William Humphrey (UK politician)

William Humphrey is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

Born in the Woodvale area of Belfast, Humphrey studied at the Boys' Model School. A member of the Woodvale Residents' Association, he joined the Democratic Unionist Party, becoming its chairman in North Belfast, and a member of the party's executive.^[1] He was elected to Belfast City Council in the Court district at the Northern Ireland local elections, 2005,^[2] then served as High Sheriff of Belfast in 2006.^[3]

At the Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007, Humphrey stood in North Belfast, but was not elected.^[4] He moved to contest West Belfast at the UK general election, 2010, but took only 7.6% of the votes cast.^[5] In June, he became Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast,^[6] In September 2010, he was selected to replace Nigel Dodds in the Northern Ireland Assembly, representing North Belfast^[1] and was elected at the 2011 Assembly election.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Humphrey chosen to replace Dodds", Belfast Telegraph, 14 September 2010
2. ^ Belfast City Council Elections 1993-2005, Northern Ireland Elections
3. ^ New High Sheriff of Belfast to be sworn in, Belfast City Council
4. ^ North Belfast, Northern Ireland Elections
5. ^ West Belfast, Northern Ireland Elections
6. ^ Deputy Lord Mayor, Belfast City Council