Cecil Calvert (politician)

Cecil Calvert is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland, and long-serving councillor on Lisburn City Council.

Calvert worked for the B Specials Constabulary and as a farmer before joining the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).[1] In 1985, he was elected to Lisburn Borough Council, representing Killultagh, County Antrim. He held his seat at each subsequent election,[2] serving as Mayor of Lisburn in 2004 – 05.[3]

Calvert was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum, representing Lagan Valley, but failed to take a seat at the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election.[4]

Calvert carried a Union Jack during a St Patrick's Day parade in Seattle in 2005[5]

In June 2007, Calvert resigned from the DUP, objecting to the party's decision to enter government with Sinn Féin. He subsequently joined Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) but resigned in March 2011.

References
  1. Cecil Calvert profile, DUP.org.uk; accessed 3 June 2016.
  2. Local Government Elections 1985 – 1989: Lisburn, Northern Ireland Elections
  3. Ben Lowry and David Gordon, "Monitor plan for meeting dropped", Belfast Telegraph, 24 June 2004.
  4. Lagan Valley : Northern Ireland Elections (1998), ark.ac.uk; accessed 3 June 2016.
  5. St Patrick's Day Parade, Seattle (2005), seattletimes.nwsource.com; accessed 3 June 2016.
Northern Ireland Forum
New forum Member for Lagan Valley
1996–1998		 Forum dissolved
Civic offices
Preceded by
Billy Bell		 Mayor of Lisburn
2004–2005		 Succeeded by
Jonathan Craig
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