Mid and East Antrim Borough Council


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.

Mayoralty

Mayor

FromToNameParty
20152016Billy Ashe
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20162017Audrey Wales
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20172018Paul Reid
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20182019Lindsay Millar
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20192020Maureen Morrow
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Deputy Mayor

FromToNameParty
20152016Timothy Gaston
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20162017William McNeilly
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20172018Cheryl Johnston
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20182019Cheryl Johnston
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20192020Beth Adger
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Councillors

For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas :
AreaSeats
Ballymena7
Bannside6
Braid7
Carrick Castle5
Coast Road5
Knockagh5
Larne Lough5

Party strengths

Councillors by electoral area

Co-opted to fill a vacancy since the election.
Elected in a by-election.
New party affiliation since the election.
Last updated 28 March 2020.

For further details see 2019 Mid and East Antrim District Council election.

Population

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