Ken McFaul

Kenneth McFaul (born 1948) is a Northern Irish unionist politician.

Ken McFaul
Member of Carrickfergus Borough Council
In office 30 May 1973 – 15 May 1985
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	District abolished
Constituency	Carrickfergus Area C
Member of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention for North Antrim
In office 1975–1976
Personal details
Born	1948 Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
Political party	Traditional Unionist Voice (since 2007) Democratic Unionist Party (1971 - 1984)
Other political affiliations	Protestant Unionist Party (until 1971)

Political career

McFaul was a member of the Protestant Unionist Party and a founder of their successor group the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).^[1] He represented the party as a member of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention for East Antrim and was a member of Carrickfergus Borough Council from 1973 to 1985, serving as Mayor from 1981 to 1983.^[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1982 Northern Ireland Assembly election.^[1] He left the DUP in 1984 after missing out to Jim Allister in the race to be the party's general election candidate for East Antrim the previous year.^[1]

McFaul would later return to politics with the Traditional Unionist Voice, and was a candidate for the party in the 2014 election to the newly established Mid and East Antrim District Council.^[2] He was not elected to the body.^[3]

References

1. W. D. Flackes & Sydney Elliott, Northern Ireland A Political Directory 1968-1993, Blackstaff Press, 1994, p. 147
2. 'Retaining local identity' is a common theme for candidates
3. Mid and East Antrim District Council Elections, 2014

Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention
New convention	Member for North Antrim 1975–1976	Convention dissolved