Herbert Ditty (politician)

Herbert Ditty
Lord Mayor of Belfast
In office
June 1992 – June 1993
DeputyFrank Millar
Preceded byNigel Dodds
Succeeded byReg Empey
Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast
In office
June 1991 – June 1992
Preceded byEric Smyth
Succeeded byFrank Millar
High Sheriff of Belfast
In office
January 1985 – January 1986
Preceded byAndrew Cairns
Succeeded byJim Kirkpatrick (1990)
Member of
Belfast City Council
In office
15 May 1985 – 19 May 1993
Preceded byNew district
Succeeded byChristopher McGimpsey
ConstituencyCourt
In office
30 May 1973 – 20 May 1981
Preceded byNew district
Succeeded byJoseph Coggle
ConstituencyBelfast Area G
Personal details
BornBelfast, Northern Ireland
Died1998
Political partyUlster Unionist Party
Other political
affiliations		Ulster Protestant Action (1956-1966)

Herbert Ditty (died 1998) was a Northern Irish Ulster loyalist politician and activist who served as Lord Mayor of Belfast from June 1992 to 1993, having previously been deputy lord mayor from 1991 to 1992. A member of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), he was a Belfast City Councillor from 1973 to 1981, then 1985 until 1993.[1]

Background

Ditty was first elected onto Belfast City Council at the 1973 local elections, representing the Belfast Area G District. He was later unseated by the Democratic Unionist Party's Joe Coggle in the 1981 local elections.[2]

Ditty returned to the council in 1985, this time for the successor Court District.[3]

In June 1992, Ditty was appointed Lord Mayor of Belfast.[4] He lost his council seat at the May 1993 local elections, while still serving as lord mayor.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Herbert Ditty, The Right Honorable, The Lord Mayor of Belfast (1992–1993)". Art UK. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Local Government Elections 1973-1981, Belfast". Ark elections. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Local Government Elections 1985 - 1989: Belfast". Ark elections. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Former Mayors and Lord Mayors of Belfast". Belfast City Council. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Northern Ireland Local Elections; General Summary" (PDF). Cain Ulster. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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