Lisburn and Castlereagh
Coordinates: 54°31′23″N 5°58′23″W / 54.523°N 5.973°W
| Lisburn and Castlereagh Irish: Lios na gCearrbhach agus An Caisleán Riabhach Ulster Scots: Lisburn an Stye Braes o Ulidia Burgh | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | Northern Ireland |
| Status | District |
| Incorporated | 1 April 2015 |
| Government | |
| • Type | District council |
| • Body | Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 195.1 sq mi (505.3 km2) |
| Population (mid-2017 est.) | |
| • Total | 142,600 |
| • Density | 730/sq mi (280/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Website | http://lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/ |
Lisburn and Castlereagh is a local government district in Northern Ireland. The district was created on 1 April 2015. It consists of the combined area of the City of Lisburn with the Borough of Castlereagh, but not including "the localities of Gilnahirk, Tullycarnet, Braniel, Castlereagh, Merok, Cregagh, Wynchurch, Glencregagh and Belvoir, Collin Glen, Poleglass, Lagmore, Twinbrook, Kilwee and Dunmurry" which transferred to Belfast.[1] The local authority is Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council.
Geography
The district takes in many of the outer suburbs of Belfast and had an electorate of 83,369 prior to its formation.[1] The name of the new district was recommended on 17 September 2008. The area covered by the new Council has an estimated population of 142,600 residents.[2]
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
| Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 2015 |
| Preceded by |
Castlereagh Borough Council Lisburn City Council |
| Leadership | |
Mayor |
Brian Bloomfield, UUP |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 |
 | |
Political groups |
DUP (20) UUP (9) Alliance (5) SDLP (4) TUV (1) Independent (1) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 22 May 2014 |
| Website | |
| http://lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/ | |
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council replaces Lisburn City Council and Castlereagh Borough Council. The first election for the new district council was originally due to take place in May 2009, but on 25 April 2008, Shaun Woodward, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until 2011.[3] The first elections took place on 22 May 2014 and the council acted as a shadow authority until 1 April 2015, at which date the council proper was created.[4]
Mayor
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Thomas Beckett | DUP | |
| 2016 | 2017 | Brian Bloomfield | UUP | |
| 2017 | 2018 | Tim Morrow | Alliance |
Deputy Mayor
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Alexander Redpath | UUP | |
| 2016 | 2017 | Stephen Martin | Alliance | |
| 2017 | 2018 | Hazel Legge | UUP |
Councillors
For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):[5]
| Area | Seats |
|---|---|
| Castlereagh East | 6 |
| Castlereagh South | 7 |
| Downshire East | 5 |
| Downshire West | 5 |
| Killultagh | 5 |
| Lisburn North | 6 |
| Lisburn South | 6 |
Seat summary
| Party | Elected 2014 |
Current 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUP | 20 | 20 | |
| UUP | 8 | 9 | |
| Alliance | 7 | 5 | |
| SDLP | 3 | 4 | |
| NI21 | 1 | 0 | |
| TUV | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | |
Last updated 26 November 2017.[6]
Councillors by electoral area
| Current council members | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| District electoral area | Name | Party | |
| Castlereagh East | Tommy Jeffers | DUP | |
| Tim Morrow | Alliance | ||
| David Drysdale | DUP | ||
| Andrew Girvin | TUV | ||
| Sharon Skillen | DUP | ||
| Hazel Legge | UUP | ||
| Castlereagh South | Geraldine Rice ‡ | Independent | |
| John Gallen | SDLP | ||
| Nathan Anderson | DUP | ||
| Michael Henderson | UUP | ||
| Ben Mallon | DUP | ||
| Vasundhara Kamble ‡ | DUP | ||
| Brian Hanvey | SDLP | ||
| Downshire East | Luke Poots | DUP | |
| Uel Mackin | DUP | ||
| James Baird | UUP | ||
| Janet Gray | DUP | ||
| Aaron McIntyre | Alliance | ||
| Downshire West | Jim Dillon | UUP | |
| Allan Ewart | DUP | ||
| John Palmer ‡ | UUP | ||
| Nicholas Trimble † | UUP | ||
| Owen Gawith | Alliance | ||
| Killultagh | Thomas Beckett | DUP | |
| Alexander Redpath † | UUP | ||
| Máiría Cahill † | SDLP | ||
| William Leathem | DUP | ||
| James Tinsley | DUP | ||
| Lisburn North | Brian Bloomfield | UUP | |
| Stephen Martin | Alliance | ||
| Scott Carson | DUP | ||
| Margaret Tolerton | DUP | ||
| Johnny McCarthy ‡ | SDLP | ||
| Jonathan Craig † | DUP | ||
| Lisburn South | Tim Mitchell | UUP | |
| Alan Givan | DUP | ||
| Andrew Ewing | DUP | ||
| Paul Porter | DUP | ||
| Rhoda Walker | DUP | ||
| Amanda Grehan | Alliance | ||
†: Co-opted to fill a vacancy since the election. ‡: New party affiliation since the election. Last update 26 November 2017.[7]
For further details see Lisburn and Castlereagh District Council election, 2014.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Provisional Recommendations of the Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland". LGBC. Archived from the original on 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
- ↑ "Population Estimates for UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, Mid-2017". Office for National Statistics. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ↑ Northern Ireland elections are postponed, BBC News, 25 April 2008, accessed 27 April 2008
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ "Open Council Data UK - Northern Ireland councils". opencouncildata.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
- ↑ "Elected Members of Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council - Lisburn Castlereagh". www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-11-26.