Mervyn Carrick

William Mervyn Carrick, known as Mervyn Carrick (born 13 February 1946) is a former Unionist politician from Northern Ireland representing the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).

Mervyn Carrick
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Upper Bann
In office 25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003
Preceded by	New Creation
Succeeded by	David Simpson
Mayor of Craigavon
In office 1998–1999
Preceded by	Sam Lutton
Succeeded by	Dolores Kelly
Member of Craigavon Borough Council
In office 19 May 1993 – 7 June 2001
Preceded by	Michael Briggs
Succeeded by	Sydney Anderson
Constituency	Portadown
Northern Ireland Forum Member for Upper Bann
In office 30 May 1996 – 25 April 1998
Preceded by	Forum established
Succeeded by	Forum dissolved
Personal details
Born	(1946-02-13) 13 February 1946 (age 79) Portadown, Northern Ireland
Nationality	British
Political party	Democratic Unionist Party (before 2005)
Other political affiliations	Independent (2005)
Profession	Accountant

Early life and career

Born in Portadown, Carrick studied at Portadown Technical College before becoming an accountant. He joined the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and in 1990 was co-opted to Craigavon Borough Council.^[1]

Political career

Carrick was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996, representing Upper Bann, but unsuccessfully contested the Westminster seat of Upper Bann at the 1997 general election. He held his Stormont seat at the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election and also served as Mayor of Craigavon in 1998–99.^[1]

Following a dispute over reselection, he joined the other local DUP councillors in standing down for the 2001 election.^[2]

When he stood as an independent at the 2005 election he was unable to take a seat.^[3]