| Lisburn and Castlereagh | |
| Native Name: | Irish: Lios na gCearrbhach agus an Caisleán Riabhach |
| Settlement Type: | District, city and borough |
| Motto: | Latin: Ex Igne Resurgam |translation=I will arise out of fire |
| Coordinates: | 54.523°N -5.973°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Sovereign state |
| Subdivision Name: | United Kingdom |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Ireland |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | 1 April 2015 |
| Named For: | City of Lisburn and Borough of Castlereagh |
| Seat Type: | Administrative HQ |
| Seat: | Lagan Valley Island |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | District council |
| Governing Body: | Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council |
| Leader Title: | Executive |
| Leader Name: | Committee system |
| Leader Title1: | Control |
| Leader Title3: | MLAs |
| Leader Title4: | MPs |
| Area Rank: | |
| Population Rank: | |
| Timezone1: | GMT |
| Utc Offset1: | +0 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | BST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +1 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode areas |
| Postal Code: | BT |
| Area Code Type: | Dialling codes |
| Area Code: | 028 |
| Iso Code: | GB-LBC |
| Blank1 Name: | GSS code |
| Blank1 Info: | N09000007 |
Lisburn and Castlereagh is a local government district in Northern Ireland. The district was created on 1 April 2015. It consists of the combined area of the City of Lisburn with the Borough of Castlereagh, but not including "the localities of Gilnahirk, Tullycarnet, Braniel, Castlereagh, Merok, Cregagh, Wynchurch, Glencregagh and Belvoir, Collin Glen, Poleglass, Lagmore, Twinbrook, Kilwee and Dunmurry" which transferred to Belfast. The local authority is Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council.
The district takes in many of the outer suburbs of Belfast and had an electorate of 83,369 prior to its formation.[2] The name of the new district was recommended on 17 September 2008. The area covered by the new Council had an estimated population of residents in .
| Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council | |
| Coa Pic: | Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council logo.svg |
| Foundation: | 1 April 2015 |
| Jurisdiction: | Lisburn and Castlereagh |
| Preceded By: | Castlereagh Borough Council Lisburn City Council |
| Leader1 Type: | Mayor |
| Leader1: | Cllr Kurtis Dickson |
| Party1: | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
| Leader2 Type: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader2: | Cllr Ryan Carlin |
| Party2: | Sinn Féin |
| Members: | 40 |
| Structure1: | LisburnAndCastlereagh2023.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 260px |
| Political Groups1: | DUP (14) Alliance (13) UUP (6) Sinn Féin (4) SDLP (2) Independent (1) |
| Last Election1: | 18 May 2023 |
| Website: | http://lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/ |
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council replaces Lisburn City Council and Castlereagh Borough Council. The first election for the new district council was originally due to take place in May 2009, but on 25 April 2008, Shaun Woodward, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until 2011.[3] The first elections took place on 22 May 2014 and the council acted as a shadow authority until 1 April 2015, at which date the council proper was created.[4]
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Thomas Beckett | ||
| 2016 | 2017 | Brian Bloomfield | ||
| 2017 | 2018 | Tim Morrow | ||
| 2018 | 2019 | Uel Mackin | ||
| 2019 | 2020 | Alan Givan | ||
| 2020 | 2021 | Nicholas Trimble | ||
| 2021 | 2022 | Stephen Martin | ||
| 2022 | 2023 | Scott Carson | ||
| 2023 | 2024 | Andrew Gowan | ||
| 2024 | Present | Kurtis Dickson | ||
| From | To | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | Alexander Redpath | ||
| 2016 | 2017 | Stephen Martin | ||
| 2017 | 2018 | Hazel Legge | ||
| 2018 | 2019 | Amanda Grehan | ||
| 2019 | 2020 | Johnny McCarthy | ||
| 2020 | 2021 | Jenny Palmer | ||
| 2021 | 2022 | Tim Mitchell | ||
| 2022 | 2023 | Michelle Guy | ||
| 2023 | 2024 | Gary McCleave | ||
| 2024 | Present | Ryan Carlin | ||
For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEA):[5]
| Area | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Castlereagh East | 6 | |
| Castlereagh South | 7 | |
| Downshire East | 5 | |
| Downshire West | 5 | |
| Killultagh | 5 | |
| Lisburn North | 6 | |
| Lisburn South | 6 |
| Party | Elected 2014 | Elected 2019 | Elected 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUP | 20 | 15 | 14 | ||
| UUP | 8 | 11 | 6 | ||
| Alliance | 7 | 9 | 13 | ||
| SDLP | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Sinn Féin | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Green (NI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| TUV | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NI21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||