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 | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
Background
editBorn 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]
References
edit- ^ a b c Rachel Ward, Women, unionism and loyalism in Northern Ireland, p.170
- ^ a b "Carrickfergus Borough Council Elections 1993-2011", Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ "East Antrim", Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ "Alderman May Beattie", Carrickfergus Borough Council
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Deputy Returning Officer, Mid and East Antrim District Council. 8 April 2019.
- "Election 2019: District Electoral Area: Knockagh". The Belfast Telegraph.