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 | Lindsay Millar, UUP |
| 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
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | |
| 2016 | 2017 | Audrey Wales
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | |
| 2017 | 2018 | Paul Reid
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | |
| 2018 | 2019 | Lindsay Millar
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
UUP |
Deputy Mayor
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Timothy Gaston
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0C3A6A;" data-sort-value="Traditional Unionist Voice" | |
TUV | |
| 2016 | 2017 | William McNeilly
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #48A5EE;" data-sort-value="Ulster Unionist Party" | |
UUP | |
| 2017 | 2018 | Cheryl Johnston
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP | |
| 2018 | 2019 | Cheryl Johnston
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party" | |
DUP |
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 | Elected | Current | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Democratic Unionist Party/meta/color" | | DUP | 16 | 16 |
| style="background-color: Template:Ulster Unionist Party/meta/color" | | UUP | 9 | 9 |
| style="background-color: Template:Traditional Unionist Voice/meta/color" | | TUV | 5 | 4 |
| style="background-color: Template:Alliance Party of Northern Ireland/meta/color" | | Alliance | 3 | 3 |
| style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | | Sinn Féin | 3 | 2 |
| style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic and Labour Party/meta/color" | | SDLP | 1 | 1 |
| style="background-color: Template:United Kingdom Independence Party/meta/color" | | UKIP | 1 | 0 |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | Independents | 2 | 5 |
Last updated 28 December 2017.
Councillors by electoral area
| Current council members | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| District electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Ballymena | James Henry | Independent | |
| Donna Anderson ‡ | Independent | ||
| 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 ‡ | Independent | ||
| Cheryl Johnston | DUP | ||
| Coast Road | Maureen Morrow | UUP | |
| James McKeown | Sinn Féin | ||
| Angela Smyth † | 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 | ||
†: Co-opted to fill a vacancy since the election. ‡: New party affiliation since the election. Last updated 28 December 2017.
For further details see Mid and East Antrim District Council election, 2014.
Population
The area covered by the new Council has a population of 135,338 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.deac-ni.org/index/current-review-of-district-electoral-areas/final_ni_overview__300dpi_a1_.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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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