May Beattie
May Beattie (born c. 1950) is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Born in Carrickfergus, Beattie became involved in politics by assisting the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) during elections. She became a party member in the early 1990s,[1] and first stood for election to Carrickfergus Borough Council at the 1993 Northern Ireland local elections.[2]
Although unsuccessful, she was elected for the DUP in East Antrim at the Northern Ireland Forum election in 1996, and sat on the forum's health committee.[1][3] She gained a seat on Carrickfergus council in 1997, and held this in 2001, 2005 and 2011.[2] She was Mayor of Carrickfergus in 2003–4 and sits on a large number of committees. She is currently[when?] an alderman.[4]
Beattie has also been s secretary for the DUP's East Antrim branch and for the East Antrim Imperial Association, and was previously a member of the Association of Loyal Orangewomen of Ireland.[1]
In the 2019 Northern Ireland local elections, she unsuccessfully ran as a Traditional Unionist Voice candidate in the ward for Mid and East Antrim Borough Council[5]
References[]
- ^ a b c Rachel Ward, Women, unionism and loyalism in Northern Ireland, p.170
- ^ a b "Carrickfergus Borough Council Elections 1993-2011", Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ "East Antrim", Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ "Alderman May Beattie", Carrickfergus Borough Council
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Deputy Returning Officer, Mid and East Antrim District Council. 8 April 2019.
- "Election 2019: District Electoral Area: Knockagh". The Belfast Telegraph.
- Living people
- Democratic Unionist Party councillors
- Members of Carrickfergus Borough Council
- Mayors of places in Northern Ireland
- Members of the Northern Ireland Forum
- People from Carrickfergus
- Women mayors of places in Northern Ireland
- Women councillors in Northern Ireland