DUP | ||
Geraldine Mulvenna | Alliance | ||
Angela Smyth | DUP | ||
Maureen Morrow | UUP | ||
Knockagh | Bobby Hadden | Independent | |
Peter Johnston | DUP | ||
Marc Collins | DUP | ||
Andrew Wilson | UUP | ||
Aaron Skinner | Alliance | ||
Larne Lough | Maeve Donnelly | Alliance | |
Gregg McKeen | DUP | ||
Roy Beggs Jr | UUP | ||
Robert Logan | Alliance | ||
Paul Reid | DUP |
Population
[edit]The area covered by the Council has a population of 135,338 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Anne Donaghy: Suspended Mid and East Antrim chief takes legal action". BBC News. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ Hughes, Brendan (2 December 2021). "Council boss taking legal action over 'disability discrimination'". BelfastLive. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ Hughes, Brendan (20 January 2023). "Council boss 'retires on health grounds' after year on suspension". BelfastLive. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ Hargan, Garrett (29 June 2022). "DUP councillor Marc Collins suspended over tweets directed at Sinn Fein's John Finucane". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ Ballymena, Love (4 June 2024). "Sinn Féin's deputy mayor strikes conciliatory tone as party holds office for first time in MEA". LoveBallymena. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Current review of district electoral areas" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2015.
- ^ "NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014" (PDF). NI Statistics and Research Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.