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Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

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Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
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Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 2015
Preceded by
Leadership
Mayor
Deputy Mayor
Stewart McDonald, TUV
Structure
Seats40
Political groups

  DUP (13)
  UUP (8)
  Alliance (7)
  TUV (6)
  Sinn Féin (4)
  Independents (2)
Elections
Last election
18 May 2023
Meeting place
The Braid
Website
www.midandeastantrim.gov.uk Edit this at Wikidata

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.

History

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On 2 December 2021, the councils chief executive Anne Donaghy was suspended[1] and stated her intention to take legal action for discrimination.[2] In January 2023, she announced her retirement.[3]

In 2022, another DUP councillor, Marc Collins, was suspended for abusive tweets directed at Sinn Féin MP John Finucane and his family.[4]

Mayoralty

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Mayor

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From To Name Party
2015 2016 Billy Ashe DUP
2016 2017 Audrey Wales DUP
2017 2018 Paul Reid DUP
2018 2019 Lindsay Millar UUP
2019 2020 Maureen Morrow UUP
2020 2021 Peter Johnston DUP
2021 2022 William McCaughey DUP
2022 2023 Noel Williams Alliance
2023 2024 Gerardine Mulvenna Alliance
2024 Present Beth Adger DUP

Deputy Mayor

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From To Name Party
2015 2016 Timothy Gaston TUV
2016 2017 William McNeilly UUP
2017 2018 Cheryl Johnston DUP
2018 2019 Cheryl Johnston DUP
2019 2020 Beth Adger DUP
2020 2021 Andrew Wilson UUP
2021 2022 Matthew Armstrong TUV
2022 2023 Beth Adger DUP
2023 2024 Stewart McDonald TUV
2024 Present Bréanainn Lyness[5] Sinn Féin

Councillors

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For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):[6]

Area Seats
Ballymena 7
Bannside 6
Braid 7
Carrick Castle 5
Coast Road 5
Knockagh 5
Larne Lough 5

Party strengths

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Party Elected
2014
Elected
2019
Elected
2023

Current
DUP 16 15 14 13
UUP 9 7 8 8
Alliance 3 7 7 7
TUV 5 5 5 6
Sinn Féin 3 2 4 4
Independents 2 3 2 2
SDLP 1 1 0 0
UKIP 1 0 0 0

Councillors by electoral area

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Borders of the DEAs within Mid and East Antrim
Current council members
District electoral area Name Party
Ballymena Rodney Quigley Independent
Matthew Armstrong TUV
Brian Thompson UUP
Bréanainn Lyness Sinn Féin
Reuben Glover DUP
Jack Gibson Alliance
Lawrie Philpott DUP
Bannside Anna Henry TUV
Stewart McDonald TUV
Ian Friary Sinn Féin
Thomas Gordon DUP
Tyler Hoey DUP
Jackson Minford UUP
Braid Archie Rae Sinn Féin
Beth Adger DUP
William McCaughey DUP
Christopher Jamieson TUV
Alan Barr UUP
Chelsea Harwood Alliance
Matthew Warwick TUV
Carrick Castle Lauren Gray Alliance
David Clarke †‡‡ TUV
Billy Ashe DUP
Robin Stewart UUP
Bethany Ferris UUP
Coast Road James McKeown Sinn Féin
Andrew Clarke DUP
Geraldine Mulvenna Alliance
Angela Smyth DUP
Maureen Morrow UUP
Knockagh Bobby Hadden Independent
Peter Johnston DUP
Marc Collins DUP
Andrew Wilson UUP
Aaron Skinner Alliance
Larne Lough Maeve Donnelly Alliance
Gregg McKeen DUP
Roy Beggs Jr UUP
Robert Logan Alliance
Paul Reid DUP

Population

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The area covered by the Council has a population of 135,338 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Anne Donaghy: Suspended Mid and East Antrim chief takes legal action". BBC News. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. ^ Hughes, Brendan (2 December 2021). "Council boss taking legal action over 'disability discrimination'". BelfastLive. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. ^ Hughes, Brendan (20 January 2023). "Council boss 'retires on health grounds' after year on suspension". BelfastLive. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  4. ^ Hargan, Garrett (29 June 2022). "DUP councillor Marc Collins suspended over tweets directed at Sinn Fein's John Finucane". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  5. ^ Ballymena, Love (4 June 2024). "Sinn Féin's deputy mayor strikes conciliatory tone as party holds office for first time in MEA". LoveBallymena. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Current review of district electoral areas" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2015.
  7. ^ "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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