Kathy Stanton Explained

Kathy Stanton
Constituency Am:Belfast North
Assembly:Northern Ireland
Term Start:26 November 2003
Term End:7 March 2007
Predecessor:Billy Hutchinson
Successor:Carál Ní Chuilín
Office1:Member of
Belfast City Council
Constituency1:Oldpark
Term Start1:2000
Term End1:7 June 2001
Birth Place:Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Party:Sinn Féin

Kathy Stanton is a former Sinn Fein politician who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for North Belfast from 2003 until 2007

Background

Stanton was co-opted to Belfast City Council in 2000, for the Oldpark District, before losing her seat in the 2001 local government elections. She was then elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, representing North Belfast, in the 2003 election. As a Sinn Fein representative, Stanton served as a party official in North Belfast, as well as equality spokesperson. In 2006, she announced that she would not be contesting the next Assembly election, but denied reports that this was owing to Sinn Féin endorsing the Police Service of Northern Ireland. http://sluggerotoole.com/index.php/weblog/comments/sfs-kathy-stanton-not-contesting-next-assembly-election/

Personal life

She lives in the New Lodge area with her five children.