Michaela Boyle

Michaela Boyle is a Sinn Féin politician in Northern Ireland. In 2008, she was co-opted onto Strabane District Council to fill the vacancy left by the death of her party colleague Cllr Ivan Barr. She served as Chairperson of Council from 2010-2011. She was elected to the Northern [Ireland Assembly] in 2011 [Northern Ireland Assembly election|2011] as a Member of the [Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland)|Member of the Legislative Assembly] representing the West Tyrone constituency. She was re-elected in 2016 [Northern Ireland Assembly election|2016] and 2017

Career

She was co-opted to Strabane [District Council] in 2008.
Boyle was elected to Derry [City and Strabane District Council] at the local elections on 2 May 2019. She was elected as Mayor of the Council at its first sitting following the council election. She then resigned her Assembly seat, and Maolíosa McHugh was co-opted to the Assembly in her place.