May Beattie

May Beattie (born c. 1950) is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

Born in Carrickfergus, Beattie became involved in politics by assisting the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) during elections. She became a party member in the early 1990s,[1] and first stood for election to Carrickfergus Borough Council at the 1993 Northern Ireland local elections.[2]

Although unsuccessful, she was elected for the DUP in East Antrim at the Northern Ireland Forum election in 1996, and sat on the forum's health committee.[1][3] She gained a seat on Carrickfergus council in 1997, and held this in 2001, 2005 and 2011.[2] She served as Mayor of Carrickfergus in 2003–4 and sits on a large number of committees. She is currently serving as an alderman.[4]

Beattie has also served as secretary for the DUP's East Antrim branch and for the East Antrim Imperial Association, and was previously a member of the Association of Loyal Orangewomen of Ireland.[1]

In the 2019 Northern Ireland local elections she unsuccessfully ran as a Traditional Unionist Voice candidate in the Knockagh ward for Mid and East Antrim Borough Council [5][6]