Michael Coyle (politician) explained

Michael Coyle
Office:Member of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
Constituency:Benbradagh
Term Start:18 May 2023
Predecessor:Orla Beattie
Office1:Member of Limavady Borough Council
Constituency1:Benbradagh
Term Start1:19 May 1993
Term End1:22 May 2014
Predecessor1:Lawrence Hegarty
Successor1:Council abolished
Constituency Am2:East Londonderry
Assembly2:Northern Ireland
Term Start2:1 September 2002
Term End2:26 November 2003
Predecessor2:Arthur Doherty
Successor2:Francie Brolly
Birth Date:5 August 1948
Birth Place:Dungiven, Northern Ireland
Party:Social Democratic and Labour Party

Michael Coyle (born 5 August 1948) is a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician in Northern Ireland, serving as a Causeway Coast and Glens Councillor for the Benbradagh DEA since 2023. Coyle was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Londonderry from 2002 to 2003.

Background

Born in Dungiven, Coyle attended St Columb's College in Derry and the Belfast College of Technology. He worked as a telephone engineer for British Telecom, and was elected to Limavady Borough Council in the 1993 local elections, for the Benbradagh District, as an SDLP representative.[1]

In 1996 he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Northern Ireland Forum election in East Londonderry.[2] Following the resignation of Northern Ireland Assembly member Arthur Doherty on 1 September 2002, Coyle was co-opted on to the body, representing East Londonderry. He stood in the constituency in the 2003 Assembly election, but was not elected.[3]

Coyle retained his council seat in the 2005 and 2011 elections, but lost his seat on the newly-formed Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council at the 2014 election.[4] He was elected back to the council for Benbradagh at the 2023 local elections.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/members/biogs/mcoyle.htm Biography – Michael Coyle, Northern Ireland Assembly
  2. http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/96el.htm Northern Ireland elections
  3. http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/ael.htm East Londonderry
  4. News: Causeway Coast and Glens result - Northern Ireland Council Elections 2023 . en-GB . BBC News . 2024-01-03.
  5. Web site: Deeney . Niall . 2023-05-16 . Full list of candidates for council election in Causeway Coast and Glens . 2024-01-03 . Belfast Live . en.