Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is a local authority that was established on 1 April 2015. It replaced

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Carrickfergus Borough Council Carrickfergus Borough Council was a district council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. It merged with Ballymena Borough Council and Larne Borough Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become Mid a ...

and

Larne Borough Council Larne Borough Council was a Local Council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. It merged with Ballymena Borough Council and Carrickfergus Borough Council in May 2015 under the reorganisation of local government in Northern Ireland to become Mid a ...

History

On 2 December 2021, the councils chief executive Anne Donaghy was suspended and stated her intention to take legal action for discrimination. In January 2023, she announced her retirement. In 2022, another DUP councillor, Marc Collins, was suspended for abusive tweets directed at

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and his family.

Mayoralty

Mayor

Deputy Mayor

Councillors

For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):

Party strengths

Councillors by electoral area

Population

The area covered by the Council has a population of 135,338 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.

References

External links

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Official tourism website
{{NI districts District councils of Northern Ireland Politics of County Antrim 2015 establishments in Northern Ireland *