- By Mark Simpson
- BBC News NI correspondent
The Green Party councillor Áine Groogan would be the deputy lord mayor of Belfast.
The Green Party in Northern Ireland has secured its first ever mayoral place after Áine Groogan was appointed deputy lord mayor of Belfast.
Seven of Northern Ireland’s 11 councils are filling their high positions right this moment.
Ms Groogan mentioned that she felt her election was image of “the new Belfast.”
She added that it was a time of giant uncertainty for a lot of in the neighborhood and voluntary sectors, with Northern Ireland’s devolved governmental departments having to search out £800m of financial savings to fulfill the brand new draft finances.
Ms Groogan mentioned this can have a detrimental influence on our communities.
“I will use my position of deputy lord mayor to highlight the incredible work that these organisations provide for everyone across Belfast.”
She additionally mentioned that the social gathering’s agenda for the time period targeted on constructing a “greener, cleaner, fairer Belfast and highlighting the climate and biodiversity crisis that we all face”.
Sinn Féin’s Ryan Murphy has been appointed the following Lord Mayor of Belfast.
Sinn Féin’s Ryan Murphy, 28, has been appointed lord mayor of Belfast.
Mr Murphy mentioned it was a “huge honour”.
Elsewhere, Mid and East Antrim Council has elected the Alliance Party’s Gerardine Mulvenna as mayor, with Stewart McDonald of the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) as deputy.
Image supply, Mid & East Antrim Council
Gerardine Mulvenna of Alliance is mayor, with Stewart McDonald of the TUV as deputy of Mid & East Antrim council
Last week, two councils crammed their high positions.
Causeway Coast and Glens elected Steven Callaghan of the DUP as mayor, with Margaret-Anne McKillop of the SDLP as deputy.
Antrim and Newtownabbey Council selected Mark Cooper of the DUP as mayor, with Sinn Féin’s Rosie Kinnear as deputy.
On Monday night, six different councils, together with Belfast City, are filling their high two positions for the following 12 months.
- In Derry City and Strabane District Council, Sinn Féin’s Patricia Logue would be the new mayor with the SDLP’s Jason Barr taking the role of deputy mayor.
- Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council elected the DUP’s Margaret Tinsley as lord mayor and Sinn Féin’s Sorchá McGeown as deputy lord mayor.
- Newry, Mourne and Down District Council elected Sinn Féin’s Valerie Harte as council chairperson and SDLP’s Gareth Sharvin as deputy chair.
- In Mid-Ulster District Council, Sinn Féin’s Dominic Molloy would be the new chair and Ulster Unionist councillor Meta Graham will probably be deputy chair.
In final month’s election, Sinn Féin grew to become the biggest social gathering in native authorities in Northern Ireland for the first time.
They received 144 seats, a rise of 39, effectively forward of the DUP on 122 and Alliance on 67.
