Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is a local authority that was established on 1 April 2015. It replaced
Ballymena Borough Council
Ballymena Borough Council was the local authority of Ballymena in Northern Ireland. It merged with Carrickfergus Borough Council and Larne Borough Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become Mid and Ea ...
,
Carrickfergus Borough Council
Carrickfergus Borough Council was a district council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. It merged with Ballymena Borough Council and Larne Borough Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become Mid and ...
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 Mid ...
.
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 further details see
2019 Mid and East Antrim District Council election
Elections to Mid and East Antrim District Council, part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 2 May 2019, returned 40 members to the council using Single Transferable Vote. The Democratic Unionist Party were the largest party in both first- ...
.''
Population
The area covered by the new Council has a population of 135,338 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.
References
External links
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{{NI districts
District councils of Northern Ireland
Politics of County Antrim
2015 establishments in Northern Ireland