Fraser Agnew
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Fraser Agnew | |
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| Member ofAntrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council | |
| In office 22 May 2014 – 18 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Cosgrove |
| Constituency | Three Mile Water |
| Member ofNewtownabbey Borough Council | |
| In office 19 May 1993 – 22 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Council abolished |
| Constituency | University |
| In office 15 May 1985 – 19 May 1993 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Constituency | Doagh Road |
| In office 20 May 1981 – 15 May 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Ivan Hunter |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Constituency | Newtownabbey Area B |
| Member of theNorthern Ireland Assembly forBelfast North | |
| In office 25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003 | |
| Preceded by | New Creation |
| Succeeded by | Nelson McCausland |
| Member of theNorthern Ireland Assembly forSouth Antrim | |
| In office 1982–1986 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ballyclare,Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist Party(pre 1993; 2011–present) United Unionist Coalition(1998–2011) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent Unionist(1993–2011) |
| Alma mater | University of Ulster |
William Alexander Fraser Agnew,known asFraser Agnew,is a retired Northern Irish unionist politician who was anAntrim and Newtownabbey Councillorfor theThree Mile WaterDEA from2014to2023.He was previously anIndependent UnionistMember of the Legislative Assembly(MLA) forBelfast Northfrom 1998 to 2003.
Career[edit]
After growing up inBallyclare,Agnew studied at theUniversity of Ulster,Jordanstown,Belfast Technical Collegeand theCollege of Business Studies.He worked as a writer andarchitecturaldraughtsperson,and was elected toNewtownabbey Borough Councilas anUlster Unionist Party(UUP) representative for theNewtownabbey Area BDistrict in1981. Agnew was also elected to theNorthern Ireland Assemblyin the1982 election,as a Member forSouth Antrim.
In the1985 Northern Ireland local elections,Agnew was re-elected onto Newtownabbey Council as a member of the newly-createdDoagh RoadDistrict.
In 1990, Agnew served as theMayor of Newtownabbey.In the early 1990s, he left the UUP and was later re-elected in1993as anindependent Unionistfor theUniversityDistrict.[1]In 1996, standing for the 'Independent Templeton' ticket, he was an unsuccessful candidate in theNorthern Ireland Forumelection inSouth Antrim.[2] He was elected as an independent in the1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election,representingNorth Belfast,when he formed theUnited Unionist Coalition(UUC) with other anti-Good Friday Agreementunionists.
All three members of the UUC, including Agnew, lost their seats at the2003 Assembly election.He held his council seat for the UUC in 2005.[3]In March 2007, he was awarded theFreedom of the BoroughofNewtownabbey.[4]In January 2011, he rejoined the UUP.[5]Tom Elliot, leader of the UUP had this to say regarding his decision: "I strongly believe that voters across the province will return, like Fraser, to their natural Ulster Unionist home and I am looking forward to making sure that the UUP becomes the party of choice for all shades of progressive Unionist opinion."[6]
Agnew was elected onto the newly-formedAntrim and Newtownabbey Borough Councilin the2014 local elections,as a councillor for theThree Mile WaterDistrict. He was re-elected in2019,before retiring at the2023 local elections.
References[edit]
- ^Dr Nicholas Whyte."Newtownabbey Council Elections 1993–2005".Ark.ac.uk.Retrieved14 September2010.
- ^Northern Ireland elections
- ^[1]Archived26 September 2006 at theWayback Machine
- ^[2]Archived27 September 2007 at theWayback Machine
- ^"Agnew comes home to UUPArchived25 July 2011 at theWayback Machine",Ulster Unionist Party, 28 January 2011
- ^"Newtownabbey Times Fraser Agnew Article".Newtown Abbey.Retrieved23 August2012.
- Sources