May Beattie
May Beattie is a former Northern Irish unionist politician who was a Mid and East [Antrim Borough Council|Mid and East Antrim Councillor] for the Knockagh DEA from 2014 [Mid and East Antrim District Council election|2014] to 2019 [Mid and East Antrim District Council election|2019].
A former member of the Democratic Unionist Party, Beattie previously represented Knockagh on the former Carrickfergus Borough Council from 1997 [Carrickfergus Borough Council election|1997] to 2014.
Background
Born in Carrickfergus, Beattie became involved in politics by assisting the Democratic Unionist Party during elections. She became a party member in the early 1990s, and first stood for election to Carrickfergus Borough Council at the 1993 [Northern Ireland local elections].Although unsuccessful, she was elected for the DUP in East Antrim at the Northern Ireland Forum election in 1996, and sat on the forum's health committee. She gained a seat on Carrickfergus council in 1997, and held this in 2001, 2005 and 2011. She was Mayor of Carrickfergus in 2003–4 and sits on a large number of committees. She is currently an alderman.
Beattie has also been secretary for the DUP's East Antrim branch and for the East Antrim Imperial Association, and was previously a member of the Association of Loyal Orangewomen of Ireland.
In the 2019 Northern Ireland local elections, she unsuccessfully ran as a Traditional Unionist Voice candidate in the Knockagh ward for Mid and East Antrim Borough Council