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Colin Crawford | |
|---|---|
| Ulster Unionist Party spokesperson for Education | |
| In office 28 September 2024 –29 July 2025 | |
| Leader | Mike Nesbitt |
| Preceded by | Robbie Butler |
| Ulster Unionist Party spokesperson for the Economy | |
| In office 9 July 2024 –28 September 2024 | |
| Leader | Doug Beattie |
| Preceded by | Robbie Butler |
| Succeeded by | Diana Armstrong |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for North Antrim | |
| In office 9 July 2024 –29 July 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Robin Swann |
| Succeeded by | Jon Burrows |
| Member of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council | |
| In office 18 May 2023 –9 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | James Henry |
| Succeeded by | Brian Thompson |
| Constituency | Ballymena |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ballymena,Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist |
Colin Crawford is a former Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for North Antrim from July 2024 until July 2025. [1] [2]
At the 2023 Mid and East Antrim Borough Council election,Crawford ran as an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) candidate in the Ballymena District. [3] [4] He was elected on the first count,having polled 969 first-preference votes. [5] [6] Crawford's election marked the return of a UUP councillor in Ballymena,after the party lost their seat in 2019. [7]
In July 2024,he was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly as a member for North Antrim,following the election of Robin Swann,as MP for South Antrim. [8] [9] His selection caused an internal row within the party,prompting Doug Beattie to resign as leader after he had supported another candidate for the job. [10] Crawford was briefly the UUP's Economy Spokesperson before becoming Education Spokesperson following Mike Nesbitt's election as UUP leader. [11] [12]
On 13 June 2025,less than a year since his co-option,Crawford announced that he would be leaving the Assembly at the end of the month. In a Facebook post,he cited his resignation as "the right decision for me and my family". [13] [14] It was later reported that Crawford had resigned following a disagreement over the wording of a party press release condemning the 2025 Ballymena riots. The UUP asked Crawford to remain as an MLA for the summer to give them more time to find a replacement. [15] He was replaced by Jon Burrows on 29 July 2025. [16]
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