Herbert Heslip

Herbert Heslip (1913 in Ballinaskeagh, near Banbridge, County Down – 1992) was a Northern Irish politician with the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).

Herbert Heslip
Member of Banbridge District Council
In office 30 May 1973 – 15 May 1985
Preceded by	Council established
Succeeded by	District abolished
Constituency	Banbridge Area B
Member of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention for South Down
In office 1975–1976
Preceded by	Convention created
Succeeded by	Convention dissolved
Deputy speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly
In office 1973–1974
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Down
In office 28 June 1973 – 1974
Preceded by	Assembly established
Succeeded by	Assembly abolished
Personal details
Born	1913 (1913) Ballinaskeagh, Northern Ireland
Died	1992 (aged 78–79)
Party	Ulster Unionist Party

Political career

Heslip was a well-known figure in County Down Unionism, serving as a member of Down District Council from 1968 to 1973 and then of Banbridge District Council until 1985.^[1]

Heslip was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly of 1973, serving as Deputy Speaker, and also sat in its successor the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention, in both cases for South Down. By conviction, however, he supported a return to the Parliament of Northern Ireland. He also served as Vice-President of the loyalist vigilante group Down Orange Welfare.^[1]

Following the death of Raymond McCullough in 1985 Heslip attempted to regain his seat in a by-election but was defeated by McCullough's daughter, Vivienne.^[2]