Three openly gay councillors are taking up mayoral roles this year alongside some of the youngest in history and the first black person to be elected to public office in Northern Ireland.
The past week has seen history being made in parts of Northern Ireland over recent days with the selection of 11 new mayors and council chairs across our local authorities.
Alliance councillor Micky Murray has made history as Belfast's first openly gay Mayor. Cllr Murray represents the Balmoral area of the city and has served as a councillor since May 2022. He is the eighth Alliance councillor to assume the Lord Mayor role, and has pledged to make the city more inclusive and caring during his year in office.
Ms Seenoi-Barr, who made history last year when she became the first black person to be elected to public office in Northern Ireland, described herself as a Maasai woman and a Derry girl. Ulster Unionist Party councillor Darren Guy was nominated as deputy mayor. The SDLP has chosen councillor Pete Byrne to be the next Chairperson of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. He will make history as the first LGBT+ chair of the council. Cllr Byrne has also recently been announced as the party's candidate for Newry and Armagh in the upcoming UK General Election. Councillor David Lee-Surginor was elected as Deputy Chairperson
Councillor Neil Kelly from the Alliance Party has been selected as the new Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council with Councillor Paul Dunlop from the DUP nominated as Deputy Mayor for the incoming year. In Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, Councillor John McClaughry from the Ulster Unionist Party was nominated as Council Chair for 2024-25. Councillor Elaine Brough of Sinn Féin was nominated as Vice Chair for the incoming year. Cllr McClaughry is following in the footsteps of his father who was one of the longest serving Chairs on the legacy Fermanagh District Council.
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