Cecil Calvert (politician)
Cecil Calvert is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland, and long-serving councillor on Lisburn City Council.
Calvert worked for the B Specials Constabulary and as a farmer before joining the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).[1] In 1985, he was elected to Lisburn Borough Council, representing Killultagh, County Antrim. He held his seat at each subsequent election,[2] serving as Mayor of Lisburn in 2004 – 05.[3]
Calvert was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum, representing Lagan Valley, but failed to take a seat at the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election.[4]
Calvert carried a Union Jack during a St Patrick's Day parade in Seattle in 2005[5]
In June 2007, Calvert resigned from the DUP, objecting to the party's decision to enter government with Sinn Féin.[citation needed] He subsequently joined Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) but resigned in March 2011.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Cecil Calvert profile, DUP.org.uk; accessed 3 June 2016.
- ^ Local Government Elections 1985 – 1989: Lisburn, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ Ben Lowry and David Gordon, "Monitor plan for meeting dropped", Belfast Telegraph, 24 June 2004.
- ^ Lagan Valley : Northern Ireland Elections (1998), ark.ac.uk; accessed 3 June 2016.
- ^ St Patrick's Day Parade, Seattle (2005), seattletimes.nwsource.com; accessed 3 June 2016.