Bob Stoker
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Bob Stoker is a Ulster Unionist Party
politician and former Member of the Northern Ireland Forum
for South Belfast.
He was elected to Northern Ireland Forum
for Belfast South in May 1996.
Stoker was elected as Councillor
to represent the Balmoral
Electoral Area in a by-election
in May 1995. He was re-elected in May 1997
, June 2001
and June 2005
.
He was elected Deputy Lord Mayor in June 1998 and Lord Mayor of Belfast
in June 1999.
He contested the Belfast South
constituency in Northern Ireland Assembly election 2007
but was unsuccessful. He finished 9th out of 18 candidates with 1,122 votes, 3.7% of the total 1st preference votes cast.
Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
politician and former Member of the Northern Ireland Forum
Northern Ireland Forum
The Northern Ireland Forum was a body set up in 1996 as part of a process of negotiations that eventually led to the Belfast Agreement in 1998....
for South Belfast.
He was elected to Northern Ireland Forum
Northern Ireland Forum
The Northern Ireland Forum was a body set up in 1996 as part of a process of negotiations that eventually led to the Belfast Agreement in 1998....
for Belfast South in May 1996.
Stoker was elected as Councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
to represent the Balmoral
Balmoral
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Electoral Area in a by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
in May 1995. He was re-elected in May 1997
Northern Ireland local elections, 1997
Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland on 21 May 1997, shortly after the 1997 general election across the entire United Kingdom.-Overall:-Belfast:-References:...
, June 2001
Northern Ireland local elections, 2001
Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland on 7 June 2001 along with the 2001 general election across the entire United Kingdom.-Overall:-Belfast:-References:...
and June 2005
Northern Ireland local elections, 2005
Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland on 5 May 2005 along with the 2005 general election across the entire United Kingdom and local elections in England.-Results:-Belfast:-Derry:...
.
He was elected Deputy Lord Mayor in June 1998 and Lord Mayor of Belfast
Lord Mayor of Belfast
The Lord Mayor of Belfast is the leader and chairman of Belfast City Council, elected annually from and by the City's 51 councillors.The Lord Mayor is Niall Ó Donnghaile of Sinn Féin, while the Deputy Lord Mayor is Ruth Patterson of the Democratic Unionist Party, who were elected in May 2011.The...
in June 1999.
He contested the Belfast South
Belfast South (Assembly constituency)
Belfast South is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973...
constituency in Northern Ireland Assembly election 2007
Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007
The third elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly were held on 7 March 2007 when 108 new members were elected. The election saw endorsement of the St Andrews Agreement and the two largest parties, the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin, along with the Alliance Party, increase their...
but was unsuccessful. He finished 9th out of 18 candidates with 1,122 votes, 3.7% of the total 1st preference votes cast.