First elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2011, Stephen Agnew is the leader of the Green Party in NI. He retained is North Down seat in 2016 and again in 2017. He joined the Green Party in 2003 and has stood in European and Westminster elections. Mr Agnew grew up in the Ballybeen Estate in Dundonald and at secondary school was taught economics by DUP candidate Sammy Wilson and history by DUP MLA Michelle McIlveen. Before becoming an MLA he worked as a researcher for his predecessor Brian Wilson.
Constituency: North Down
Electorate | Seats | Total Poll | Turnout | Valid Poll | Spoiled Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
64,334 | 1 | 39,268 | 61.04% | 39,185 | 83 |
Vote Distribution
Left Right
Count Results
Candidate | 1 |
---|---|
Sylvia Hermon |
16148 |
Alex Easton |
14940 |
Andrew Muir |
3639 |
Steven Agnew |
2549 |
Frank Shivers |
941 |
Therese McCartney |
531 |
Caoimhe McNeill |
400 |
Gavan Reynolds |
37 |
On the Ballot
Bangor resident Alex Easton entered the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2003. The North Down MLA recently sat on the Committee for Infrastructure and the Public Accounts Committee. He previously served as deputy chair of the Health Committee and was Assembly Private Secretary to the Health Minister. Mr Easton sat on North Down Borough Council for 13 years. Prior to entering the Assembly, he worked for the health service.
Lady Hermon has been the MP for North Down since 2001. She was first elected for the Ulster Unionist Party, but is now an independent. In 2010, she resigned from the UUP over the party's then electoral alliance with the Conservative Party. She successfully retained her seat in 2010 and again in 2015. Born in Dungannon, she is the widow of Sir Jack Hermon, former Chief Constable of the RUC.
Therese McCartney has been a Sinn Fein activist and an active campaigner against the Tory welfare cuts for many years. She works within the care sector and is the mother of one son.
A former Queen's University Students' Union president, Caoimhe McNeill stood in the Northern Ireland Assembly election earlier this year and chairs SDLP Women.
Northern Ireland's first openly gay mayor, Andrew Muir is an Alliance councillor on Ards and North Down Council, representing the Holywood area. He served as Mayor of North Down in 2013-14. A manager with Translink, he is also an environmental activist and a member of Amnesty International and the European Movement. He was the Chair of the Alliance Party in 2013 - 15
Gavan Reynolds
Independent
Businessman Frank Shivers stood in the Northern Ireland Assembly election earlier this year. He is a board member of the Chamber of Commerce, a member of Ards and North Down Council’s regeneration committee and the Assembly Business Trust. He previously sat on the Friends of Bangor Hospital committee and was a founder member of the Friends of the Irish Guards Charity. He is a sailor and a member of Royal Ulster Yacht Club and Ballyholme Yacht Club.