Lydia Patterson | |
|---|---|
| High Sheriff of Belfast | |
| In office 17 January 2014 –January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Kingston |
| Succeeded by | Gareth McKee |
| Member of Belfast City Council | |
| In office 4 May 2010 –2 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Nigel Dodds |
| Succeeded by | Fred Cobain |
| Constituency | Castle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1958 [1] Belfast,Northern Ireland |
| Died | 1 February 2025 (aged 66-67) |
| Political party | DUP |
Sarah Lydia Patterson (born February 1958 - 1 February 2025) was a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician who was High Sheriff of Belfast from January 2014 to 2015,and a Belfast City Councillor for the Castle DEA from 2010 to 2019. [2]
Patterson was an unsuccessful Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) candidate at the 2005 City Council election,running in the Castle District. [3] She was later co-opted to the council in May 2010,succeeding long-serving Castle representative,Nigel Dodds. [4] [5] She was re-elected in 2011. [6]
In November 2013,Patterson was nominated to be the next High Sheriff of Belfast,taking office in January 2014. [7] She was subsequently re-elected in the May 2014 Council election. [8]