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
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Audrey Wales, DUP
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Structure | |
Seats | 40 |
Political groups
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DUP (16) UUP (9) TUV (4) Alliance (3) Sinn Féin (2) UKIP (2) SDLP (1) Independents (3) |
Elections | |
Last election
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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.