The new appointments come just weeks after May's council elections
The last fortnight has seen the selection of 11 new mayors and council chairs across Northern Ireland's local authorities.
One of Belfast’s youngest Lord Mayors has been confirmed in the position for the next 12 months. Sinn Fein councillor Ryan Murphy, 28, said it was a “huge honour” to take over the reins in Northern Ireland’s capital. Sinn Fein reinforced its position as the largest party in Belfast City Council at the recent local government elections, where it won 22 out of 60 seats.
Councillor Gilmour, who represents the Bangor West District Electoral Area, replaced Alliance Councillor Karen Douglas as Mayor, while Councillor Irwin, who was originally co-opted last year, then was elected for Bangor East and Donaghadee last month, replaced UUP Councillor Craig Blaney as Deputy Mayor.
The D'Hondt system, used at both Stormont and council level for allocating places, means all four Mayors will be from a nationalist party between now and the next election. Cllr McCleave was first elected to the council in 2019 as one of the two Sinn Fein reps, before the republican party doubled to four seats in 2023. He takes over the position from Alliance councillor, Michelle Guy.
The party will hold Vice Chair for year one, two and four while the DUP will take on the role of vice-Chair in year three, meaning that the party will hold both the Chair and Vice Chair position in the first and final year of the 2023-2027 mandate.
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