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Unionist politician from Northern Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
May Beattie (born c. 1950) is a former Northern Irish unionist politician who was a Mid and East Antrim Councillor for the Knockagh DEA from 2014 to 2019. A former member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Beattie previously represented Knockagh on the former Carrickfergus Borough Council from 1997 to 2014.
May Beattie | |
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Member of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council | |
In office 22 May 2014 – 2 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Seat created |
Succeeded by | Marc Collins |
Constituency | Knockagh |
Member of Carrickfergus Borough Council | |
In office 21 May 1997 – 22 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | William Haggan |
Succeeded by | Council abolished |
Constituency | Knockagh |
Member of the Northern Ireland Forum for East Antrim | |
In office 30 May 1996 – 25 April 1998 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1950 Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland |
Political party | Traditional Unionist Voice (2019 - present) |
Other political affiliations | Democratic Unionist Party (1993 - 2019) |
Born in Carrickfergus, Beattie became involved in politics by assisting the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) during elections. She became a party member in the early 1990s,[1] and first stood for election to Carrickfergus Borough Council at the 1993 Northern Ireland local elections.[2]
Although unsuccessful, she was elected for the DUP in East Antrim at the Northern Ireland Forum election in 1996, and sat on the forum's health committee.[1][3] She gained a seat on Carrickfergus council in 1997, and held this in 2001, 2005 and 2011.[2] She was Mayor of Carrickfergus in 2003–4 and sits on a large number of committees. She is currently[when?] an alderman.[4]
Beattie has also been secretary for the DUP's East Antrim branch and for the East Antrim Imperial Association, and was previously a member of the Association of Loyal Orangewomen of Ireland.[1]
In the 2019 Northern Ireland local elections, she unsuccessfully ran as a Traditional Unionist Voice candidate in the Knockagh ward for Mid and East Antrim Borough Council[5]
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