Constituency: East Antrim

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Roy Beggs has served five years as deputy speaker of the Assembly. He was first elected to Stormont in 1998 and has been a member of numerous committees, including a term as chair of the Audit Committee, as well as sitting on many all-party working groups. He served as a local councillor on Carrickfergus Borough Council from 2001 to 2011 and was chairman of the District Policing Partnership. Born in Larne, he's the son of the former East Antrim MP, Roy Beggs.

Stewart Dickson was a member of Carrickfergus Borough Council for over 30 years and was elected to the Assembly in 2011. He has served as chief whip of the party's Assembly group and a member of the Justice and regional Development Committees. He was also vice chair of the all party groups on diabetes international development. A peace campaigner, he has worked with groups including Counteract and the Peace People and was previously a senior employment relations manager in the Labour Relations Agency. Mr Dickson is an elder in Greenisland Presbyterian Church, and is involved with Greenisland Boys' Brigade.

Larne resident Danny Donnelly is well known in the area for campaigning on environmental issues. He also a focus on promoting integrated education. The former Green Party member is a trained nurse.

David Hilditch was elected to Carrickfergus Borough Council in 1991 and served two terms as mayor. He was first elected to the Assembly in 1998 and was deputy chair of the Audit Committee, a member of the Culture, Arts and Leisure Committee and a member of the Employment and Learning Committee. He previously worked in the construction industry and for Royal Mail and was awarded the RUC Bravery Award following a post office robbery in 1997. Mr Hilditch is director and chair of Carrickfergus Regeneration Partnership and director and chairman of Carrick Rangers Football Club.

Noel Jordan was elected to Mid and East Antrim District Council in 20114 and has served on Policy and Resource, Planning and Community Planning Committtees. He has worked as a bricklayer since he left school and was also a part-time fire-fighter for 22 years, He was the union representative for the station and later became regional rep for the Fire Brigade Union.

Gordon Lyons was elected as a councillor for the Coast Road area on Mid and East Antrim Council in May 2014, having previously worked in the East Antrim DUP Constituency Advice Centre. He was appointed to replace Sammy Wilson as MLA for East Antrim in August 2015 and served on the Finance and OFMDFM Committees. He studied politics and history at Newcastle University.

Former solider Jim McCaw has campaigned to see the extension of the Armed Forces Covenant to Northern Ireland. A community activist, he has supported local food banks and is a director of Carrickfergus Community Forum. Mr McCaw is also a long-standing member of the Orange Order.

Councillor Margaret Anne McKillop has been a Councillor on Moyle Council representing the Glens since 2011. She gained a seat on the restructured Causeway Coast and Glens Council in the May 2014 local council elections. She is married with three children and is an active member of the Glens community.

Oliver McMullan first entered politics in 1993 when he topped the polls in Moyle District Council as an independent. He joined Sinn Féin in 2003 and two years later became the first Sinn Fein chairman of the council. He was also the first Sinn Fein representative to sit on the NEELB. In 2011, he was elected as an MLA for East Antrim.. Mr McMullan is the party's agriculture spokesperson.

Maureen Morrow was elected as a councillor in 2011 for Larne Borough Council and for Mid and East Antrim Council in 2014. She is a member of the committees for policy and resources, community planning and economic growth and development. She has four adult children and two grandchildren.

Environmental campaigner Dawn Patterson became involved with the Green Party following the controversy over fracking in Northern Ireland. She also campaigns on the issues of anti-sectarianism and sustainability.

Alastair Ross was co-opted into the Assembly in 2007 following the death of George Dawson. He was chair of the Justice Committee and sat on the Assembly and Executive Review Committee. He has also served on the Policing Board. Mr Ross began work as a parliamentary researcher for Sammy Wilson and also worked as a DUP press officer and campaign manager.

24 year old law student Conor Sheridan has been actively involved in the campaign against drilling in Woodburn Forest near Carrickfergus. He said he had decided to stand as an independent candidate and chose CCLA because it is cross-community, left wing and anti-fracking. He also plans to run the Belfast Marathon to raise funds for the SOS bus and homeless support services.

John Stewart was first elected as a councillor in 2011 and served a term as Deputy Mayor of Carrickfergus. He is sales director at his family firm, Robinson's Shoemakers, and is a soldier with the Reserve Army, serving with the North Irish Horse. He is chairman of the local regeneration partnership and is a member of the Carrickfergus Enterprise Board and chairman of East Antrim Young Enterprise Board. Mr Stewart has a degree in history from Cardiff University.

Ruth Wilson was elected to Mid and East Antrim Borough Council in 2011. The mother of three teenage children, she describes herself as a committed Christian and worships at Whitewell Metropolitan Tabernacle. Ms Wilson is a member of McMaster Memorial Accordion Band and has an interest in the equine and agricultural sectors. She has worked for the health service for 30 years.