Michael Coyle (politician)
Michael Coyle | |
|---|---|
| Member of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council | |
| Assumed office 18 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Orla Beattie |
| Constituency | Benbradagh |
| Member of Limavady Borough Council | |
| In office 19 May 1993 – 22 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Lawrence Hegarty |
| Succeeded by | Council abolished |
| Constituency | Benbradagh |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for East Londonderry | |
| In office 1 September 2002 – 26 November 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Doherty |
| Succeeded by | Francie Brolly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1948 Dungiven, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
Michael Coyle (born 5 August 1948) is a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician in Northern Ireland, serving as a Causeway Coast and Glens Councillor for the Benbradagh DEA since 2023. Coyle was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Londonderry from 2002 to 2003.
Background
[edit]Born in Dungiven, Coyle attended St Columb's College in Derry and the Belfast College of Technology. He worked as a telephone engineer for British Telecom, and was elected to Limavady Borough Council in the 1993 local elections, for the Benbradagh District, as an SDLP representative.[1]
In 1996 he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Northern Ireland Forum election in East Londonderry.[2] Following the resignation of Northern Ireland Assembly member Arthur Doherty on 1 September 2002, Coyle was co-opted on to the body, representing East Londonderry. He stood in the constituency in the 2003 Assembly election, but was not elected.[3]
Coyle retained his council seat in the 2005 and 2011 elections, but lost his seat on the newly-formed Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council at the 2014 election.[4] He was elected back to the council for Benbradagh at the 2023 local elections.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Biography – Michael Coyle, Northern Ireland Assembly Archived 15 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Northern Ireland elections
- ^ East Londonderry, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ "Causeway Coast and Glens result - Northern Ireland Council Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ Deeney, Niall (16 May 2023). "Full list of candidates for council election in Causeway Coast and Glens". Belfast Live. Retrieved 3 January 2024.