Created in 1974, the council was the second largest in the Belfast Metropolitan Area. Council headquarters were in the city of Lisburn. It was the second-largest council area in Northern Ireland with over 120,000 people and an area of 174 square miles (450 km2) of southwest Antrim and northwest Down. The council area included Glenavy and Dundrod in the north, Dromara and Hillsborough in the south, Moira and Aghalee in the west, and Drumbo in the east.
Notes: The independent elected in 1997 was Hugh Lewsley, a former SDLP councillor. William Beattie was elected as a "Protestant Unionist" in 1997, but is tallied as an Independent Unionist above. New legislation introduced for the 2001 elections required candidates to register party names for these to appear on the ballot paper, this also made it impossible for candidates to stand as Independent Unionist. The UDP missed the deadline for registration and their candidate, party leader Gary McMichael, was elected as an independent. The other candidate elected as an independent in 2001, described himself as a Unionist on the council website.[3]
Source: ARK Retrieved 13 January 2013
2011 Election resultsedit
2011 saw the continued advancement of the DUP and Sinn Féin within the council Area. In Downshire, the DUP picked up a seat from the UUP, and in Dunmurry Cross, Sinn Féin gained from the SDLP. However the SDLP loss was compensated by changing demographics in the Lisburn Town North DEA, where the SDLP took a seat for the first time. There were no changes in the Killutagh or Lisburn Town South DEAs. The election saw the DUP return all their candidates with the exception of Ben Mallon, a local student standing in Lisburn North.
Under the Review of Public Administration (RPA) the council was due to merge with Castlereagh Borough Council in 2011 to form a single council for the enlarged area totalling 540 km2 and a population of 175,182.[5] An election was 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 the introduction of the eleven new councils in 2011.[6] The introduction of the new councils was subsequently postponed until 2015.
Populationedit
The area covered by Lisburn City Council had a population of 120,165 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[7]
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Lisburn City Council was the local authority for an area partly in County Antrim and partly in County Down in Northern Ireland As of May 2015 it was merged with Castlereagh Borough Council as part of the reform of local government in Northern Ireland to become Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council Lisburn City CouncilArea447 km2 173 sq mi Ranked 16th of 26District HQLisburnCatholic36 5 Protestant55 9 CountryNorthern IrelandSovereign stateUnited KingdomWebsitewww wbr lisburncity wbr gov wbr uk Defunct List of places UK Northern Ireland Created in 1974 the council was the second largest in the Belfast Metropolitan Area Council headquarters were in the city of Lisburn It was the second largest council area in Northern Ireland with over 120 000 people and an area of 174 square miles 450 km2 of southwest Antrim and northwest Down The council area included Glenavy and Dundrod in the north Dromara and Hillsborough in the south Moira and Aghalee in the west and Drumbo in the east The council area consisted of five electoral areas Downshire Dunmurry Cross Killultagh Lisburn Town North and Lisburn Town South It had 30 councillors last elected in 2011 The final composition was 14 Democratic Unionist Party DUP 5 Ulster Unionist Party UUP 5 Sinn Fein 3 Alliance Party and 3 Social Democratic and Labour Party SDLP For elections to the Westminster Parliament the council area was split between the Lagan Valley constituency Belfast West and South Antrim constituencies 1 The first elections for the new council took place in May 2014 2 Contents 1 Constituent cities towns and villages 2 Summary of seats won 1973 2011 3 2011 Election results 4 Mayors of Lisburn 5 Review of Public Administration 6 Population 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksConstituent cities towns and villages editAghalee Annahilt Dunmurry Drumbo Dromara Glenavy Hillsborough Lisburn Maghaberry MoiraSummary of seats won 1973 2011 edit1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2011 Ulster Unionist Party UUP 14 9 8 13 15 16 13 13 7 5 Democratic Unionist Party DUP 4 6 10 8 5 3 2 5 13 14 Alliance APNI 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 Vanguard VUPP 1 Social Democratic and Labour Party SDLP 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 United Ulster Unionist Party UUUP 2 1 Sinn Fein SF 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 Independent Conservative IndCon 1 Northern Ireland Conservatives Con 1 1 Ulster Democratic Party UDP 1 2 1 Independent Unionist IU 1 2 1 Independent 1 Notes The independent elected in 1997 was Hugh Lewsley a former SDLP councillor William Beattie was elected as a Protestant Unionist in 1997 but is tallied as an Independent Unionist above New legislation introduced for the 2001 elections required candidates to register party names for these to appear on the ballot paper this also made it impossible for candidates to stand as Independent Unionist The UDP missed the deadline for registration and their candidate party leader Gary McMichael was elected as an independent The other candidate elected as an independent in 2001 described himself as a Unionist on the council website 3 Source ARK Retrieved 13 January 20132011 Election results edit2011 saw the continued advancement of the DUP and Sinn Fein within the council Area In Downshire the DUP picked up a seat from the UUP and in Dunmurry Cross Sinn Fein gained from the SDLP However the SDLP loss was compensated by changing demographics in the Lisburn Town North DEA where the SDLP took a seat for the first time There were no changes in the Killutagh or Lisburn Town South DEAs The election saw the DUP return all their candidates with the exception of Ben Mallon a local student standing in Lisburn North Party seats change Democratic Unionist Party 14 1 Ulster Unionist Party 5 2 Sinn Fein 5 1 Social Democratic and Labour Party 3 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 3 Independent 0 Mayors of Lisburn edit1964 70 James Howard 1st Mayor of the Borough of Lisburn 1970 73 Hugh Gray Bass 1977 78 Elsie Kelsey Ulster Unionist Party 1978 79 george mc cartney 1979 81 Alderman Dr Samuel Semple MBE Ulster Unionist Party 1981 83 Billy Belshaw Democratic Unionist Party 1983 85 Maureen McKinney Ulster Unionist Party 1985 87 Walter Lilburn Ulster Unionist Party 1987 88 1988 89 Billy Bleakes Ulster Unionist Party 1990 91 Willam McAllister Ulster Unionist Party 1991 93 Ivan Davis Ulster Unionist Party 1993 94 Seamus Close Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 1994 96 Harry Lewis Ulster Unionist Party 1996 98 George Morrison Ulster Unionist Party 1998 00 Peter O Hagan Social Democratic and Labour Party 2000 02 Jim Dillon Ulster Unionist Party 2002 03 Betty Campbell Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 2003 04 Billy Bell Ulster Unionist Party 2004 05 Cecil Calvert Democratic Unionist Party 2005 06 Jonathan Craig Democratic Unionist Party 2006 07 Trevor Lunn Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 2007 08 James Tinsley Democratic Unionist Party 2008 09 Ronnie Crawford Ulster Unionist Party 2009 10 Allan Ewart Democratic Unionist Party 2010 11 Paul Porter Democratic Unionist Party 2011 12 Brian Heading Social Democratic and Labour Party 2012 13 William Leathem Democratic Unionist Party 2013 14 Margaret Tolerton Democratic Unionist Party 2014 15 Andrew Ewing Democratic Unionist Party 2018 19 Uel Mackin Democratic Unionist Party 4 2022 23 Scott Carson Democratic Unionist PartyReview of Public Administration editUnder the Review of Public Administration RPA the council was due to merge with Castlereagh Borough Council in 2011 to form a single council for the enlarged area totalling 540 km2 and a population of 175 182 5 An election was 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 the introduction of the eleven new councils in 2011 6 The introduction of the new councils was subsequently postponed until 2015 Population editThe area covered by Lisburn City Council had a population of 120 165 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census 7 See also editLocal Councils in Northern Ireland Lisburn and Castlereagh City CouncilReferences edit Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 28 February 2008 Retrieved 8 March 2008 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Your City Council Lisburn City Council Archived from the original on 26 August 2014 Retrieved 24 August 2014 Lisburn council election results 1993 2011 ARK Retrieved 13 January 2013 Your City Council Lisburn City Council Archived from the original on 26 August 2014 Retrieved 24 August 2014 Minister Foster announces decisions on Local Government Reform DoE Archived from the original on 24 May 2008 Retrieved 31 May 2008 Northern Ireland elections are postponed BBC News 25 April 2008 Retrieved 27 April 2008 NI Census 2011 Key Statistics Summary Report September 2014 PDF NI Statistics and Research Agency Archived from the original PDF on 15 December 2014 Retrieved 28 September 2014 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