Sydney Anderson
Member of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
In office 2 May 2019 – 18 May 2023
Preceded by	Louise Templeton
Succeeded by	Alan Mulholland
Constituency	Portadown
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Upper Bann
In office 1 July 2010 – January 2017
Preceded by	David Simpson
Succeeded by	Jonathan Buckley
Personal details
Born	Sydney Alexander Anderson (1949-04-23) 23 April 1949 (age 74) Portadown, Northern Ireland
Nationality	British
Political party	Democratic Unionist Party (Since 2005)
Other political affiliations	Ulster Unionist Party (until 2005)
Spouse	Brenda Anderson
Residence(s)	Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Profession	Businessman

Alderman Sydney Alexander Anderson (born 23 April 1949) is a former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician who was an Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Councillor for the Portadown DEA from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Upper Bann from 2010 to 2017.

Career

Anderson was elected to Craigavon Borough Council as an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) representative for the Portadown DEA in the 2001 Council election.

Before the 2005 local elections, he resigned from the Ulster Unionist Party, instead joining the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). He retained his council seat in that election.

Anderson has also served as Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Craigavon Borough Council.^[1]

In July 2010, he was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly, replacing David Simpson, where he represented Upper Bann.^[1]

Regarding the choice, Anderson said "I want first of all to pay tribute to both Robert and Philip who were both very able candidates. It would have been a pleasure to have had either of them at the Assembly and to have worked on their behalf."^[2]

Anderson was subsequently re-elected to Craigavon Borough Council election at the 2011 local elections, topping the poll in the Portadown District.

He was a member of the All Party Group on Neurology, Public Accounts Committee and Committee for Justice in the Assembly. He had been a member of the Committee for Social Development, Committee for Employment and Learning and Committee on Standards and Privileges.

Anderson did not seek re-election at the 2017 assembly election.^[3]

He was later elected onto Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council in the 2019 local elections, representing Portadown again. He retired as a councillor at the 2023 local elections.