Mid and East Antrim Borough Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | 1 April 2015 |
Preceded by | Ballymena Borough Council Carrickfergus Borough Council Larne Borough Council |
Leadership | |
Mayor | Peter Johnston, Democratic Unionist Party |
Deputy Mayor | Andrew Wilson, Ulster Unionist Party |
Structure | |
Seats | 40 |
Political groups | Incoming Council
DUP (13) UUP (8) Alliance (7) TUV (6) Sinn Féin (4) Independents (2) |
Elections | |
Last election | 18 May 2023 |
Meeting place | |
The Braid | |
Website | |
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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.
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]
From | To | Name | Party | |
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2015 | 2016 | Billy Ashe | DUP | |
2016 | 2017 | Audrey Wales | DUP | |
2017 | 2018 | Paul Reid | DUP | |
2018 | 2019 | Lindsay Millar | Ulster Unionist | |
2019 | 2020 | Maureen Morrow | Ulster Unionist | |
2020 | 2021 | Peter Johnston | DUP | |
2021 | 2022 | William McCaughey | DUP | |
2022 | Present | Noel Williams | Alliance |
From | To | Name | Party | |
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2015 | 2016 | Timothy Gaston | TUV | |
2016 | 2017 | William McNeilly | Ulster Unionist | |
2017 | 2018 | Cheryl Johnston | DUP | |
2018 | 2019 | Cheryl Johnston | DUP | |
2019 | 2020 | Beth Adger | DUP | |
2020 | 2021 | Andrew Wilson | Ulster Unionist | |
2021 | 2022 | Matthew Armstrong | TUV | |
2022 | Present | Beth Adger | DUP |
For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):[5]
Area | Seats |
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Ballymena | 7 |
Bannside | 6 |
Braid | 7 |
Carrick Castle | 5 |
Coast Road | 5 |
Knockagh | 5 |
Larne Lough | 5 |
Party | Elected 2014 |
Elected 2019 |
Elected 2023 |
Current | |
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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 |
For further details see 2023 Mid and East Antrim District Council election.
Current council members | |||
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District electoral area | Name | Party | |
Ballymena | Rodney Quigley | Independent | |
Matthew Armstrong | TUV | ||
Colin Crawford | Ulster Unionist | ||
Bréanainn Lyness | Sinn Féin | ||
Reuben Glover | DUP | ||
Jack Gibson † | Alliance | ||
Lawrie Philpott | DUP | ||
Bannside | Timothy Gaston | TUV | |
Stewart McDonald | TUV | ||
Ian Friary | Sinn Féin | ||
Thomas Gordon | DUP | ||
Tyler Hoey | DUP | ||
Jackson Minford | Ulster Unionist | ||
Braid | Archie Rae | Sinn Féin | |
Beth Adger | DUP | ||
William McCaughey | DUP | ||
Christopher Jamieson | TUV | ||
Alan Barr | Ulster Unionist | ||
Chelsea Harwood | Alliance | ||
Matthew Warwick | TUV | ||
Carrick Castle | Lauren Gray | Alliance | |
David Clarke †‡‡ | TUV | ||
Billy Ashe | DUP | ||
Robin Stewart | Ulster Unionist | ||
Bethany Ferris | Ulster Unionist | ||
Coast Road | James McKeown | Sinn Féin | |
Andrew Clarke | DUP | ||
Geraldine Mulvenna | Alliance | ||
Angela Smyth | DUP | ||
Maureen Morrow | Ulster Unionist | ||
Knockagh | Bobby Hadden | Independent | |
Peter Johnston | DUP | ||
Marc Collins | DUP | ||
Andrew Wilson | Ulster Unionist | ||
Aaron Skinner | Alliance | ||
Larne Lough | Maeve Donnelly | Alliance | |
Gregg McKeen | DUP | ||
Roy Beggs Jr | Ulster Unionist | ||
Robert Logan | Alliance | ||
Paul Reid | DUP |
The area covered by the new Council has a population of 135,338 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[6]