Northern Ireland’s 11 local councils have appointed their Mayors, Chairs and Deputies for the year 2021/22. Please see below a full list of the incoming First Citizens for the next 12 months.
After holding three mayoralties or chair positions last year, the SDLP will hold none this year. The Alliance Party will look to use its three positions this year, located in and around the Greater Belfast area, to amplify the party’s profile and boost its chances of becoming the country’s second largest party as Northern Ireland heads towards the next Assembly election. The UUP, meanwhile, will be hoping its three positions may also help its fortunes as it seeks to remould itself in the leadership of Doug Beattie and turn around recent poor electoral performances.
Some parties may also be using their First Citizen positions to boost the profile of their elected representatives in the run up to AE2022, with Sinn Féin’s South Down candidate Cllr Cathy Mason selected as Chair of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.
Antrim and Newtownabbey - Billy Webb (All) / Stephen Ross (DUP)
Ards and North Down – Mark Brooks (UUP) / Robert Adair (DUP)
Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon – Ald Glenn Barr (UUP) / Jackie Donnelly (SF)
Belfast City – Kate Nicholl (All) / Ald Tom Haire (DUP)
Causeway Coast and Glens – Richard Holmes (UUP) / Ashleen Schenning (SDLP)
Derry City and Strabane – Graham Warke (DUP) / Christopher Jackson (SF)
Fermanagh and Omagh – Errol Thompson (DUP) / Chris McCaffrey (SF)
Lisburn and Castlereagh – Stephen Martin (All) / Tim Mitchell (UUP)
Mid and East Antrim – William McCaughey (DUP) / Matthew Armstrong (TUV)
Mid Ulster – Paul McClean (DUP) / Christine McFlynn (SDLP)
Newry, Mourne and Down – Cathy Mason (SF) / Oonagh Magennis (SF)