Sydney Anderson (Northern Ireland politician)

Sydney Anderson
Anderson in 2015
Member of
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
In office
2 May 2019 – 18 May 2023
Preceded byLouise Templeton
Succeeded byAlan Mulholland
ConstituencyPortadown
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Upper Bann
In office
1 July 2010 – January 2017
Preceded byDavid Simpson
Succeeded byJonathan Buckley
Member of
Craigavon Borough Council
In office
7 June 2001 – 22 May 2014
Preceded byMervyn Carrick
Succeeded byCouncil abolished
ConstituencyPortadown
Personal details
Born
Sydney Alexander Anderson

(1949-04-23) 23 April 1949 (age 75)
Portadown, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyDemocratic Unionist Party (Since 2005)
Independent Unionist (2003 - 2005)
Other political
affiliations
Ulster Unionist Party (until 2003)
SpouseBrenda Anderson
Residence(s)Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
ProfessionBusinessman

Alderman Sydney Alexander Anderson (born 23 April 1949) is a former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician who was an Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Councillor for the Portadown DEA from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Upper Bann from 2010 to 2017.

Career

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Anderson was elected to Craigavon Borough Council as an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) representative for the Portadown DEA in the 2001 Council election.

Anderson resigned from the UUP ahead of the 2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election, and stood as an independent candidate in Upper Bann, polling 581 votes (1.34%).

Before the 2005 local elections, he joined the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). He retained his council seat in that election.

Anderson has also served as Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Craigavon Borough Council.[1]

In July 2010, he was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly, replacing David Simpson in Upper Bann.[1]

Regarding the choice, Anderson said "I want first of all to pay tribute to both Robert and Philip who were both very able candidates. It would have been a pleasure to have had either of them at the Assembly and to have worked on their behalf."[2]

Anderson was subsequently re-elected to Craigavon Borough Council election at the 2011 local elections, topping the poll in the Portadown District.

He was a member of the All Party Group on Neurology, Public Accounts Committee and Committee for Justice in the Assembly. He had been a member of the Committee for Social Development, Committee for Employment and Learning and Committee on Standards and Privileges.

Anderson did not seek re-election at the 2017 assembly election.[3]

He was later elected onto Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council in the 2019 local elections, representing Portadown again. He retired as a councillor at the 2023 local elections.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Anderson replaces Simpson as DUP MLA", Portadown Times, 25 June 2010.
  2. ^ "The Portadown Times — Anderson replaces Simpson as DUP MLA". The Portadown Times. The Portadown Times. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Anderson stepping down". Lurgan Mail. 18 January 2017.
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Civic offices
Preceded by
Robert Smith
Mayor of Craigavon
2008–2009
Succeeded by
Meta Crozier
Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by MLA for Upper Bann
2010–2017
Succeeded by