Herbert Heslip (original) (raw)
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| Herbert Heslip | |
|---|---|
| Member of Banbridge District Council | |
| In office30 May 1973 – 15 May 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Council established |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Constituency | Banbridge Area B |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention for South Down | |
| In office1975–1976 | |
| Preceded by | Convention created |
| Succeeded by | Convention dissolved |
| Deputy speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly | |
| In office1973–1974 | |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Down | |
| In office28 June 1973 – 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Assembly established |
| Succeeded by | Assembly abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1913 (1913)Ballinaskeagh, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 1992 (aged 78–79) |
| Party | Ulster Unionist Party |
Herbert Heslip (1913 in Ballinaskeagh, near Banbridge, County Down – 1992) was a Northern Irish politician with the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
Heslip was a well-known figure in County Down Unionism, serving as a member of Down District Council from 1968 to 1973 and then of Banbridge District Council until 1985.[1]
Heslip was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly of 1973, serving as Deputy Speaker, and also sat in its successor the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention, in both cases for South Down. By conviction, however, he supported a return to the Parliament of Northern Ireland. He also served as Vice-President of the loyalist vigilante group Down Orange Welfare.[1]
Following the death of Raymond McCullough in 1985 Heslip attempted to regain his seat in a by-election but was defeated by McCullough's daughter, Vivienne.[2]
- ^ a b W.D. Flackes & Sydney Elliott, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968–1993, The Blackstaff Press, 1994, p. 183
- ^ Local authority gains youngest councillor, banbridgeleader.co.uk. Accessed 6 January 2023.