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Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
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Type
Type
History
Founded 1 April 2015
Preceded by Ballymena Borough Council
Carrickfergus Borough Council
Larne Borough Council
Leadership
Mayor
Audrey Wales, DUP
Structure
Seats 40
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council Composition.png
Political groups
     DUP (16)
     UUP (9)
     TUV (4)
     Alliance (3)
     Sinn Féin (2)
     UKIP (2)
     SDLP (1)
     Independents (3)
Elections
Last election
22 May 2014
Website
http://www.midandeastantrim.gov.uk

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.

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

Note: Donna Anderson elected as TUV but defected to UKIP on 24 September 2015.

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


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