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Tracy Kelly | |
|---|---|
| 84th Lord Mayor of Belfast | |
| In office 2 June 2025 – 1 June 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Micky Murray |
| Succeeded by | Róis-Máire Donnelly |
| Member of Belfast City Council | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Constituency | Botanic |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1977 (age 48–49) |
| Party | DUP |
Tracy Kelly (born 1977) is a Northern Irish politician from the Democratic Unionist Party who has served as a member of Belfast City Council representing the Botanic constituency since 2019. Kelly served as the 84th Lord Mayor of Belfast from 2025 to 2026
Early life
[edit]Kelly comes from the Donegall Road area of South Belfast.[1] She was raised in a working-class family.[2]
Career
[edit]Kelly has a background working in community development.[3]
Political career
[edit]Tracy Kelly was elected in the 2019 Belfast City Council election.[4] She was re-elected in 2023.[5] Kelly was the Democratic Unionist Party candidate for Belfast South and Mid Down in the 2024 United Kingdom general election.[6] She finished in third place.[7]
In June 2025 she was elected Lord Mayor of Belfast.[8] She is the first DUP woman to hold the office of Lord Mayor.[9] After taking office the portrait of President Michael D. Higgins was removed from Belfast City Hall.[10]
Personal life
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References
[edit]- ↑ "DUP lord mayor attends All Ireland fleadh in Wexford ahead of Belfast hosting 2026 event". The Irish News. 2025-08-11. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ↑ "NI councils: New mayors get their chains of office". BBC News. 2025-06-01. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ↑ Lynch, Connor (2025-06-02). "Tracy Kelly installed as new Lord Mayor of Belfast". Belfast Live. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ↑ "'I want young people to be the best they can be', says first female DUP councillor to be installed as Belfast's Lord Mayor". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2025-06-02. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ↑ "Councillor Tracy Kelly becomes new Lord Mayor of Belfast". Belfast City Council. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ↑ "SDLP candidate hoping for repeat of tactical voting in enlarged constituency". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ↑ "Belfast South and Mid Down - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ↑ "DUP councillor set to become party's first female Lord Mayor of Belfast: 'My aim is to ensure that nobody is left behind'". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2025-06-02. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ↑ "'I want young people to be the best they can be', says first female DUP councillor to be installed as Belfast's Lord Mayor". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2025-06-02. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ↑ "Michael D Higgins portrait removed from lord mayor's parlour". BBC News. 2025-07-01. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
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