Tracy Kelly

  1. Home
  2. Wiki
Cllr
Tracy Kelly
84th Lord Mayor of Belfast
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 June 2025
Preceded byMicky Murray
Member of
Belfast City Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
2019
ConstituencyBotanic
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic Unionist Party

Tracy Kelly (born 1977 or 1978) is a Northern Irish politician from the Democratic Unionist Party who has served as a member of Belfast City Council representing the Botanic constituency since 2019. Kelly has served as the 84th Lord Mayor of Belfast since 2025.

Early life

[edit]

Kelly comes from the Donegall Road area of South Belfast.[1] She was raised in a working-class family.[2]

Career

[edit]

Kelly has a background working in community development.[3]

Political career

[edit]

Tracy Kelly was elected in the 2019 Belfast City Council election.[4] She was re-elected in 2023.[5] Kelly was the Democratic Unionist Party candidate for Belfast South and Mid Down in the 2024 United Kingdom general election.[6] She finished in third place.[7]

In June 2025 she was elected Lord Mayor of Belfast.[8] She is the first DUP woman to hold the office of Lord Mayor.[9] After taking office the portrait of President Michael D. Higgins was removed from Belfast City Hall.[10]

Personal life

[edit]

Her husband Edward Kelly is a director and trustee of Belfast South Community Resources (BSCR).[11]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "DUP lord mayor attends All Ireland fleadh in Wexford ahead of Belfast hosting 2026 event". The Irish News. 2025-08-11. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  2. ^ "NI councils: New mayors get their chains of office". BBC News. 2025-06-01. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  3. ^ Lynch, Connor (2025-06-02). "Tracy Kelly installed as new Lord Mayor of Belfast". Belfast Live. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  4. ^ "'I want young people to be the best they can be', says first female DUP councillor to be installed as Belfast's Lord Mayor". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2025-06-02. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  5. ^ "Councillor Tracy Kelly becomes new Lord Mayor of Belfast". Belfast City Council. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  6. ^ "SDLP candidate hoping for repeat of tactical voting in enlarged constituency". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  7. ^ "Belfast South and Mid Down - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  8. ^ "DUP councillor set to become party's first female Lord Mayor of Belfast: 'My aim is to ensure that nobody is left behind'". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2025-06-02. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  9. ^ "'I want young people to be the best they can be', says first female DUP councillor to be installed as Belfast's Lord Mayor". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2025-06-02. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  10. ^ "Michael D Higgins portrait removed from lord mayor's parlour". BBC News. 2025-07-01. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  11. ^ Hughes, Brendan (2020-12-09). "DUP rep involved in giving £80k project to group where husband is director". Belfast Live. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
Stub icon 1 Stub icon2

This article about a Northern Ireland politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.