Lord Mayor of Belfast
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The Lord Mayor of Belfast is the leader and chairman of Belfast City Council
, elected annually from and by the City's 51 councillors.
The Lord Mayor
is Niall Ó Donnghaile of Sinn Féin
, while the Deputy Lord Mayor is Ruth Patterson of the Democratic Unionist Party
, who were elected in May 2011.
The Lord Mayor's Parlour
is traditionally situated in Belfast City Hall
.
The position that is now the Lord Mayor
originated in 1613 in the town's Royal Charter as the Sovereign of Belfast. In 1842, this position was restyled the Mayor of Belfast. in 1892, four years after Belfast was granted city status, the position was given Lord Mayor status, making it one of only three cities on the island of Ireland having a Lord Mayor, the other two being Cork
and Dublin. In 1929, it became one of only six cities in the United Kingdom to have a Lord Mayor styled "the Right Honourable". Until 1973 the position was held for three years, when it was reduced to its current term of one year. From 1921 until 1972, the Lord Mayor was automatically entitled to a seat in the Senate of Northern Ireland
.
For most of the City's modern history, the position has been held by Unionists
, with members of the Ulster Unionist Party
holding the post for a total of 61 of the 67 years between 1921 and 1997. The first non-Unionist Lord Mayor since the partition of Ireland
in 1921 was David Cook
from the Alliance Party
who was elected in 1978. The first nationalist Lord Mayor was not appointed until the election of Alban Maginness
from the Social Democratic and Labour Party
(SDLP) in 1997, while a Sinn Féin
Lord Mayor was first elected in 2002. The loss of the Unionist majority on the Council in 1997 has resulted in a greater rotation of the position amongst the parties, which, like other elected positions within the Council such as Committee chairs, is now filled using the D'Hondt system. This system awards positions to parties based on their number of Councillors and means that the Council that sits from 2011 to 2015 will see the Lord Mayor post filled twice by Sinn Féin (2011-12 & 2014-15), once by the Democratic Unionist Party
(2012-13) and once by the SDLP (2013-14).
While the Deputy Lord Mayor is in office, they combine their mayoral responsibilities with their responsibilities as a councillor, such as serving on Council Committees.
Source: Belfast City Council
Belfast City Council
Belfast City Council is the local authority with responsibility for the city of Belfast, the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland. The Council serves an estimated population of , the largest of any district council in Northern Ireland, while also being the fourth smallest by area...
, elected annually from and by the City's 51 councillors.
The Lord Mayor
Lord Mayor
The Lord Mayor is the title of the Mayor of a major city, with special recognition.-Commonwealth of Nations:* In Australia it is a political position. Australian cities with Lord Mayors: Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Parramatta, Perth, Sydney, and Wollongong...
is Niall Ó Donnghaile of Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
, while the Deputy Lord Mayor is Ruth Patterson of the Democratic Unionist Party
Democratic Unionist Party
The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the...
, who were elected in May 2011.
The Lord Mayor's Parlour
Parlour
Parlour , from the French word parloir, from parler , denotes an "audience chamber". In parts of the United Kingdom and the United States, parlours are common names for certain types of food service houses, restaurants or special service areas, such as tattoo parlors...
is traditionally situated in Belfast City Hall
Belfast City Hall
Belfast City Hall is the civic building of the Belfast City Council. Located in Donegall Square, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, it faces north and effectively divides the commercial and business areas of the city centre.-History:...
.
History
Lord Mayor
The Lord Mayor is the title of the Mayor of a major city, with special recognition.-Commonwealth of Nations:* In Australia it is a political position. Australian cities with Lord Mayors: Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Parramatta, Perth, Sydney, and Wollongong...
originated in 1613 in the town's Royal Charter as the Sovereign of Belfast. In 1842, this position was restyled the Mayor of Belfast. in 1892, four years after Belfast was granted city status, the position was given Lord Mayor status, making it one of only three cities on the island of Ireland having a Lord Mayor, the other two being Cork
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
and Dublin. In 1929, it became one of only six cities in the United Kingdom to have a Lord Mayor styled "the Right Honourable". Until 1973 the position was held for three years, when it was reduced to its current term of one year. From 1921 until 1972, the Lord Mayor was automatically entitled to a seat in the Senate of Northern Ireland
Senate of Northern Ireland
The Senate of Northern Ireland was the upper house of the Parliament of Northern Ireland created by the Government of Ireland Act 1920. It was abolished with the passing of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973.-Powers:...
.
For most of the City's modern history, the position has been held by Unionists
Unionism in Ireland
Unionism in Ireland is an ideology that favours the continuation of some form of political union between the islands of Ireland and Great Britain...
, with members of the Ulster Unionist Party
Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
holding the post for a total of 61 of the 67 years between 1921 and 1997. The first non-Unionist Lord Mayor since the partition of Ireland
Partition of Ireland
The partition of Ireland was the division of the island of Ireland into two distinct territories, now Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland . Partition occurred when the British Parliament passed the Government of Ireland Act 1920...
in 1921 was David Cook
David Cook (politician)
David Cook is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Cook works as a solicitor, eventually becoming a senior partner at Sheldon and Stewart Solicitors....
from the Alliance Party
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons....
who was elected in 1978. The first nationalist Lord Mayor was not appointed until the election of Alban Maginness
Alban Maginness
Alban Maginness is a Nationalist politician in Northern Ireland.Maginness was born in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland. He completed his secondary education at St. Malachy's College, Belfast. He then attended the New University of Ulster and subsequently Queen's University of Belfast where...
from the Social Democratic and Labour Party
Social Democratic and Labour Party
The Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom...
(SDLP) in 1997, while a Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
Lord Mayor was first elected in 2002. The loss of the Unionist majority on the Council in 1997 has resulted in a greater rotation of the position amongst the parties, which, like other elected positions within the Council such as Committee chairs, is now filled using the D'Hondt system. This system awards positions to parties based on their number of Councillors and means that the Council that sits from 2011 to 2015 will see the Lord Mayor post filled twice by Sinn Féin (2011-12 & 2014-15), once by the Democratic Unionist Party
Democratic Unionist Party
The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the...
(2012-13) and once by the SDLP (2013-14).
Powers and duties
The Lord's Mayor's role is largely ceremonial, but does include the following powers and duties:- In times of natural disaster the Lord Mayor may direct resources such as Police, Fire and Ambulance as he sees fit
- Presiding over meetings of the council and, in the case of equality of votes, the Lord Mayor has a second or casting vote
- Promoting and raising awareness of the council’s main objectives and priority issues
- Encouraging and supporting all aspects of life in Belfast by attending civic and public events
- Receiving distinguished visitors to the city
- Acting as host on behalf of the council and the citizens of Belfast at civic functions
- Acting as a spokesperson to the local, national and international media
- Providing an appropriate response on behalf of Belfast at times of local, national and international catastrophe
- Supporting and encouraging charitable and other appeals as appropriate
- Promoting Belfast's business, commercial, cultural and social life
- Promoting Belfast as a place of excellence in which to do business and as a tourist destination.
Deputy Lord Mayor
The position of Deputy Lord Mayor has a representative role within the city along with the Lord Mayor. When the Lord Mayor is unavailable for whatever reason, it is the responsibility of the Deputy Lord Mayor to carry out the representative functions of the Lord Mayor.While the Deputy Lord Mayor is in office, they combine their mayoral responsibilities with their responsibilities as a councillor, such as serving on Council Committees.
Sovereigns of Belfast (1613-1842)
The following is a list of Sovereigns of Belfast from the creation of the position in 1613 until it was replaced by the position of Mayor in 1842.17th century
- 1613: John Vesey
- 1614: John Willowbye
- 1615: James Burr
- 1616: James Burr
- 1617: Carew Hart
- 1618: Carew Hart
- 1619: George Theaker
- 1620: George Theaker
- 1621: No Name
- 1622: Edward Holmes
- 1623: Edward Holmes
- 1624: No Name
- 1625: No Name
- 1626: Edward Holmes
- 1627: Carew Hart
- 1628: Edward Holmes
- 1629: No Name
- 1630: Walter House Crymble
- 1631: Lewys Thompson
- 1632: Robert Foster
- 1633: Thomas Brampton or Brumston
- 1634: Lewys Thompson
- 1635: Henry Le Squire
- 1636: Henry Le Squire
- 1637: John Wasber
- 1638: John Leathes, Senior
- 1639: Henry Le Squire
- 1640: John Haddock
- 1641: Thomas Hamington
- 1642: Thomas Stephenson
- 1643: Thomas Theaker
- 1644: Robert Foster
- 1645: William Leathes
- 1646: John Asshe or Ayshe
- 1647: Hugh Doake
- 1648: Robert Foster
- 1649: George Martin
- 1650: Thomas Harrington
- 1651: Thomas Harrington
- 1652: Thomas Waring
- 1653: Thomas Waring
- 1654: Thomas Theaker
- 1655: John Leathes Junior
- 1656: Thomas Waring
- 1657: William Leathes
- 1658: William Leathes
- 1659: William Leathes and Francis Meek
- 1660: Captain Francis Meek
- 1661: John Rigby
- 1662: George Macartney
- 1663: George Macartney
- 1664: Thomas Waring
- 1665: Thomas Waring
- 1666: Edward Raynell
- 1667: Captain George Macartney
- 1668: Captain George Macartney
- 1669: William Warring
- 1670: William Warring
- 1671: Thomas Walcott
- 1672: George Macartney
- 1673: George Macartney
- 1674: Hugh Eccles
- 1675: George Macartney
- 1676: George Macartney
- 1677: George Macartney
- 1678: George Macartney
- 1679: George Macartney
- 1680: George Macartney
- 1681: Francis Tholford
- 1682: Lewis Thompson
- 1683: John Hamilton
- 1684: John Hamilton
- 1685: Thomas Knox
- 1686: Captain Robert Leathes
- 1687: Captain Robert Leathes
- 1688: Captain Robert Leathes
- 1689: Captain Robert Leathes
- 1690: Captain Robert Leathes
- 1691: William Lockhart
- 1692: James Macartney
- 1693: William Craford
- 1694: William Craford
- 1695: Captain Edward Harrison
- 1696: Lewis Thompson
- 1697: Earl of Donegall
- 1698: David Smith
- 1699: David Smith
18th century
- 1700: George Macartney
- 1701: John Chalmers
- 1702: David Butle
- 1703: David Butle
- 1704: David Butle and George Macartney
- 1705: George Macartney
- 1706: George Macartney
- 1707: George Macartney
- 1708: George Macartney
- 1709: Richard Wilson
- 1710: Roger Haddock
- 1711: Roger Haddock
- 1712: Hans Hamilton
- 1713: Robert Leathes
- 1714: James Gurner
- 1715: James Gurner
- 1716: Henry Ellis
- 1717: John Carpenter
- 1718: John Carpenter
- 1719: Henry Ellis
- 1720: Robert Le Byrtt
- 1721: Robert Le Byrtt
- 1722: Henry Ellis
- 1723: George Macartney
- 1724: Major George Macartney and Nathaniel Byrtt
- 1725: Nathaniel Byrtt
- 1726: Dr. James Macartney
- 1727: John Clugstone
- 1728: John Clugstone
- 1729: Thomas Banks
- 1730: John Duff
- 1731: Arthur Byrtt
- 1732: John Clugstone
- 1733: John Clugstone
- 1734: Robert Le Byrtt
- 1735: Robert Le Byrtt
- 1736: Margetson Saunders
- 1737: Margetson Saunders
- 1738: Margetson Saunders
- 1739: Robert Le Byrtt
- 1740: Robert Le Byrtt
- 1741: John Duff
- 1742: John Duff
- 1743: Robert Le Byrtt
- 1744: Arthur Byrtt
- 1745: Arthur Byrtt
- 1746: Arthur Byrtt
- 1747: John Duff
- 1748: Margetson Saunders
- 1749: George Macartney
- 1750: George Macartney
- 1751: George Macartney
- 1752: Arthur Byrtt
- 1753: John Duff
- 1754: Margetson Saunders
- 1755: Stewart Banks
- 1756: Stewart Banks
- 1757: Arthur Byrtt
- 1758: Stewart Banks
- 1759: George Macartney
- 1760: Stephen Havon
- 1761: James Hamilton
- 1762: Stewart Banks
- 1763: George Macartney
- 1764: George Macartney
- 1765: George Macartney
- 1766: Stewart Banks
- 1767: George Macartney
- 1768: George Macartney
- 1769: James Hamilton
- 1770: Stephen Havon
- 1771: Stewart Banks
- 1772: Sham Thompson
- 1773: James Lewis
- 1774: James Lewis
- 1775: George Black
- 1776: George Black
- 1777: James Lewis
- 1778: Stewart Banks
- 1779: Samuel Black
- 1780: Samuel Black
- 1781: Samuel Black
- 1782: George Black
- 1783: George Black
- 1784: Samuel Black
- 1785: George Black
- 1786: Rev. William Bristow
- 1787: Rev. William Bristow
- 1788: Rev. William Bristow
- 1789: Samuel Black
- 1790: Rev. William Bristow
- 1791: Rev. William Bristow
- 1792: Rev. William Bristow
- 1793: Rev. William Bristow
- 1794: Rev. William Bristow
- 1795: Rev. William Bristow
- 1796: Rev. William Bristow
- 1797: John Brown
- 1798: Rev. William Bristow
- 1799: John Brown
19th century
- 1800: John Brown
- 1801: John Brown
- 1802: Arthur Chichester
- 1803: James Edward May
- 1804: James Edward May
- 1805: James Edward May
- 1806: James Edward May
- 1807: Rev. Edward May
- 1808: Rev. Edward May
- 1809: James Edward May
- 1810: James Edward May
- 1811: Rev. Edward May
- 1812: Thomas Verner
- 1813: Thomas Verner
- 1814: Thomas Verner
- 1815: Thomas Verner
- 1816: Rev. Edward May
- 1817: Thomas Ludford Stewart
- 1818: Thomas Ludford Stewart
- 1819: Thomas Verner
- 1820: Thomas Verner
- 1821: Thomas Verner
- 1822: Thomas Verner
- 1823: John Agnew and Andrew Alexander
- 1824: Andrew Alexander and John Agnew
- 1825: John Agnew
- 1826: John Agnew
- 1827: Rev. Lord Edward Chichester
- 1828: Sir Stephen Edward May
- 1829: Sir Stephen Edward May
- 1830: Sir Stephen Edward May
- 1831: Sir Stephen Edward May
- 1832: Sir Stephen Edward May
- 1833: Sir Stephen Edward May
- 1834: John Agnew
- 1835: John Agnew
- 1836: John Agnew
- 1837: John Agnew
- 1838: John Agnew
- 1839: John Agnew
- 1840: John Agnew
- 1841: Thomas Verner, Jun
- 1842: Thomas Verner, Jun and the last Sovereign of the Old Corporation
Mayors of Belfast (1842-1892)
The following is a list of Mayors of Belfast from the creation of the position in 1842 until it was replaced by the position of Lord Mayor in 1892.- 1842-1843: George Dunbar
- 1844: John Dunbar
- 1845: Andrew Mulholland
- 1846: John Kane
- 1847: John Harrison
- 1848: George Suffern
- 1849: William Gilliland Johnston
- 1850-1851: James Sterling
- 1852: Samuel Graeme Fenton
- 1853: William McGee
- 1854: Frederick Harry Lewis
- 1855: Thomas Verner
- 1856-1858: Samuel Gibson Getty
- 1859-1860: William EwartSir William Ewart, 1st BaronetSir William Ewart, 1st Baronet was an Irish linen manufacturer and Unionist politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1878 to 1889....
- 1861: Edward Coey
- 1862: Charles LanyonCharles LanyonSir Charles Lanyon DL, JP was an English architect of the 19th century. His work is most closely associated with Belfast, Northern Ireland.-Biography:Lanyon was born in Eastbourne, Sussex in 1813...
- 1863-1865: John Lyttle
- 1866: William Mullan
- 1867: David Taylor
- 1868: Samuel McCausland
- 1869: Frederick Harry Lewis
- 1870: Samuel Browne
- 1871: Philip Johnston
- 1872: John Savage
- 1873-1874: James Alexander Henderson
- 1875: Thomas Graham Lindsay
- 1876: Robert Boag
- 1877-1878: John Preston
- 1879-1880: John Browne
- 1881-1882: Edward Cowan
- 1883-1884: David Taylor
- 1885-1886: Edward HarlandEdward HarlandSir Edward James Harland, 1st Baronet was a British shipbuilder and politician. Born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, he was educated at Edinburgh Academy. In 1846, aged 15, he took an apprenticeship at the engineering works of Robert Stephenson and Company in Newcastle upon Tyne...
- 1887-1888: James Horner HaslettJames Horner HaslettJames Horner Haslett was an Irish Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1886....
- 1889-1891: Charles C. Conor
Source: Belfast City Council
Lord Mayors of Belfast (1892-present)
The following is a list of Lord Mayors of Belfast since the creation of the position in 1892.19th century
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| 1892 | 1893 | Daniel Dixon Sir Daniel Dixon, 1st Baronet Sir Daniel Dixon, 1st Baronet PC was an Irish politician.Dixon was the son of Thomas Dixon of Larne, County Antrim. He served as Mayor of Belfast in 1892 and as Lord Mayor of Belfast in 1893 and from 1901 to 1903 and from 1905 to 1906. In 1902 he was created a Baronet, of Ballymenock in the County... |
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| 1894 | 1896 | William McCammond | ||
| 1896 | 1898 | William James Pirrie |
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| 1898 | 1899 | James Henderson | ||
| 1899 | 1900 | Otto Jaffe Otto Jaffe Sir Otto Jaffe, JP was a German-born British Jewish businessman and twice elected Lord Mayor of Belfast.-Family:... |
20th century
| From | To | Name | Party | |
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| 1900 | 1901 | Robert John McConnell | ||
| 1901 | 1904 | Sir Daniel Dixon Sir Daniel Dixon, 1st Baronet Sir Daniel Dixon, 1st Baronet PC was an Irish politician.Dixon was the son of Thomas Dixon of Larne, County Antrim. He served as Mayor of Belfast in 1892 and as Lord Mayor of Belfast in 1893 and from 1901 to 1903 and from 1905 to 1906. In 1902 he was created a Baronet, of Ballymenock in the County... |
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| 1904 | 1905 | Otto Jaffe Otto Jaffe Sir Otto Jaffe, JP was a German-born British Jewish businessman and twice elected Lord Mayor of Belfast.-Family:... |
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| 1905 | 1907 | Sir Daniel Dixon Sir Daniel Dixon, 1st Baronet Sir Daniel Dixon, 1st Baronet PC was an Irish politician.Dixon was the son of Thomas Dixon of Larne, County Antrim. He served as Mayor of Belfast in 1892 and as Lord Mayor of Belfast in 1893 and from 1901 to 1903 and from 1905 to 1906. In 1902 he was created a Baronet, of Ballymenock in the County... |
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| 1907 | 1908 | Anthony Ashley-Cooper Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of Shaftesbury Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of Shaftesbury, KP, PC, GCVO, CBE, was the son of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 8th Earl of Shaftesbury and Lady Harriet Augusta Anna Seymourina Chichester , the daughter of George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall and Lady Harriet Anne Butler.-Family life:On 15 July... |
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| 1908 | 1910 | Robert Anderson | ||
| 1910 | 1914 | Robert James McMordie Robert James McMordie Robert James McMordie, QC was an Irish barrister, politician, and Lord Mayor of Belfast.Son of the Rev. J A McMordie, he was born in Cumran, County Down, and educated at the Royal Academical Institution, Belfast and Queen's College, Belfast. He received an M.A. from Queen's University. In 1874 he... |
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| 1914 | 1917 | Crawford McCullagh Crawford McCullagh Sir Crawford McCullagh, 1st Baronet was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.McCullagh was the director of several businesses in Belfast, including Maguire and Patterson, a dry goods firm , and the Classic Cinema at Castle Place, as well as owning McCullagh and Co., a silk mercers, milliners... |
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| 1917 | 1919 | James Johnston |
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| 1919 | 1920 | John C. White | ||
| 1920 | 1923 | William Frederick Coates |
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| 1923 | 1929 | William George Turner William George Turner William George Turner was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Ballygawley, County Tyrone, Turner became a fruiterer on the Shankill Road. He first stood for election to the Belfast Corporation in the Cliftonville ward in 1909. Although he was officially an independent Unionist, he... |
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| 1929 | 1931 | William Frederick Coates |
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| 1931 | 1942 | Crawford McCullagh Crawford McCullagh Sir Crawford McCullagh, 1st Baronet was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.McCullagh was the director of several businesses in Belfast, including Maguire and Patterson, a dry goods firm , and the Classic Cinema at Castle Place, as well as owning McCullagh and Co., a silk mercers, milliners... |
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| 1942 | 1942 | George Ruddell Black George Ruddell Black George Ruddell Black was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Black worked as a clothing manufacturer and was elected as an Ulster Unionist Party member of the Belfast Corporation. In 1942, he was elected as the Lord Mayor of Belfast, but he died after a few months in office.-References:... |
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| 1943 | 1946 | Crawford McCullagh Crawford McCullagh Sir Crawford McCullagh, 1st Baronet was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.McCullagh was the director of several businesses in Belfast, including Maguire and Patterson, a dry goods firm , and the Classic Cinema at Castle Place, as well as owning McCullagh and Co., a silk mercers, milliners... |
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| 1946 | 1949 | William Frederick Neill William Frederick Neill William Frederick Neill was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Neill studied at Belfast Model School before becoming an estate agent. He was elected as an Ulster Unionist Party alderman on the Belfast Corporation in 1938, and served as Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1946 to 1949... |
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| 1949 | 1951 | William Ernest George Johnston William Ernest George Johnston Sir William Ernest George Johnston, DL was a Unionist politician and businessman in Northern Ireland.Born in Belfast Sir William was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir James Johnston, of Belvoir Park.... |
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| 1951 | 1953 | James Henry Norritt James Norritt Sir James Henry Norritt, Esq., JP, DL, LLD, FCIS was Lord Mayor of Belfast for the Ulster Unionist Party from 1951 to 1953.-External links:***... |
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| 1953 | 1955 | Percival Brown Percival Brown William Percival Brown was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Brown studied at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and worked as an estate agent. He was elected as an Ulster Unionist Party member of the Belfast Corporation, and served as Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1953 to... |
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| 1955 | 1957 | Robert Harcourt Robert Harcourt Sir Robert John Rolston Harcourt, JP was a Northern Irish politician.Robert Harcourt became the director of F. E. Harcourt and Company coal merchants. He was High Sheriff of Belfast in 1949, and later in the year unsuccessfully stood as the Ulster Unionist Party candidate for South Down... |
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| 1957 | 1959 | Cecil McKee Cecil McKee William Cecil McKee was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Newtownards, McKee took an engineering apprenticeship before joining the family estate agency. He was elected to the Belfast Corporation for the Ulster Unionist Party in 1934, and in 1938 took a commission in the... |
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| 1959 | 1961 | Robin Kinahan Robin Kinahan Sir Robert George Caldwell "Robin" Kinahan was a politician, businessman and a senior member of the Orange Order in Northern Ireland. In his obituary, he was described as one of the last of the "county elite" to remain a high-ranking member of the Orange Order during the turbulent years of The... |
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| 1961 | 1963 | Martin Kelso Wallace Martin Kelso Wallace Martin Wallace was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Wallace worked as a company director and was elected as an Ulster Unionist Party member of the Belfast Corporation. He was elected as Lord Mayor of Belfast in 1961 and served for two years.-References:... |
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| 1963 | 1966 | William Jenkins William Jenkins (Northern Ireland politician) William Jenkins was an unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Jenkins studied at the Belfast College of Technology then worked in Bombay from 1931 to 1956 as the director of a tea company. He then returned to Northern Ireland, where he held numerous directorships, but also found time to sit on... |
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| 1966 | 1969 | William Duncan Geddis William Duncan Geddis William Duncan Geddis was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Geddis studied at Skerries College in Belfast before becoming a clothing manufacturer. He was elected to the Belfast Corporation for the Ulster Unionist Party and served as Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1966 to 1969.-References:... |
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| 1969 | 1972 | Joseph Foster Cairns Joseph Foster Cairns Joseph Foster Cairns is a former unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Cairns was the managing director of a furniture retailer, and chairman of a development company. He was elected to the Belfast Corporation for the Ulster Unionist Party, and served as Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1969–1971... |
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| 1972 | 1975 | William Christie |
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| 1975 | 1977 | Myles Humphreys Myles Humphreys Sir Myles Humphreys, JP, DL was a Northern Irish Ulster Unionist Party politician and activist, and an engineer and businessman.... |
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| 1977 | 1978 | James Stewart |
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| 1978 | 1979 | David Cook David Cook (politician) David Cook is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Cook works as a solicitor, eventually becoming a senior partner at Sheldon and Stewart Solicitors.... |
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| 1979 | 1980 | Billy Bell Billy Bell (politician) William Bradshaw "Billy" Bell, OBE, JP is an Unionist politician from Northern Ireland and former Lord Mayor of Belfast.He served as a Councillor on Belfast City Council from 1976 to 1985 and was Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1979 to 1980... |
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| 1980 | 1981 | John Carson John Carson (politician) John Carson is a former Northern Ireland Ulster Unionist Party politician.A draper who owned a shop in the interface area of the Duncairn Gardens in north Belfast, Carson was elected to Belfast City Council in 1973. The following year he was elected as a member of the United Ulster Unionist... |
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| 1981 | 1982 | Grace Bannister Grace Bannister Grace Bannister, OBE, was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Bannister was elected to Belfast Corporation in 1965, representing the Ulster Unionist Party . She stood as an independent Unionist in Belfast South at the Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1973, after failing to secure an... |
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| 1982 | 1983 | Thomas Patton |
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| 1983 | 1985 | Alfie Ferguson |
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| 1985 | 1986 | John Carson John Carson (politician) John Carson is a former Northern Ireland Ulster Unionist Party politician.A draper who owned a shop in the interface area of the Duncairn Gardens in north Belfast, Carson was elected to Belfast City Council in 1973. The following year he was elected as a member of the United Ulster Unionist... |
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| 1986 | 1987 | Sammy Wilson Sammy Wilson Samuel Wilson is a politician from Northern Ireland who is a Member of Parliament and a Member of the Legislative Assembly for East Antrim. He served as Lord Mayor of Belfast in 1986 – 1987; and again from June 2000 to June 2001. He was the first person from the Democratic Unionist Party ... |
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| 1987 | 1988 | J. J. Dixon Gilmore J. J. Dixon Gilmore John Smiley Dixon "Dixie" Gilmore OBE was Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1987 to 1988 having previously been Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast. He was made a officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1989.... |
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| 1988 | 1989 | Nigel Dodds Nigel Dodds Nigel Alexander Dodds, OBE, MP, BL is a barrister and Northern Irish unionist politician. He is Member of Parliament for Belfast North, and deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party. He has been Lord Mayor of Belfast twice, and from 1993 has been General Secretary of the DUP... |
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| 1989 | 1990 | Reg Empey Reg Empey Reginald Norman Morgan Empey, Baron Empey of Shandon, OBE, – known as Sir Reg Empey prior to 2011 – is a former Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for East Belfast... |
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| 1990 | 1991 | Fred Cobain Fred Cobain Fred Cobain, MBE is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland and was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly from 1998 until 2011.Cobain was first elected to Belfast City Council in 1985. He served as Lord Mayor of Belfast in 1990-1991... |
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| 1991 | 1992 | Nigel Dodds Nigel Dodds Nigel Alexander Dodds, OBE, MP, BL is a barrister and Northern Irish unionist politician. He is Member of Parliament for Belfast North, and deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party. He has been Lord Mayor of Belfast twice, and from 1993 has been General Secretary of the DUP... |
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| 1992 | 1993 | Herbert Ditty Herbert Ditty Herbert Ditty was a lifelong Ulster Unionist politician, representing the Shankill Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland.Ditty was a founding member of the Ulster Protestant Action executive in the 1950s.... |
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| 1993 | 1994 | Reg Empey Reg Empey Reginald Norman Morgan Empey, Baron Empey of Shandon, OBE, – known as Sir Reg Empey prior to 2011 – is a former Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for East Belfast... |
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| 1994 | 1995 | Hugh Smyth Hugh Smyth Cllr Hugh Smyth is a former leader of the Progressive Unionist Party. He is a long-serving member of Belfast City Council and former Lord Mayor of Belfast. He is also the longest-serving member of the council, having represented the Upper Shankill areas since 1973... |
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| 1995 | 1996 | Eric Smyth Eric Smyth Eric Smyth is a unionist politician and religious minister in Northern Ireland.Smyth was first elected to Belfast City Council for the Democratic Unionist Party in 1981, representing 'Area F' which was equivalent to the modern wards of Falls, Clonard, Blackstaff and Shaftesbury... |
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| 1996 | 1997 | Ian Adamson Ian Adamson Cllr Ian Adamson OBE is a former Lord Mayor of Belfast. He is a member of the Ulster Unionist Party and is a retired medical doctor.A serving Councillor on Belfast City Council from 1989 until 2011, Adamson was Lord Mayor in 1996.... |
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| 1997 | 1998 | Alban Maginness Alban Maginness Alban Maginness is a Nationalist politician in Northern Ireland.Maginness was born in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland. He completed his secondary education at St. Malachy's College, Belfast. He then attended the New University of Ulster and subsequently Queen's University of Belfast where... |
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| 1998 | 1999 | David Alderdice David Alderdice David King Alderdice is a former Lord Mayor of Belfast, and a senior member of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. He was elected to North Down Borough Council representing Holywood on 5 May 2005 and retired in July 2010.... |
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| 1999 | 2000 | Bob Stoker Bob Stoker Bob Stoker is a Ulster Unionist Party politician and former Member of the Northern Ireland Forum for South Belfast.He was elected to Northern Ireland Forum for Belfast South in May 1996.... |
21st century
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| 2000 | 2001 | Sammy Wilson Sammy Wilson Samuel Wilson is a politician from Northern Ireland who is a Member of Parliament and a Member of the Legislative Assembly for East Antrim. He served as Lord Mayor of Belfast in 1986 – 1987; and again from June 2000 to June 2001. He was the first person from the Democratic Unionist Party ... |
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| 2001 | 2002 | Jim Rodgers |
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| 2002 | 2003 | Alex Maskey Alex Maskey Alex Maskey is an Irish politician who was the first member of Sinn Féin to serve as Belfast's Lord Mayor. He is Sinn Féin's longest sitting councillor and is currently an MLA for South Belfast as well as being a councillor for the Laganbank area of Belfast.-Early life:Maskey was educated at St... |
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| 2003 | 2004 | Martin Morgan Martin Morgan Martin Morgan is a former Northern Irish politician for the Social Democratic and Labour Party .Married to Dympna, a double graduate from the Queen's University of Belfast and a qualified Master's Level Social Worker, Morgan was a political activist from his teenage years onwards.A former... |
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| 2004 | 2005 | Tom Ekin Tom Ekin Tom Ekin is a politician and business owner in Northern Ireland.Ekin joined the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland and was elected to Belfast City Council at the Northern Ireland local elections, 1997. From 2000 until 2002, he served as the Chairperson of Alliance.Ekin held his seat with an... |
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| 2005 | 2006 | Wallace Browne |
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| 2006 | 2007 | Patrick McCarthy Patrick McCarthy (politician) Patrick McCarthy is a Northern Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party politician and member of Belfast City Council.First elected to the council in 2001 for Laganbank he was chosen as Lord Mayor of Belfast in 2006. McCarthy, the city's fourth nationalist mayor, was endorsed by all parties except... |
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| 2007 | 2008 | Jim Rodgers |
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| 2008 | 2009 | Tom Hartley Tom Hartley Tom Hartley is a historian and Irish republican politician.Hartley grew up in the Falls Road area of Belfast and became a republican activist in the late 1960s. In 1970, he was imprisoned in the Crumlin Road gaol for ten months for riotous behaviour; he was again imprisoned in 1978... |
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| 2009 | 2010 | Naomi Long |
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| 2010 | 2011 | Pat Convery Pat Convery Patrick Convery , known as Pat Convery, is an Irish Nationalist politician who sits as a Social Democratic and Labour Party Councillor on Belfast City Council, County Antrim. Convery was elected Lord Mayor of Belfast on 1 June 2010 and his term will continue until June 2011... |
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| 2011 | 2012 | Niall Ó Donnghaile Niall Ó Donnghaile Niall Ó Donnghaile is the 56th and current Lord Mayor of Belfast. Ó Donnghaile is a Sinn Féin councillor for the pottinger ward in Belfast East. Ó Donnghaile was Educated through the Irish Medium Sector and is a Politics Graduate and fluent Irish speaker... |