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Herbert Ditty (politician)

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(died 1998) former Ulster loyalist politician and lord mayor of Belfast

Herbert Ditty
Lord Mayor of Belfast
In office
June 1992 – June 1993
DeputyFrank Millar
Preceded byNigel Dodds
Succeeded byReg Empey
Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast
In office
June 1991 – June 1992
Preceded byEric Smyth
Succeeded byFrank Millar
High Sheriff of Belfast
In office
January 1985 – January 1986
Preceded byAndrew Cairns
Succeeded byJim Kirkpatrick (1990)
Member of
Belfast City Council
In office
15 May 1985 – 19 May 1993
Preceded byNew district
Succeeded byChristopher McGimpsey
ConstituencyCourt
In office
30 May 1973 – 20 May 1981
Preceded byNew district
Succeeded byJoseph Coggle
ConstituencyBelfast Area G
Personal details
BornBelfast, Northern Ireland
Died1998
Political partyUlster Unionist Party
Other political
affiliations		Ulster Protestant Action (1956-1966)

Herbert Ditty (died 1998) was a Northern Irish Ulster loyalist politician and activist who served as Lord Mayor of Belfast from June 1992 to 1993, having previously been deputy lord mayor from 1991 to 1992. A member of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), he was a Belfast City Councillor from 1973 to 1981, then 1985 until 1993.

Background

Ditty was first elected onto Belfast City Council at the 1973 local elections, representing the Belfast Area G District. He was later unseated by the Democratic Unionist Party's Joe Coggle in the 1981 local elections.

Ditty returned to the council in 1985, this time for the successor Court District.

In June 1992, Ditty was appointed Lord Mayor of Belfast. He lost his council seat at the May 1993 local elections, while still serving as lord mayor.

References

  1. "Herbert Ditty, The Right Honorable, The Lord Mayor of Belfast (1992–1993)". Art UK. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  2. "Local Government Elections 1973-1981, Belfast". Ark elections. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  3. "Local Government Elections 1985 - 1989: Belfast". Ark elections. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  4. "Former Mayors and Lord Mayors of Belfast". Belfast City Council. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  5. "Northern Ireland Local Elections; General Summary" (PDF). Cain Ulster. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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