Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

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Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 2015
Preceded byBallymena Borough Council
Carrickfergus Borough Council
Larne Borough Council
Leadership
Mayor
Billy Ashe, DUP
Structure
Seats40
Political groups
  DUP (16)
  UUP (9)
  TUV (4)
  Alliance (3)
  Sinn Féin (3)
  UKIP (2)
  SDLP (1)
  Independents (2)
Elections
Last election
22 May 2014
Website
http://www.midandeastantrim.gov.uk

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.

Mayoralty

Mayor

From To Name Party
2015 Billy Ashe

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DUP

Deputy Mayor

From To Name Party
2015 Timothy Gaston

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TUV

Councillors

For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):[1]

Area Seats
Ballymena 7
Bannside 6
Braid 7
Carrick Castle 5
Coast Road 5
Knockagh 5
Larne Lough 5

2014 seats summary

Party Seats
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Unionist Party/meta/color" | DUP 16
style="background-color: Template:Ulster Unionist Party/meta/color" | UUP 9
style="background-color: Template:Traditional Unionist Voice/meta/color" | TUV 5
style="background-color: Template:Alliance Party of Northern Ireland/meta/color" | Alliance 3
style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | Sinn Féin 3
style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic and Labour Party/meta/color" | SDLP 1
style="background-color: Template:United Kingdom Independence Party/meta/color" | UKIP 1
style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Independents 2

Councillors by electoral area

Council members from 2014 election
District electoral area Name Party
Ballymena James Henry Independent
Donna Anderson UKIP
Declan O'Loan SDLP
Audrey Wales DUP
John Carson DUP
Reuben Glover DUP
Stephen Nicholl Ulster Unionist
Bannside Timothy Gaston TUV
Patrice Hardy Sinn Féin
Stewart McDonald TUV
William McNeilly Ulster Unionist
Tommy Nicholl DUP
Billy Henry DUP
Braid Robin Cherry Ulster Unionist
William McCaughey DUP
Brian Collins TUV
Beth Adger DUP
Beth Clyde DUP
Samuel Hanna DUP
Paul Maguire Sinn Féin
Carrick Castle John Stewart Ulster Unionist
Charles Brown Independent
Billy Ashe DUP
Noel Jordan UKIP
Cheryl Johnston DUP
Coast Road Maureen Morrow Ulster Unionist
James McKeown Sinn Féin
Gordon Lyons DUP
Geraldine Mulvenna Alliance
Ruth Wilson TUV
Knockagh Andrew Wilson Ulster Unionist
May Beattie DUP
Lindsay Millar Ulster Unionist
Paul Sinclair Alliance
Lynn McClurg DUP
Larne Lough Gregg McKeen DUP
Mark McKinty Ulster Unionist
Andrew Wilson Ulster Unionist
Robert Logan Alliance
Paul Reid DUP

Note: Donna Anderson elected as TUV but defected to UKIP on 24th September 2015. [2]

Population

The area covered by the new Council has a population of 135,338 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[3]

References

  1. ^ http://www.deac-ni.org/index/current-review-of-district-electoral-areas/final_ni_overview__300dpi_a1_.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.u.tv/News/2015/09/24/Ballymena-councillor-joins-UKIP-from-TUV-45607
  3. ^ "NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014" (PDF). NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
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