Mike Cubbard
Mike Cubbard | |
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Galway City Councillor | |
Assumed office 23 May 2014 | |
Constituency | Galway City Central |
Mayor of Galway | |
In office 7 June 2019 – 18 June 2021 | |
Preceded by | Níall McNelis |
Succeeded by | Collette Connolly |
Personal details | |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | Karen Cubbard |
Children | 3 |
Mike Cubbard is an Irish politician who served as Mayor of Galway from 2019 to 2021.
Political career
[edit]Cubbard stood at the 2011 Irish general election in the Galway West constituency as an independent politician, receiving 853 first preference votes (1.4%) and being eliminated on the first count.[1]
Cubbard was first elected to Galway City Council in 2014, topping the poll in the Galway City Central area. He was re-elected in 2019, once again topping the poll.[2]
In 2016, Cubbard again ran for the Galway West constituency in the 2016 Irish general election. He received an increased share of 2,122 first preference votes (3.3%), but was eliminated on the 7th count.[3]
He was first elected as Mayor of Galway in 2019[4] and re-elected in 2020, becoming the first mayor of Galway since 1967 to serve consecutive terms.[5]
During his term as mayor in 2020, Cubbard ran in Galway West for a third time in the 2020 Irish general election. He again increased his vote share, receiving 2,676 votes (4.4%) but again was not elected.[6] He has stated he will contest the next Irish general election.[7]
In 2021, during his term as mayor, Cubbard was subjected to anonymous threats, and was forced out of his home. He took a two-week break from the mayorship in March 2021.[8][9]
Personal life
[edit]Outside of politics, Cubbard works in insurance. He is married to Karen, and the couple have three children.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "ElectionsIreland.org: 31st Dáil - Galway West First Preference Votes". electionsireland.org. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ Bradley, Dara. "RESULT: City Central count completed". connachttribune.ie. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ "RTÉ News - Election 2016 - Galway West". RTÉ.ie. 2019-09-14. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ "Independent councillor Mike Cubbard is new Mayor of Galway". Galway Bay FM. 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ Kelly, Briain (2020-06-26). "Mike Cubbard elected to second term as Mayor". Galway Daily. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ "General Election Results | RTÉ News".
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(help) - ^ Bradley, Dara. "Galway West 5th Count: Cubbard vows to fight another day". connachttribune.ie. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ Pollak, Sorcha. "Mayor of Galway city to return to duties after break following abuse". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ Hyland, Paul. "'I was called a snake, a pig and a female dog' – Galway city councillors abused over stance on proposed Salthill cycleway". independent. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ Andrews, Kernan. "'I've always believed in myself and my community'". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 2022-08-15.