Castlereagh was a local government district with the status of borough in Northern Ireland. It merged with Lisburn City Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council,with a small amount being transferred to Belfast City Council.
Antrim was a local government district in Northern Ireland. It was one of twenty-six districts created in 1973,and was granted borough status on 9 May 1977. The borough covered an area of some 220 square miles (570 km2) and had a population of 53,428 according to the 2011 census. It was situated about 19 miles (31 km) north-west of Belfast. It bordered the north and east shores of Lough Neagh,the largest fresh water lake in the United Kingdom,and included the towns of Antrim,Toomebridge,Crumlin,Randalstown,Parkgate and Templepatrick. The council headquarters were located on the outskirts of Antrim town. Although the borough was not within the Belfast Metropolitan Area,it housed the city's international airport and many commuter villages.
Fermanagh District Council was a local council in Northern Ireland. It was created out of Fermanagh County Council and later merged with Omagh District Council in April 2015 under local government reorganisation to become Fermanagh and Omagh District Council.
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.
The Irish Independence Party (IIP) was a nationalist political party in Northern Ireland,founded in October 1977 by Frank McManus and Fergus McAteer. The party was effectively a merger of Unity and the Nationalist Party,as the bulk of activists and councillors from the two movements joined IIP. However several independent councillors also joined the party. It was boosted in the late 1970s by the defection of a prominent Protestant Larne Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) councillor,John Turnley,later the party chairman,who was killed in 1980 in Carnlough,County Antrim,by an attack claimed by the Ulster Defence Association.
William John Beattie is Northern Irish former minister of religion and unionist politician who was deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) from its foundation in 1971 until 1980.
Declan O'Loan is a former Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician who served as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for North Antrim from 2007 to 2011. O’Loan was also a Member of Ballymena Borough Council from 1993 to 2014.. Following comments about merging with Sinn Fein,he had the SDLP whip suspended,sitting as an Independent in 2010. He would later serve as a Mid and East Antrim Councillor for the Ballymena DEA from 2014 to 2019
Paul Butler is an Irish republican politician in Northern Ireland. He is a former member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army,and served 15 years in prison after being convicted of murdering a police officer. He served as a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Lagan Valley from 2007 to 2011.
Danny O'Connor is an Irish former Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Antrim from 1998 to 2003. He was also a Larne Borough Councillor for the Coast Road DEA from 1997 to 2011.
John Turnley was an assassinated Irish nationalist councillor and activist. Originally from a unionist background,he was gradually drawn to Irish nationalism and became a republican activist. He was killed in 1980 by loyalists in Carnlough,County Antrim.
Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland in 1989,with candidates contesting 565 seats.
Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland on 15 May 1985,contesting 565 seats in all.
The first election to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 22 May 2014,returned 40 members to the newly formed council via Single Transferable Vote. The Democratic Unionist Party won a plurality of votes and seats.
The first election to Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council,part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 22 May 2014,returned 40 members to the newly formed council via Single Transferable Vote. The Democratic Unionist Party won half of the seats.
The first election to Mid and East Antrim District Council,part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 22 May 2014,returned 40 members to the newly formed council via Single Transferable Vote. The Democratic Unionist Party were the largest party in both first-preference votes and seats.
John J. O'Hagan was an Irish nationalist politician and business owner.
Pat Catney is an Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician and former publican,serving as a Lisburn and Castlereagh City Councillor for the Lisburn North DEA since 2023. Catney previously served as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Lagan Valley from 2017 to 2022.
Local elections were held in Northern Ireland on Thursday 2 May 2019. The last elections were held in 2014. 819 candidates contested 462 seats across Northern Ireland's 11 local government districts. 1,305,384 people aged 18 and over were eligible to vote,and 52.7% of the electorate turned out.
Elections to Lisburn Borough Council were held on 21 May 1997 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.
Elections to Antrim Borough Council were held on 20 May 1981 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 councillors.
