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Knockagh (District Electoral Area)
Knockagh is one of the seven district electoral areas (DEA) in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland. The district elects five members to Mid and East Antrim District Council and contains the wards of Burleigh Hill, Gortalee, Greenland, Sunnylands and Woodburn. ARK, accessed 8 July 2023 Knockagh forms part of the East Antrim constituencies for the East Antrim (Assembly constituency), Northern Ireland Assembly and East Antrim (UK Parliament constituency), UK Parliament. It was created for the 1985 Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 1985 local elections, replacing Carrickfergus Area A which had existed since 1973. It was called Knockagh Monument until 2014, and contained five wards (Clipperstown, Gortalee, Greenisland, Knockagh and Woodburn). For the 1993 Carrickfergus Borough Council election, 1993 local elections, it gained a sixth ward, Burleigh Hill. For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mid And East Antrim Borough Council
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 Larne Borough Council was a Local Council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. It merged with Ballymena Borough Council and Carrickfergus Borough Council in May 2015 under the reorganisation of local government in Northern Ireland to become Mi .... History On 2 December 2021, the councils chief executive Anne Donaghy was suspended. She intends to take legal action for discrimination. Mayoralty Mayor Deputy Mayor Councillors For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA): Party strengths Councillors by electoral area †'' Co-opted to fill a vacancy since the election.''♭'' Elected in a by-election.''‡'' New party affiliation since the election.''–'' Suspended from council.''Last updated 12 October 2022. ''For fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Mid And East Antrim District Council Election
The 2023 election to Mid and East Antrim District Council was held on 18 May 2023, alongside other local elections in Northern Ireland, two weeks after local elections in England. The Northern Ireland elections were delayed by 2 weeks to avoid overlapping with the coronation of King Charles III. They returned 40 members to the council via Single Transferable Vote. Controversies Tyler Hoey was selected as a DUP candidate to contest the 2023 Mid and East Antrim Council elections. In 2020, Hoey 'liked' a social media post commemorating the Greysteel massacre, which stated, "On this day 27 years ago, An Ulster Freedom Fighters Active Service Unit from North Antrim-Londonderry Brigade 'Trick or Treated' its way into the republican Rising Sun bar in Greysteel in order to gain revenge for the Shankill Bombing. Spirit of '93". Following this revelation, DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson said that Hoey "deeply regrets some of the things that he said in the past" and that he is "entitl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Carrickfergus Borough Council Election
Elections to Carrickfergus Borough Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 councillors. Election results Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. Districts summary , - class="unsortable" align="centre" !rowspan=2 align="left", Ward ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs !rowspan=2, TotalCllrs , - class="unsortable" align="center" !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="white", Others , - , align="left", Carrick Castle , 18.9 , 1 , bgcolor="#F6CB2F", 35.5 , bgcolor="#F6CB2F", 2 , 15.4 , 1 , 15.1 , 1 , 15.1 , 0 , 5 , - , align="left", Kilroot , bgcolor="40BFF5", 42.1 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 2 , 25.3 , 1 , 14.5 , 1 , 0.0 , 0 , 18.1 , 1 , 5 , - , align="left", Knockagh Monument , 23.4 , 1 , 21.9 , 1 , 19.2 , 1 , 0.0 , 0 , bgcol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Unionist
Independent Unionist has been a label sometimes used by candidates in elections in the United Kingdom, indicating a support for British unionism (not to be confused with trade unionism). It is most popularly associated with candidates in elections for the Parliament of Northern Ireland. Such candidates supported the positions of Unionism in Northern Ireland but, for various reasons, could not reconcile to themselves to the Ulster Unionist Party or other groups. It was also used by Unionists in what became the Irish Free State, as they were unionists, but not in Ulster. The label was also used in Scotland, demonstrating an association with ideology of the Unionist Party, the predecessor to the modern Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. At the 1938 Northern Ireland general election Tommy Henderson and five defeated candidates stood for the Independent Unionist Association, which was distinct from other Independent Unionists. Notable users of the affiliation Northern I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Carrickfergus Borough Council Election
Elections to Carrickfergus Borough Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 17 councillors. Election results Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. Districts summary , - class="unsortable" align="centre" !rowspan=2 align="left", Ward ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs !rowspan=2, TotalCllrs , - class="unsortable" align="center" !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="white", Others , - , align="left", Carrick Castle , 28.8 , 1 , 16.9 , 1 , 22.7 , 1 , bgcolor="#DDDDDD", 31.6 , bgcolor="#DDDDDD", 2 , 5 , - , align="left", Kilroot , 25.5 , 2 , 17.2 , 1 , 14.5 , 1 , bgcolor=#0077FF, 42.8 , bgcolor=#0077FF, 2 , 6 , - , align="left", Knockagh Monument , 28.6 , 2 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 30.0 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 2 , 24.3 , 1 , 17.1 , 1 , 6 , - , - class="unsortable" c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Carrickfergus Borough Council Election
Elections to Carrickfergus Borough Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 17 councillors. Election results Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. Districts summary , - class="unsortable" align="centre" !rowspan=2 align="left", Ward ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs !rowspan=2, TotalCllrs , - class="unsortable" align="center" !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="white", Others , - , align="left", Carrick Castle , bgcolor="#D46A4C", 31.4 , bgcolor="#D46A4C", 2 , 21.6 , 1 , 12.1 , 1 , 34.9 , 1 , 5 , - , align="left", Kilroot , bgcolor="#D46A4C", 30.0 , bgcolor="#D46A4C", 2 , 24.1 , 2 , 17.7 , 1 , 28.2 , 1 , 6 , - , align="left", Knockagh Monument , 34.0 , 2 , 24.2 , 2 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 38.9 , bgcolor="40BFF5", 2 , 2.9 , 0 , 6 , - , - class="unsortable" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Beggs Jr
Roy Beggs Jr (born 3 July 1962) is an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician, who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Antrim from 1998 until March 2022. Beggs is the son of the politician Roy Beggs, who was the UUP Member of Parliament (MP) for East Antrim from 1983 to 2005. He served as a local councillor on Carrickfergus Borough Council from 2001 to 2011. During this period he had been elected as Chairman of the District Policing Partnership and vice-chairman of the Local Strategic Partnership and of the Community Safety Partnership. In 2011 Beggs was elected as a Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly. He served as a member of the Assembly's Social Development Committee, Public Accounts Committee, Health Committee, Environment Committee, Finance Committee, Deputy Chairman of the Agriculture Committee and Regional Development Committee. He is the Ulster Unionist Party spokesperson on Social Development. In 2003, Beggs succeeded in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Carrickfergus Borough Council Election
Elections to Carrickfergus Borough Council were held on 5 May 2005 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 17 councillors. Election results Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. Districts summary , - class="unsortable" align="centre" !rowspan=2 align="left", Ward ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs !rowspan=2, TotalCllrs , - class="unsortable" align="center" !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="white", Others , - , align="left", Carrick Castle , bgcolor="#D46A4C", 41.1 , bgcolor="#D46A4C", 2 , 9.1 , 1 , 26.3 , 1 , 23.5 , 1 , 5 , - , align="left", Kilroot , bgcolor="#D46A4C", 42.0 , bgcolor="#D46A4C", 3 , 14.1 , 1 , 23.5 , 1 , 20.4 , 1 , 6 , - , align="left", Knockagh Monument , bgcolor="#D46A4C", 45.9 , bgcolor="#D46A4C", 3 , 27.5 , 2 , 20.9 , 1 , 5.7 , 0 , 6 , - , - class="unsortable" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stewart (Northern Ireland Politician)
John Stewart (born 9 April 1983) is an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician and businessman who has been a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Antrim since 2017. Early life and education Stewart was born on 9 April 1983. He was educated at Carrickfergus Grammar School, a controlled grammar school in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. He studied history at Cardiff University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. Career Before his election to the assembly, Stewart worked as the sales director of his family's business, Robinson's Shoemakers, which is based in Carrickfergus, County Antrim. Stewart serves in the Army Reserve (formally known as the Territorial Army). He is a soldier of the North Irish Horse. Political career Stewart joined the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) in 2008. He was elected to Carrickfergus Borough Council in the 2011 local elections as a councillor for the Knockagh Monument electoral area. In 2014, he was electe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stewart Dickson
Stewart Dickson (born 8 December 1950) is an Alliance Party of Northern Ireland politician who has been a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Antrim since 2011. Political career Councillor (1977-1981, 1985-2011) Dickson entered politics in 1977, when he was elected to Carrickfergus Borough Council representing Area A, the predecessor of the Knockagh Monument electoral area. He lost his seat to the Democratic Unionist Party in the 1981 local elections but regained it at the 1985 local elections and has been re-elected at each local election since then. He served as Mayor from 1992 to 1993. Member of the Legislative Assembly (2011-) He ran as the 2nd Alliance Party candidate in East Antrim from the 1996 Northern Ireland Forum to the 2007 Assembly Elections, alongside Seán Neeson but was not elected until the 2011 Assembly Elections; where he inherited Seán Neeson's seat following his retirement. Dickson was re-elected at the subsequent 2016 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Carrickfergus Borough Council Election
Elections to Carrickfergus Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 17 councillors. There was no change from the prior election. Election results Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. Districts summary , - class="unsortable" align="centre" !rowspan=2 align="left", Ward ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs ! % !Cllrs !rowspan=2, TotalCllrs , - class="unsortable" align="center" !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="" , !colspan=2 bgcolor="white", Others , - , align="left", Carrick Castle , bgcolor="#D46A4C", 38.7 , bgcolor="#D46A4C", 2 , 9.9 , 1 , 31.5 , 1 , 19.9 , 1 , 5 , - , align="left", Kilroot , bgcolor="#D46A4C", 39.1 , bgcolor="#D46A4C", 3 , 13.3 , 1 , 22.3 , 1 , 25.3 , 1 , 6 , - , align="left", Knockagh Monument , bgcolor="#D46A4C", 50.3 , bgcolor="#D46A4C", 3 , 22.1 , 2 , 24. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traditional Unionist Voice
The Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland. In common with all other Northern Irish unionist parties, the TUV's political programme has as its sine qua non the preservation of Northern Ireland's place within the United Kingdom. A founding precept of the party is that "nothing which is morally wrong can be politically right". The TUV was formed in December 2007 by Jim Allister after he and others had resigned from the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in March of that year. ; ; At the time of his resignation, Allister was a prominent figure in the DUP and held the position of Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the party having been elected to the European Parliament in 2004. The reason for the split was DUP leader Ian Paisley's March 2007 consent to the St Andrews Agreement and his willingness to become First Minister of Northern Ireland alongside a deputy First Minister from the Irish Republican party Sinn Féin. Prior to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
