Lisburn and Castlereagh

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.^[3] The local authority is Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council.

Lisburn and Castlereagh Irish: Lios na gCearrbhach agus an Caisleán Riabhach
District, city and borough
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Latin: Ex Igne Resurgam, lit. 'I will arise out of fire'
Lisburn and Castlereagh shown within Northern Ireland
Coordinates: 54.523°N 5.973°W / 54.523; -5.973
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Northern Ireland
Incorporated	1 April 2015
Named for	City of Lisburn and Borough of Castlereagh
Administrative HQ	Lagan Valley Island
Government [1]
• Type	District council
• Body	Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
• Executive	Committee system
• Control	No overall control
Area [2]
• Total	195 sq mi (504 km2)
• Rank	9th
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	149,915
• Rank	7th
• Density	770/sq mi (298/km2)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas	BT
Dialling codes	028
ISO 3166 code	GB-LBC
GSS code	N09000007
Website	lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk

Geography

The district takes in many of the outer suburbs of Belfast and had an electorate of 83,369 prior to its formation.^[3] The name of the new district was recommended on 17 September 2008. The area covered by the new Council had an estimated population of 149,915 residents in 2022.^[4]

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Type
Type	City council of Lisburn and Castlereagh
History
Founded	1 April 2015
Preceded by	Castlereagh Borough Council Lisburn City Council
Leadership
Mayor	Cllr Kurtis Dickson, Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Deputy Mayor	Cllr Ryan Carlin, Sinn Féin
Structure
Seats	40
Political groups	DUP (14)   Alliance (13)   UUP (6)   Sinn Féin (4)   SDLP (2)   Independent (1)
Elections
Last election	18 May 2023
Website
http://lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/

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.^[5] 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.^[6]

Mayor

From	To	Name	Party
2015	2016	Thomas Beckett		DUP
2016	2017	Brian Bloomfield		UUP
2017	2018	Tim Morrow		Alliance
2018	2019	Uel Mackin		DUP
2019	2020	Alan Givan		DUP
2020	2021	Nicholas Trimble		UUP
2021	2022	Stephen Martin		Alliance
2022	2023	Scott Carson		DUP
2023	2024	Andrew Gowan		DUP
2024	Present	Kurtis Dickson		Alliance

Deputy Mayor

From	To	Name	Party
2015	2016	Alexander Redpath		UUP
2016	2017	Stephen Martin		Alliance
2017	2018	Hazel Legge		UUP
2018	2019	Amanda Grehan		Alliance
2019	2020	Johnny McCarthy		SDLP
2020	2021	Jenny Palmer		UUP
2021	2022	Tim Mitchell		UUP
2022	2023	Michelle Guy		Alliance
2023	2024	Gary McCleave		Sinn Féin
2024	Present	Ryan Carlin		Sinn Féin

Councillors

For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):^[7]

Area	Seats
Castlereagh East	6
Castlereagh South	7
Downshire East	5
Downshire West	5
Killultagh	5
Lisburn North	6
Lisburn South	6

Seat summary

Party		Elected 2014	Elected 2019	Elected 2023
	DUP	20	15	14
	UUP	8	11	6
	Alliance	7	9	13
	SDLP	3	2	2
	Sinn Féin	0	2	4
	Green (NI)	0	1	0
	TUV	1	0	0
	NI21	1	0	0
	Independent	0	0	1

Councillors by electoral area

Further information: 2023 Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council election

Borders of the DEAs within Lisburn and Castlereagh

Current council members
District electoral area	Name	Party
Castlereagh East	Sharon Skillen		DUP
	Martin Gregg		Alliance
	Samantha Burns		DUP
	Sharon Lowry		Alliance
	John Laverty		DUP
	Hazel Legge		UUP
Castlereagh South	Jamie Harpur †		Alliance
	Brian Higginson		DUP
	Nancy Eaton		Alliance
	John Gallen		SDLP
	Ryan Carlin		Sinn Féin
	Martin McKeever		Alliance
	Daniel Bassett		Sinn Féin
Downshire East	Andrew Gowan		DUP
	Uel Mackin		DUP
	Aaron McIntyre		Alliance
	Kurtis Dickson		Alliance
	James Baird		UUP
Downshire West	Owen Gawith		Alliance
	Gretta Thompson		Alliance
	Alan Martin		UUP
	Allan Ewart		DUP
	Caleb McCready		DUP
Killultagh	Gary McCleave		Sinn Féin
	Claire Kemp		Alliance
	Thomas Beckett		DUP
	James Tinsley		DUP
	Ross McLernon		UUP
Lisburn North	Paul Burke		Sinn Féin
	Jonathan Craig		DUP
	Nicola Parker		Alliance
	Pat Catney		SDLP
	Nicholas Trimble		UUP
	Gary Hynds		Independent
Lisburn South	Andrew Ewing		DUP
	Amanda Grehan		Alliance
	Alan Givan		DUP
	Peter Kennedy		Alliance
	Tim Mitchell		UUP
	Paul Porter		DUP

See also

• Local government in Northern Ireland
• 2014 Northern Ireland local elections
• Political make-up of local councils in the United Kingdom

References

1. "Council and performance". Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
2. "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
3. "Provisional Recommendations of the Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland". LGBC. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2008.
4. "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
5. 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". Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)