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The Belfast truss is a cross between Town's lattice truss and the bowstring truss. It was developed in Ireland as a wide-span shallow rise roof truss for industrial structures. McTear & Co of Belfast, Ireland began fabricating these trusses in wood starting around 1866. By 1899, spans of 24 metres (79 ft) had been achieved, and in the 20th ...
Belfast City Council (Irish: Comhairle Cathrach Bhéal Feirste) is the local authority with responsibility for part of Belfast, the largest city of Northern Ireland. The council serves an estimated population of 348,005 (2022), [ 1 ] the largest of any district council in Northern Ireland, while being the smallest by area.
Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 7 June 2001 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors , most representing the more heavily populated north and west.
In January 2018, he was co-opted onto Belfast City Council to replace Gerry McCabe in the Oldpark District. [5] [6] Murphy retained his seat at the 2019 Council election, being elected on the fifth count. [7] He was re-elected at the 2023 election [8] In June 2024, he was appointed Lord Mayor of Belfast. [9]
The 2023 election to Belfast City Council was held on 18 May 2023, alongside other local elections in Northern Ireland, two weeks after local elections in England. [1] The Northern Ireland elections were delayed by 2 weeks to avoid overlapping with the coronation of King Charles III .
Ruth Patterson (born October 1955) is a former Northern Irish unionist politician who was deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast between 2006 and 2007, then 2011 to 2012. Additionally, she served as High Sheriff of Belfast from 2004 to 2005. Patterson was a Belfast City councillor from 2001 to 2019, initially for the Balmoral DEA, later Botanic. [2]
Black Mountain is a District Electoral Area used to elect 7 councillors to Belfast City Council. Black Mountain; Belfast City Council DEA constituency:
Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west. The UUP remained the largest party, and Reg Empey became the Lord Mayor.