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|native_name= {{lang-ga|Lios na gCearrbhach agus an Caisleán Riabhach}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://consultations.nidirect.gov.uk/dfc/consultation-on-lgbc-revised-recommendations/supporting_documents/LGBC%20%20Molta%20Leasaithe%20Athbhreithni%2020212022.pdf |title=LGBC Moltaí Leasaithe Athbhreithniú 2021-2022 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=18 January 2022 |website= |publisher=Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland |access-date= 25 April 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523232815/https://consultations.nidirect.gov.uk/dfc/consultation-on-lgbc-revised-recommendations/supporting_documents/LGBC%20%20Molta%20Leasaithe%20Athbhreithni%2020212022.pdf|archive-date=23 May 2022 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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| blank3_info = 96.1% [[Europeans|White]]<ref name="2021census">[https://www.nisra.gov.uk/system/files/statistics/census-2021-main-statistics-for-northern-ireland-phase-1-statistical-bulletin-ethnic-group.pdf "Main statistics for Northern Ireland Statistical bulletin - Ethnic group"] [[Office for National Statistics|ONS]]. Retrieved 22 September 2022</ref> |
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| population_total = 149,106 <ref>{{cite web | url=https://explore.nisra.gov.uk/area-explorer-2021/N09000007/ | title=Lisburn and Castlereagh Census Data }}</ref> |
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| coa_pic = Lisburn and Castlereagh |
| coa_pic = Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council logo.svg |
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| foundation = 1 April 2015 |
| foundation = 1 April 2015 |
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| preceded_by = [[Castlereagh Borough Council]]<br />[[Lisburn City Council]] |
| preceded_by = [[Castlereagh Borough Council]]<br />[[Lisburn City Council]] |
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| leader1_type = Mayor |
| leader1_type = Mayor |
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| leader1 = |
| leader1 = Cllr Kurtis Dickson |
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| party1 = [[Alliance Party of Northern Ireland]] |
| party1 = [[Alliance Party of Northern Ireland]] |
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| leader2_type = Deputy Mayor |
| leader2_type = Deputy Mayor |
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| leader2 = Cllr |
| leader2 = Cllr Ryan Carlin |
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| party2 = [[ |
| party2 = [[Sinn Féin]] |
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| members = 40 |
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| political_groups1 = {{Color box|{{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}|border=darkgray}} [[Democratic Unionist Party|DUP]] ( |
| political_groups1 = {{Color box|{{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}|border=darkgray}} [[Democratic Unionist Party|DUP]] (14)<br/>{{Color box|{{party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}|border=darkgray}} [[Alliance Party of Northern Ireland|Alliance]] (13)<br/>{{Color box|{{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}|border=darkgray}} [[Ulster Unionist Party|UUP]] (6)<br/>{{Color box|{{party color|Sinn Féin}}|border=darkgray}} [[Sinn Féin]] (4)<br/>{{Color box|{{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}|border=darkgray}} [[Social Democratic and Labour Party|SDLP]] (2)<br/>{{Color box|{{party color|Independent politician}}|border=darkgray}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] (1) |
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| last_election1 = [[ |
| last_election1 = [[2023 Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council election|18 May 2023]] |
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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.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7367253.stm ''Northern Ireland elections are postponed'', BBC News, 25 April 2008, accessed 27 April 2008]</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/council-announces-new-name-and-website/ |title= |
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.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7367253.stm ''Northern Ireland elections are postponed'', BBC News, 25 April 2008, accessed 27 April 2008]</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/council-announces-new-name-and-website/ |title=Council Announces New Name and Website | Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council |access-date=2015-01-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103134656/http://lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/council-announces-new-name-and-website/ |archive-date= 3 January 2015 }}</ref> |
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===Mayor=== |
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|Scott Carson |
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|Andrew Gowan |
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|Kurtis Dickson |
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|Tim Mitchell |
|Tim Mitchell |
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| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |
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|Michelle Guy |
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|Gary McCleave |
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|Ryan Carlin |
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===Councillors by electoral area=== |
===Councillors by electoral area=== |
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[[File:Lisburn and Castlereagh blank.svg|thumb|Borders of the DEAs within Lisburn and Castlereagh]] |
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|constituency = District electoral area |
|constituency = District electoral area |
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{{Multi seat constituency |
{{Multi seat constituency |
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|name = Castlereagh East |
|name = [[Castlereagh East (District Electoral Area)|Castlereagh East]] |
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|seats = 6 |
|seats = 6 |
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|member1 = |
|member1 = {{sortname|Sharon|Skillen|nolink=1}} |
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|party1 = |
|party1 = Democratic Unionist Party |
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|member2 = |
|member2 = {{sortname|Martin|Gregg|nolink=1}} |
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|party2 = |
|party2 = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
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|member3 = |
|member3 = {{sortname|Samantha|Burns|nolink=1}} |
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|party3 = |
|party3 = Democratic Unionist Party |
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|member4 = |
|member4 = {{sortname|Sharon|Lowry|nolink=1}} |
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|party4 = |
|party4 = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
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|member5 = |
|member5 = {{sortname|John|Laverty|nolink=1}} |
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|party5 = |
|party5 = Democratic Unionist Party |
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|member6 = |
|member6 = {{sortname|Hazel|Legge|nolink=1}} |
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|party6 = |
|party6 = Ulster Unionist Party |
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}} |
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{{Multi seat constituency |
{{Multi seat constituency |
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|name = Castlereagh South |
|name = [[Castlereagh South (District Electoral Area)|Castlereagh South]] |
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|seats = 7 |
|seats = 7 |
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|member1 = |
|member1 = {{sortname|Michelle|Guy|nolink=1}} |
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|party1 = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
|party1 = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
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|member2 = |
|member2 = {{sortname|Brian|Higginson|nolink=1}} |
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|party2 = |
|party2 = Democratic Unionist Party |
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|member3 = |
|member3 = {{sortname|Nancy|Eaton|nolink=1}} |
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|party3 = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
|party3 = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
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|member4 = John |
|member4 = {{sortname|John|Gallen|nolink=1}} |
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|party4 = Social Democratic and Labour Party |
|party4 = Social Democratic and Labour Party |
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|member5 = Ryan |
|member5 = {{sortname|Ryan|Carlin|nolink=1}} |
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|party5 = Sinn Féin |
|party5 = Sinn Féin |
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|member6 = |
|member6 = {{sortname|Martin|McKeever|nolink=1}} |
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|party6 = |
|party6 = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
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|member7 = |
|member7 = {{sortname|Daniel|Bassett|nolink=1}} |
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|party7 = |
|party7 = Sinn Féin |
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{{Multi seat constituency |
{{Multi seat constituency |
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|name = Downshire East |
|name = [[Downshire East (District Electoral Area)|Downshire East]] |
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|seats = 5 |
|seats = 5 |
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|member1 = |
|member1 = {{sortname|Andrew|Gowan|nolink=1}} |
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|party1 = |
|party1 = Democratic Unionist Party |
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|member2 = |
|member2 = {{sortname|Uel|Mackin|nolink=1}} |
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|party2 = Democratic Unionist Party |
|party2 = Democratic Unionist Party |
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|member3 = |
|member3 = {{sortname|Aaron|McIntyre|nolink=1}} |
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|party3 = |
|party3 = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
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|member4 = |
|member4 = {{sortname|Kurtis|Dickson|nolink=1}} |
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|party4 = |
|party4 = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
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|member5 = |
|member5 = {{sortname|James|Baird|nolink=1}} |
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|party5 = |
|party5 = Ulster Unionist Party |
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{{Multi seat constituency |
{{Multi seat constituency |
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|name = Downshire West |
|name = [[Downshire West (District Electoral Area)|Downshire West]] |
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|seats = 5 |
|seats = 5 |
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|member1 = Owen |
|member1 = {{sortname|Owen|Gawith|nolink=1}} |
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|party1 = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
|party1 = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
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|member2 = |
|member2 = {{sortname|Gretta|Thompson|nolink=1}} |
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|party2 = |
|party2 = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
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|member3 = |
|member3 = {{sortname|Alan|Martin|nolink=1}} |
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|party3 = Ulster Unionist Party |
|party3 = Ulster Unionist Party |
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|member4 = |
|member4 = {{sortname|Allan|Ewart|nolink=1}} |
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|party4 = |
|party4 = Democratic Unionist Party |
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|member5 = |
|member5 = {{sortname|Caleb|McCready|nolink=1}} |
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|party5 = Democratic Unionist Party |
|party5 = Democratic Unionist Party |
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{{Multi seat constituency |
{{Multi seat constituency |
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|name = Killultagh |
|name = [[Killultagh (District Electoral Area)|Killultagh]] |
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|seats = 5 |
|seats = 5 |
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|member1 = |
|member1 = {{sortname|Gary|McCleave|nolink=1}} |
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|party1 = |
|party1 = Sinn Féin |
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|member2 = |
|member2 = {{sortname|Claire|Kemp|nolink=1}} |
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|party2 = |
|party2 = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
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|member3 = |
|member3 = {{sortname|Thomas|Beckett|nolink=1}} |
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|party3 = |
|party3 = Democratic Unionist Party |
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|member4 = |
|member4 = {{sortname|James|Tinsley|nolink=1}} |
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|party4 = Democratic Unionist Party |
|party4 = Democratic Unionist Party |
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|member5 = |
|member5 = {{sortname|Ross|McLernon|nolink=1}} |
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|party5 = |
|party5 = Ulster Unionist Party |
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{{Multi seat constituency |
{{Multi seat constituency |
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|name = Lisburn North |
|name = [[Lisburn North (District Electoral Area)|Lisburn North]] |
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|seats = 6 |
|seats = 6 |
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|member1 = |
|member1 = {{sortname|Paul|Burke|nolink=1}} |
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|party1 = |
|party1 = Sinn Féin |
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|member2 = |
|member2 = {{sortname|Jonathan|Craig}} |
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|party2 = Democratic Unionist Party |
|party2 = Democratic Unionist Party |
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|member3 = |
|member3 = {{sortname|Nicola|Parker|nolink=1}} |
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|party3 = |
|party3 = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
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|member4 = |
|member4 = {{sortname|Pat|Catney|nolink=1}} |
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|party4 = Democratic |
|party4 = Social Democratic and Labour Party |
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|member5 = Nicholas |
|member5 = {{sortname|Nicholas|Trimble|nolink=1}} |
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|party5 = Ulster Unionist Party |
|party5 = Ulster Unionist Party |
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|member6 = |
|member6 = {{sortname|Gary|Hynds|nolink=1}} |
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|party6 = |
|party6 = Independent politician |
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}} |
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{{Multi seat constituency |
{{Multi seat constituency |
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|name = Lisburn South |
|name = [[Lisburn South (District Electoral Area)|Lisburn South]] |
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|seats = 6 |
|seats = 6 |
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|member1 = |
|member1 = {{sortname|Andrew|Ewing|nolink=1}} |
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|party1 = |
|party1 = Democratic Unionist Party |
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|member2 = |
|member2 = {{sortname|Amanda|Grehan|nolink=1}} |
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|party2 = |
|party2 = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
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|member3 = |
|member3 = {{sortname|Alan|Givan|nolink=1}} |
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|party3 = |
|party3 = Democratic Unionist Party |
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|member4 = |
|member4 = {{sortname|Peter|Kennedy|nolink=1}} |
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|party4 = |
|party4 = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
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|member5 = |
|member5 = {{sortname|Tim|Mitchell|nolink=1}} |
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|party5 = |
|party5 = Ulster Unionist Party |
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|member6 = |
|member6 = {{sortname|Paul|Porter|nolink=1}} |
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|party6 = Democratic Unionist Party |
|party6 = Democratic Unionist Party |
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}} |
}} |
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<small>†'' Co-opted to fill a vacancy since the election.''<br/>‡'' New party affiliation since the election.<br/>Last update 13 January 2022.''</small><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://opencouncildata.co.uk/nicouncils.php|title=Open Council Data UK - Northern Ireland councils|website=opencouncildata.co.uk|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/council/elected-members|title=Elected Members of Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council - Lisburn Castlereagh|website=www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref> |
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Lisburn and Castlereagh
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District | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | Northern Ireland |
Status | District |
Admin HQ | Lisburn |
Incorporated | 1 April 2015 |
Government | |
• Type | District council |
• Body | Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council |
Area | |
• Total | 195 sq mi (504 km2) |
Population (2021 Census) | |
• Total | 149,106 [2] |
Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Ethnicity | 96.1% White[3] |
Website | www |
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.[4] The local authority is Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council.
Geography[edit]
The district takes in many of the outer suburbs of Belfast and had an electorate of 83,369 prior to its formation.[4] The name of the new district was recommended on 17 September 2008. The area covered by the new Council has an estimated population of 149,915 residents.[5]
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council[edit]
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | 1 April 2015 |
Preceded by | Castlereagh Borough Council Lisburn City Council |
Leadership | |
Mayor | Cllr Kurtis Dickson, Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
Deputy Mayor | Cllr Ryan Carlin, Sinn Féin |
Structure | |
Seats | 40 |
Political groups | DUP (14) Alliance (13) UUP (6) Sinn Féin (4) SDLP (2) Independent (1) |
Elections | |
Last election | 18 May 2023 |
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.[6] 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.[7]
Mayor[edit]
From | To | Name | Party | |
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2015 | 2016 | Thomas Beckett | DUP | |
2016 | 2017 | Brian Bloomfield | UUP | |
2017 | 2018 | Tim Morrow | Alliance | |
2018 | 2019 | Uel Mackin | DUP | |
2019 | 2020 | Alan Givan | DUP | |
2020 | 2021 | Nicholas Trimble | UUP | |
2021 | 2022 | Stephen Martin | Alliance | |
2022 | 2023 | Scott Carson | DUP | |
2023 | 2024 | Andrew Gowan | DUP | |
2024 | Present | Kurtis Dickson | Alliance |
Deputy Mayor[edit]
From | To | Name | Party | |
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2015 | 2016 | Alexander Redpath | UUP | |
2016 | 2017 | Stephen Martin | Alliance | |
2017 | 2018 | Hazel Legge | UUP | |
2018 | 2019 | Amanda Grehan | Alliance | |
2019 | 2020 | Johnny McCarthy | SDLP | |
2020 | 2021 | Jenny Palmer | UUP | |
2021 | 2022 | Tim Mitchell | UUP | |
2022 | 2023 | Michelle Guy | Alliance | |
2023 | 2024 | Gary McCleave | Sinn Féin | |
2024 | Present | Ryan Carlin | Sinn Féin |
Councillors[edit]
For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):[8]
Area | Seats |
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Castlereagh East | 6 |
Castlereagh South | 7 |
Downshire East | 5 |
Downshire West | 5 |
Killultagh | 5 |
Lisburn North | 6 |
Lisburn South | 6 |
Seat summary[edit]
Party | Elected 2014 |
Elected 2019 |
Elected 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
DUP | 20 | 15 | 14 | |
UUP | 8 | 11 | 6 | |
Alliance | 7 | 9 | 13 | |
SDLP | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Sinn Féin | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
Green (NI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
TUV | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
NI21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Councillors by electoral area[edit]
Current council members | |||
---|---|---|---|
District electoral area | Name | Party | |
Castlereagh East | Sharon Skillen | DUP | |
Martin Gregg | Alliance | ||
Samantha Burns | DUP | ||
Sharon Lowry | Alliance | ||
John Laverty | DUP | ||
Hazel Legge | UUP | ||
Castlereagh South | Michelle Guy | Alliance | |
Brian Higginson | DUP | ||
Nancy Eaton | Alliance | ||
John Gallen | SDLP | ||
Ryan Carlin | Sinn Féin | ||
Martin McKeever | Alliance | ||
Daniel Bassett | Sinn Féin | ||
Downshire East | Andrew Gowan | DUP | |
Uel Mackin | DUP | ||
Aaron McIntyre | Alliance | ||
Kurtis Dickson | Alliance | ||
James Baird | UUP | ||
Downshire West | Owen Gawith | Alliance | |
Gretta Thompson | Alliance | ||
Alan Martin | UUP | ||
Allan Ewart | DUP | ||
Caleb McCready | DUP | ||
Killultagh | Gary McCleave | Sinn Féin | |
Claire Kemp | Alliance | ||
Thomas Beckett | DUP | ||
James Tinsley | DUP | ||
Ross McLernon | UUP | ||
Lisburn North | Paul Burke | Sinn Féin | |
Jonathan Craig | DUP | ||
Nicola Parker | Alliance | ||
Pat Catney | SDLP | ||
Nicholas Trimble | UUP | ||
Gary Hynds | Independent | ||
Lisburn South | Andrew Ewing | DUP | |
Amanda Grehan | Alliance | ||
Alan Givan | DUP | ||
Peter Kennedy | Alliance | ||
Tim Mitchell | UUP | ||
Paul Porter | DUP |
See also[edit]
- Local government in Northern Ireland
- 2014 Northern Ireland local elections
- Political make-up of local councils in the United Kingdom
References[edit]
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- ^ "Lisburn and Castlereagh Census Data".
- ^ "Main statistics for Northern Ireland Statistical bulletin - Ethnic group" ONS. Retrieved 22 September 2022
- ^ a b "Provisional Recommendations of the Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland". LGBC. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2008.
- ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Northern Ireland elections are postponed, BBC News, 25 April 2008, accessed 27 April 2008
- ^ "Council Announces New Name and Website | Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council". Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
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