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'''Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council'''<ref>http://lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/council-announces-new-name-and-website/</ref> 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 [[Northern Ireland local elections, 2014|22 May 2014]] and it acted as a shadow authority, prior to the creation of the [[Lisburn and Castlereagh]] district on 1 April 2015. |
'''Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/council-announces-new-name-and-website/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-01-03 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103134656/http://lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/council-announces-new-name-and-website/ |archivedate= 3 January 2015 |df= }}</ref> 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 [[Northern Ireland local elections, 2014|22 May 2014]] and it acted as a shadow authority, prior to the creation of the [[Lisburn and Castlereagh]] district on 1 April 2015. |
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==Mayoralty== |
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The area covered by the new Council has a population of 134,841 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.<ref>{{cite web|title=NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014|url=http://www.nisra.gov.uk/archive/census/2011/results/key-statistics/summary-report.pdf|website=NI Statistics and Research Agency|accessdate=28 September 2014}}</ref> |
The area covered by the new Council has a population of 134,841 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.<ref>{{cite web|title=NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014 |url=http://www.nisra.gov.uk/archive/census/2011/results/key-statistics/summary-report.pdf |website=NI Statistics and Research Agency |accessdate=28 September 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215081312/http://www.nisra.gov.uk/archive/census/2011/results/key-statistics/summary-report.pdf |archivedate=15 December 2014 |df= }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:40, 16 May 2017
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Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council | |
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| Coat of arms or logo | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 2015 |
| Preceded by | Castlereagh Borough Council Lisburn City Council |
| Leadership | |
Mayor | Brian Bloomfield, UUP |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 |
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Political groups | DUP (18) UUP (10) Alliance (5) SDLP (4) Independents (2) 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
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | |
| 2016 | 2017 | Brian Bloomfield
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
UUP |
Deputy Mayor
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Alexander Redpath
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
UUP | |
| 2016 | 2017 | Stephen Martin
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F6CB2F;" data-sort-value="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland" | |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Democratic Unionist Party/meta/color" | | DUP | 20 |
| style="background-color: Template:Ulster Unionist Party/meta/color" | | UUP | 8 |
| style="background-color: Template:Alliance Party of Northern Ireland/meta/color" | | Alliance | 7 |
| style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic and Labour Party/meta/color" | | SDLP | 3 |
| style="background-color: Template:NI21/meta/color" | | NI21 | 1 |
| style="background-color: Template:Traditional Unionist Voice/meta/color" | | 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 | Independent | |
| John Gallen | SDLP | ||
| Nathan Anderson | DUP | ||
| Michael Henderson | UUP | ||
| Ben Mallon | DUP | ||
| Vasundhara Kamble | Independent | ||
| 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]
In January 2017 Councillors Vasundhara Kamble and Geraldine Rice left the Alliance Party to sit as Independents. [6]
Population
The area covered by the new Council has a population of 134,841 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[7]
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ 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
- ^ "Alliance Party rocked by racism and ageism bombshell allegations by councillors - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "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.
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