Lydia Patterson
Lydia Patterson | |
|---|---|
| High Sheriff of Belfast | |
| In office 17 January 2014 – January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Kingston |
| Succeeded by | Gareth McKee |
| Member of Belfast City Council | |
| In office 4 May 2010 – 2 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Nigel Dodds |
| Succeeded by | Fred Cobain |
| Constituency | Castle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1958 (age 66)[1] Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | DUP |
Sarah Lydia Patterson (born February 1958) is a former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician who was High Sheriff of Belfast from January 2014 to 2015, and a Belfast City Councillor for the Castle DEA from 2010 to 2019.[2]
Background
[edit]Patterson was an unsuccessful Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) candidate at the 2005 City Council election, running in the Castle District.[3] She was later co-opted to the council in May 2010, succeeding long-serving Castle representative, Nigel Dodds.[4][5] She was re-elected in 2011.[6]
In November 2013, Patterson was nominated to be the next High Sheriff of Belfast, taking office in January 2014.[7] She was subsequently re-elected in the May 2014 Council election.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lydia PATTERSON personal appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "ALDERMAN LYDIA PATTERSON" (PDF). Belfast City Council. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Castle election results, 5 May 2005". Ark elections. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Dodds' replacements picked". Belfast Telegraph. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Agenda for Pre April-2015 Council on Tuesday 4 May 2010". Belfast City Council. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "BBC News - Election 2011 - Northern Ireland council elections - Belfast". BBC News. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "DUP councillor Lydia Patterson in line for Belfast High Sheriff Post". Belfast Telegraph. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Belfast City Council Elections 2014". Ark election. Retrieved 14 December 2024.