Lisburn and Castlereagh

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.

Lisburn and Castlereagh
Irish: Lios na gCearrbhach agus an Caisleán Riabhach[1]
District
Coat of arms of Lisburn and Castlereagh
Coat of arms
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryNorthern Ireland
StatusDistrict
Admin HQLisburn
Incorporated1 April 2015
Government
 • TypeDistrict council
 • BodyLisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Area
 • Total194.4 sq mi (503.6 km2)
Population
 (2021 Census)
 • Total149,106 [2]
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Ethnicity96.1% White[3]
Websitewww.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk

Geography

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 149,272 residents.[5]

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 2015
Preceded byCastlereagh Borough Council
Lisburn City Council
Leadership
Mayor
Cllr Andrew Gowan, Democratic Unionist Party
Deputy Mayor
Cllr Gary McCleave, Sinn Féin
Structure
Seats40
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
From To Name Party
2015 2016 Thomas Beckett DUP
2016 2017 Brian Bloomfield Ulster Unionist
2017 2018 Tim Morrow Alliance
2018 2019 Uel Mackin DUP
2019 2020 Alan Givan DUP
2020 2021 Nicholas Trimble Ulster Unionist
2021 2022 Stephen Martin Alliance
2022 2023 Scott Carson DUP
2023 Present Andrew Gowan DUP

Deputy Mayor
From To Name Party
2015 2016 Alexander Redpath Ulster Unionist
2016 2017 Stephen Martin Alliance
2017 2018 Hazel Legge Ulster Unionist
2018 2019 Amanda Grehan Alliance
2019 2020 Johnny McCarthy SDLP
2020 2021 Jenny Palmer Ulster Unionist
2021 2022 Tim Mitchell Ulster Unionist
2022 2023 Michelle Guy Alliance
2023 Present Gary McCleave Sinn Féin

Councillors

For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):[8]

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		 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

For further details see 2023 Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council election.

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 Ulster Unionist
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 Ulster Unionist
Downshire West Owen Gawith Alliance
Gretta Thompson Alliance
Alan Martin Ulster Unionist
Allan Ewart DUP
Caleb McCready DUP
Killultagh Gary McCleave Sinn Féin
Claire Kemp Alliance
Thomas Beckett DUP
James Tinsley DUP
Ross McLernon Ulster Unionist
Lisburn North Paul Burke Sinn Féin
Jonathan Craig DUP
Nicola Parker Alliance
Pat Catney SDLP
Nicholas Trimble Ulster Unionist
Gary Hynds Independent
Lisburn South Andrew Ewing DUP
Amanda Grehan Alliance
Alan Givan DUP
Peter Kennedy Alliance
Tim Mitchell Ulster Unionist
Paul Porter DUP

See also

References
  1. "LGBC Moltaí Leasaithe Athbhreithniú 2021-2022" (PDF). Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. "Lisburn and Castlereagh Census Data".
  3. [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"] ONS. Retrieved 22 September 2022
  4. "Provisional Recommendations of the Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland". LGBC. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2008.
  5. "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2021". Office for National Statistics. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  6. Northern Ireland elections are postponed, BBC News, 25 April 2008, accessed 27 April 2008
  7. "Council Announces New Name and Website | Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council". Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  8. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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