Lisburn and Castlereagh
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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 had an estimated population of 149,915 residents in 2022.[2]
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
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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.[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] In 2025, Lisburn and Castlereigh had their first female mayor appointed with the Alliance Party's Amanda Grehan appointed and the Ulster Unionist Party's Hazel Legge becoming deputy mayor, resulting in the district's first all female mayoral team.[5]
Mayor
| From | To | Name | Party | |
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| 2015 | 2016 | Thomas Beckett |
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| 2016 | 2017 | Brian Bloomfield |
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| 2017 | 2018 | Tim Morrow |
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| 2018 | 2019 | Uel Mackin |
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| 2019 | 2020 | Alan Givan |
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| 2020 | 2021 | Nicholas Trimble |
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| 2021 | 2022 | Stephen Martin |
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| 2022 | 2023 | Scott Carson |
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| 2023 | 2024 | Andrew Gowan |
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| 2024 | 2025 | Kurtis Dickson |
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| 2025 | Present | Amanda Grehan |
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Deputy Mayor
| From | To | Name | Party | |
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| 2015 | 2016 | Alexander Redpath |
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| 2016 | 2017 | Stephen Martin |
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| 2017 | 2018 | Hazel Legge |
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| 2018 | 2019 | Amanda Grehan |
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| 2019 | 2020 | Johnny McCarthy |
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| 2020 | 2021 | Jenny Palmer |
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| 2021 | 2022 | Tim Mitchell |
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| 2022 | 2023 | Michelle Guy |
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| 2023 | 2024 | Gary McCleave |
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| 2024 | 2025 | Ryan Carlin |
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| 2025 | Present | Hazel Legge |
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Councillors
For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):[6]
| 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
| Party | Elected 2014 |
Elected 2019 |
Elected 2023 | |
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| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | DUP | 20 | 15 | 14 |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | UUP | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Alliance | 7 | 9 | 13 |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | SDLP | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Sinn Féin | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Green (NI) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | TUV | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | NI21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Councillors by electoral area
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See also
- Local government in Northern Ireland
- 2014 Northern Ireland local elections
- Political make-up of local councils in the United Kingdom
References
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