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Lisburn and Castlereagh

Local government district in Northern Ireland

Lisburn and Castlereagh
Summary

Local government district in Northern Ireland

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nameLisburn and Castlereagh
settlement_typeDistrict, city and borough
image_shieldLisburn and Castlereagh Coat of Arms.png
motto
image_mapLisburn and Castlereagh district in Northern Ireland.svg
map_captionLisburn and Castlereagh shown within NorthernIreland
coordinates
subdivision_typeSovereign state
subdivision_nameUnited Kingdom
subdivision_type1Country
subdivision_name1Northern Ireland
established_titleIncorporated
established_date1 April 2015
named_forCity of Lisburn and Borough of Castlereagh
seat_typeAdministrative HQ
seatLagan Valley Island
government_footnotes
government_typeDistrict council
governing_bodyLisburn and Castlereagh City Council
leader_titleExecutive
leader_nameCommittee system
leader_title1Control
leader_name1
leader_title3MLAs
leader_title4MPs
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population_density_km2
timezone1GMT
utc_offset1+0
timezone1_DSTBST
utc_offset1_DST+1
postal_code_typePostcode areas
postal_codeBT
area_code_typeDialling codes
area_code028
iso_codeGB-LBC
blank1_nameGSS code
blank1_infoN09000007
website

Lisburn and Castlereagh is a local government district in Northern Ireland. The district was created on 1 April 2015. It consists of the combined area of the City of Lisburn with the Borough of Castlereagh, but not including "the localities of Gilnahirk, Tullycarnet, Braniel, Castlereagh, Merok, Cregagh, Wynchurch, Glencregagh and Belvoir, Collin Glen, Poleglass, Lagmore, Twinbrook, Kilwee and Dunmurry" which transferred to Belfast. The local authority is Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council.

Geography

The district takes in many of the outer suburbs of Belfast and had an electorate of 83,369 prior to its formation. The name of the new district was recommended on 17 September 2008. The area covered by the new Council had an estimated population of residents in .

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

Lisburn City Council Alliance (13) UUP (6) Sinn Féin (4) SDLP (2) Independent (1)

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council replaces Lisburn City Council and Castlereagh Borough Council. The first election for the new district council was originally due to take place in May 2009, but on 25 April 2008, Shaun Woodward, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until 2011. The first elections took place on 22 May 2014 and the council acted as a shadow authority until 1 April 2015, at which date the council proper was created. In 2025, Lisburn and Castlereigh had their first female mayor appointed with the Alliance Party's Amanda Grehan appointed and the Ulster Unionist Party's Hazel Legge becoming deputy mayor, resulting in the district's first all female mayoral team.

Mayor

FromToNameParty
20152016Thomas Beckett
20162017Brian Bloomfield
20172018Tim Morrow
20182019Uel Mackin
20192020Alan Givan
20202021Nicholas Trimble
20212022Stephen Martin
20222023Scott Carson
20232024Andrew Gowan
20242025Kurtis Dickson
2025PresentAmanda Grehan

Deputy Mayor

FromToNameParty
20152016Alexander Redpath
20162017Stephen Martin
20172018Hazel Legge
20182019Amanda Grehan
20192020Johnny McCarthy
20202021Jenny Palmer
20212022Tim Mitchell
20222023Michelle Guy
20232024Gary McCleave
20242025Ryan Carlin
2025PresentHazel Legge

Councillors

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

AreaSeats
Castlereagh East6
Castlereagh South7
Downshire East5
Downshire West5
Killultagh5
Lisburn North6
Lisburn South6

Seat summary

PartyElected
2014Elected
2019Elected
2023Democratic Unionist Party}}"Ulster Unionist Party}}"Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}"Social Democratic and Labour Party}}"Sinn Féin}}"Green Party of Northern Ireland}}"Traditional Unionist Voice}}"NI21}}"Independent politician}}"
DUP201514
UUP8116
Alliance7913
SDLP322
Sinn Féin024
Green (NI)010
TUV100
NI21100
Independent001

Councillors by electoral area

Borders of the DEAs within Lisburn and Castlereagh

Premises

The council is based at the Civic Headquarters at Lagan Valley Island in Lisburn. The building was formerly the headquarters of Lisburn City Council and was completed in 2001.

References

References

  1. "Council and performance".
  2. {{UK subdivision statistics citation
  3. "Provisional Recommendations of the Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland". LGBC.
  4. {{UK subdivision statistics citation
  5. [https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7367253.stm ''Northern Ireland elections are postponed'', BBC News, 25 April 2008, accessed 27 April 2008]
  6. "Council Announces New Name and Website | Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council".
  7. "Lisburn and Castlereagh selects first female Mayor". Belfast Live.
  8. "Archived copy".
  9. "General enquiries".
  10. "About".
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