Maurice Bradley | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for East Londonderry | |
| Assumed office May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Gregory Campbell |
| Member of Coleraine Borough Council | |
| In office 1994 – 22 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Marie McAllister |
| Succeeded by | Council abolished |
| Constituency | Coleraine East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 April 1954 Coleraine, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
Maurice Bradley (born 5 April 1954) is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician, serving as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Londonderry since 2016. Bradley is the DUP's policing spokesperson.[1] He was previously a Coleraine Councillor for the Coleraine East DEA from 1994 to 2014.[2]
Career
Bradley was first elected to Coleraine Borough Council in 1997, representing the Coleraine East District, and was subsequently re-elected in 2001.
At the 2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election, he was one of three DUP candidates standing in East Londonderry, though Bradley himself was not elected.
He was re-elected as a Councillor in the 2005 local elections. Bradley served twice as mayor of Coleraine, firstly between 2007-2008 and later between 2011 and 2012.[3]
Bradley stood for the Northern Ireland Assembly in the 2016 election, after Gregory Campbell stood down and was elected, in the first count, topping the poll.
Bradley was criticised in 2018 for sharing a post that described London mayor Sadiq Khan as "the enemy within" and defending a far-right march in Poland.[4]
References
- ^ "Maurice Bradley MLA". DUP. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Maurice Bradley MLA". DUP. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "DUP Bradley is new Mayor". www.northernirelandworld.com. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ Amanda Ferguson. "DUP's Maurice Bradley criticised for retweet of offensive post". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
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