Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
Logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 2015
Preceded byBallymena Borough Council
Carrickfergus Borough Council
Larne Borough Council
Leadership
Mayor
Peter Johnston, Democratic Unionist Party
Deputy Mayor
Andrew Wilson, Ulster Unionist Party
Structure
Seats40
Political groups
Incoming Council
  DUP (14)
  UUP (8)
  Alliance (7)
  TUV (5)
  Sinn Féin (4)
  Independents (2)
Elections
Last election
18 May 2023
Meeting place
The Braid
Website
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.

History

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

Mayor

From To Name Party
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

Deputy Mayor

From To Name Party
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

Councillors

For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):[5]

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

Party strengths

Party Elected
2014
Elected
2019
Elected
2023
DUP 16 15 14
UUP 9 7 8
Alliance 3 7 7
TUV 5 5 5
Sinn Féin 3 2 4
Independents 2 3 2
SDLP 1 1 0
UKIP 1 0 0

Councillors by electoral area

For further details see 2023 Mid and East Antrim District Council election.

Current council members
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 † DUP
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

Population

The area covered by the new Council has a population of 135,338 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[6]

References

  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. "Current review of district electoral areas" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2015.
  6. "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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