Mayor and Deputy elected

Pictured are the new Right Worshipful the Mayor of Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council, Councillor Nicholas Trimble and the new Deputy Mayor, Councillor Jenny Palmer.

Councillor Nicholas Trimble (UUP) has been elected Mayor of Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council for 2020/2021 at the council’s Annual Meeting, which was held on June 5.

It was a very different meeting from previous years due to the current situation, which meant most elected members attended remotely to adhere to government guidelines and make social distancing possible.

Councillor Jenny Palmer (UUP) was elected as Deputy Mayor.

The new Mayor thanked his party colleagues, his wife Sarah, and his family for supporting his election to office. He said that he is delighted to take up his new position within the council and is honoured to have been nominated by his fellow councillors. The Mayor added that he is looking forward to working with the new Deputy Mayor and congratulated fellow party colleague Councillor Jenny Palmer on her new position.

Councillor Trimble announced that his Mayoral Charity for the year will be the Lisburn and Dundonald Foodbanks. He said that he feels that the council has a moral obligation to support residents who are struggling for household essentials, especially at a time when the community works to recover from the impact of Covid-19.

Mayor Trimble said: “It truly is an honour for me to serve as the First Citizen of Lisburn & Castlereagh.”