Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
| Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 2015 |
| Preceded by |
Antrim Borough Council Newtownabbey Borough Council |
| Leadership | |
Mayor |
Thomas Hogg, DUP |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 |
 | |
Political groups |
DUP (15) UUP (13) Alliance (4) SDLP (4) Sinn Féin (3) TUV (1) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 22 May 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
| Mossley Mill and Antrim Civic Centre (alternately) | |
| Website | |
| http://www.antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk/ | |
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council is a local authority that was established on 1 April 2015. It replaces Antrim Borough Council and Newtownabbey Borough Council.[1] A statutory transition committee was established in 2013 to prepare for the merger. The first elections to the authority were on 22 May 2014 with 73 candidates standing for 40 seats. The authority acted in shadow form until the formal creation of the Antrim and Newtownabbey district on 1 April 2015.
Transition committee
The statutory transition committee was established in 2013 with a membership of eight councillors each from Antrim Borough Council and Newtownabbey Borough Council.[2] The purpose of the committee was to ensure that the new council would be ready to operate from 1 April 2015; to plan for the period up to and after the election of the shadow council; to arrange the first meeting of the shadow council; and to appoint a chief executive.[3]
Borough status
A new local government district was created on 1 April 2015 and is formally called the Antrim and Newtownabbey District, while the council is the Antrim and Newtownabbey District Council. Both of the previous authorities merged into it had borough status, which entitled them to be known as borough councils and the districts to be known as boroughs. The 2013 corporate plan of the statutory transition committee indicated that the new council was expected to retain this status.[3]
Mayoralty
Mayor
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Thomas Hogg | DUP |
Deputy Mayor
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | John Blair | Alliance |
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA).[4] The result for each DEA is shown below.[5]
| Area | Seats |
|---|---|
| Airport | 5 |
| Antrim | 6 |
| Ballyclare | 5 |
| Dunsilly | 5 |
| Glengormley Urban | 7 |
| Macedon | 6 |
| Threemilewater | 6 |
2014 seats summary
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| DUP | 15 | |
| UUP | 13 | |
| Alliance | 4 | |
| SDLP | 4 | |
| Sinn Féin | 3 | |
| TUV | 1 | |
Councillors by electoral area
This list reflects the order in which councillors were elected on 22 May 2014.[6]
| Council members from 2014 election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| District electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Airport | Anne-Marie Logue | Sinn Féin | |
| Thomas Burns | SDLP | ||
| Matthew Magill | DUP | ||
| Paul Michael | UUP | ||
| Mervyn Rea | UUP | ||
| Antrim | Nigel Kells | DUP | |
| James Montgomery | UUP | ||
| John Smyth | DUP | ||
| Drew Ritchie | UUP | ||
| Neil Kelly | Alliance | ||
| Roisin Lynch | SDLP | ||
| Ballyclare | Mandy Girvan | DUP | |
| Jim Bingham | UUP | ||
| Tim Girvan | DUP | ||
| Vera McWilliam | UUP | ||
| David Arthurs | UUP | ||
| Dunsilly | Roderick Swann | UUP | |
| Brian Duffin | SDLP | ||
| Linda Clarke | DUP | ||
| Trevor Beatty | DUP | ||
| Henry Cushnihan | Sinn Féin | ||
| Glengormley Urban | Mark Cosgrove | UUP | |
| Audrey Ball | DUP | ||
| John Blair | Alliance | ||
| Philip Brett | DUP | ||
| Michael Maguire | UUP | ||
| Noreen McClelland | SDLP | ||
| Michael Goodman | Sinn Féin | ||
| Macedon | Billy Webb | Alliance | |
| Billy De Courcy | DUP | ||
| Thomas Hogg | DUP | ||
| Paul Hamill | DUP | ||
| David Hollis | TUV | ||
| John Scott | UUP | ||
| Threemilewater | Fraser Agnew | UUP | |
| William Ball | DUP | ||
| Tom Campbell | Alliance | ||
| Ben Kelso | UUP | ||
| Pamela Barr | DUP | ||
| Stephen Ross | DUP | ||
Changes
- David Arthurs now sits as an UUP member
- James Montgomery Replaced Adrian Cochrane-Watson MLA in Antrim Town D.E.A.
Population
The area covered by new Council has a population of 138,567 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[7]
References
- ↑ "Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Councils are merging in 2015" (PDF).
- ↑ "STATUTORY TRANSITION COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP 2013" (PDF).
- 1 2 "Statutory Transition Committee Corporate plan" (PDF).
- ↑ "Local Government District Electoral Areas: 2013" (PDF).
- ↑ "Antrim and Newtownabbey Results". UTV. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ↑ "Antrim and Newtownabbey District Council: Election Results May 2014". Antrim Borough Council. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ↑ "NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014" (PDF). NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 28 September 2014.