Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council | |
|---|---|
| Coat of arms or logo | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 2015 |
| Preceded by | Ballymena Borough Council Carrickfergus Borough Council Larne Borough Council |
| Leadership | |
Mayor | Audrey Wales, DUP |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 |
 | |
Political groups | DUP (16) UUP (9) TUV (4) Alliance (3) Sinn Féin (2) UKIP (2) SDLP (1) Independents (3) |
| 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 | 2016 | Billy Ashe
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DUP | |
| 2016 | 2017 | Audrey Wales
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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 | UUP | ||
| Bannside | Timothy Gaston | TUV | |
| Patrice Hardy | Sinn Féin | ||
| Stewart McDonald | TUV | ||
| William McNeilly | UUP | ||
| Tommy Nicholl | DUP | ||
| Billy Henry | DUP | ||
| Braid | Robin Cherry | UUP | |
| William McCaughey | DUP | ||
| Brian Collins | TUV | ||
| Beth Adger | DUP | ||
| Beth Clyde | DUP | ||
| Samuel Hanna | DUP | ||
| Paul Maguire | Independent | ||
| Carrick Castle | John Stewart | UUP | |
| Charles Brown | Independent | ||
| Billy Ashe | DUP | ||
| Noel Jordan | UKIP | ||
| Cheryl Johnston | DUP | ||
| Coast Road | Maureen Morrow | UUP | |
| James McKeown | Sinn Féin | ||
| Gordon Lyons | DUP | ||
| Geraldine Mulvenna | Alliance | ||
| Ruth Wilson | TUV | ||
| Knockagh | Andrew Wilson | UUP | |
| May Beattie | DUP | ||
| Lindsay Millar | UUP | ||
| Paul Sinclair | Alliance | ||
| Lynn McClurg | DUP | ||
| Larne Lough | Gregg McKeen | DUP | |
| Mark McKinty | UUP | ||
| Andrew Wilson | UUP | ||
| Robert Logan | Alliance | ||
| Paul Reid | DUP | ||
Note: Donna Anderson elected as TUV but defected to UKIP on 24 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
- ^ http://www.deac-ni.org/index/current-review-of-district-electoral-areas/final_ni_overview__300dpi_a1_.pdf
- ^ http://www.u.tv/News/2015/09/24/Ballymena-councillor-joins-UKIP-from-TUV-45607
- ^ "NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014" (PDF). NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 28 September 2014.