Founded 1 April 2015 Seats 40 | Mayor Audrey Wales, DUP | |
Type District council of Mid and East Antrim Preceded by Ballymena Borough Council
Carrickfergus Borough Council
Larne Borough Council Political groups DUP (16)
UUP (9)
TUV (4)
Alliance (3)
Sinn Féin (2)
UKIP (2)
SDLP (1)
Independents (3) |
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is a local authority that was established on 1 April 2015. It replaced Ballymena Borough Council, Carrickfergus Borough Council and Larne Borough Council.
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Councillors
For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):
Councillors by electoral area
Note: Donna Anderson elected as TUV but defected to UKIP on 24 September 2015.
Population
The area covered by the new Council has a population of 135,338 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.
References
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA