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Thomas Burns (politician)

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Thomas Burns
Member of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
In office
22 May 2014 – 18 May 2023
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byMaighréad Ní Chonghaile
ConstituencyAirport
Member of Antrim Borough Council
In office
21 May 1997 – 22 May 2014
Preceded byRobert Burns
Succeeded byCouncil abolished
ConstituencyAntrim South East
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Antrim South
In office
26 November 2003 – 2011
Preceded byDonovan McClelland
Succeeded byPam Lewis
Personal details
Born (1960-08-29) 29 August 1960 (age 64)
Aldergrove, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Political partySDLP
Websitehttp://www.thomasburns.org

Thomas Burns MLA (born 29 August 1960) is a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for South Antrim from 2003 to 2011.

Burns was also an Antrim Councillor, for the Antrim South East DEA, from 1997 to 2014. He then represented the Airport DEA on Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council from 2014 to 2023.

Career

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Burns was first elected to Antrim Borough Council in 1997, for the Antrim South East District. He was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2003 for South Antrim, and re-elected in 2007. At the 2011 Assembly election, Burns lost his seat, but was re-elected to Antrim Borough Council in the local elections that same day.[1]

At the 2014 local elections, Burns was elected onto the newly-formed Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council for the Airport District, and was re-elected in 2019. He lost his council seat in the 2023 local elections.

Additionally, he has served as Chairman of his local branch of the SDLP.

Membership

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A keen supporter of the Gaelic Athletic Association, Burns is a former player for Aldergrove GAC.

References

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  1. ^ In the first round, and with the most first-preference votes in the South East district; Election results Archived 7 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Antrim Borough Council, retrieved 13 May 2011.
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Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by MLA for Antrim South
2003–2011
Succeeded by