Alex Easton

Alex Easton
Easton in 2013
Member of Parliament
for North Down
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byStephen Farry
Majority7,305 (16.8%)
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for North Down
In office
26 November 2003 – 5 July 2024
Preceded byJane Morrice
Succeeded byPeter Martin
Member of North Down Borough Council
In office
7 June 2001 – 22 May 2014
Preceded byElizabeth Roche
Succeeded byCouncil abolished
ConstituencyBallyholme and Groomsport
Personal details
Born
Alexander Easton

(1969-05-19) 19 May 1969 (age 55)
Bangor, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyIndependent Unionist (2021–present)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic Unionist Party (2000–2021)
Websitealexeastonmla.org

Alexander Easton (born 19 May 1969) is a Northern Ireland politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for North Down since 2024. He previously served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for North Down from 2003 to 2024.

Originally a member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Easton represented Ballyholme and Groomsport on the North Down Borough Council from 2001 to 2014, and became an MLA in 2003. He left the party, then led by Jeffrey Donaldson, in July 2021 following disagreements over the party's leadership and has since stood as an independent unionist.

Easton won the House of Commons seat of North Down at the 2024 United Kingdom general election as an independent, having failed to win the seat as the DUP candidate in three previous elections. He defeated the incumbent Alliance Party deputy leader Stephen Farry with a majority of 7,305 (16.8 per cent).[1]

  1. ^ Marsh, Michael (5 July 2024). "MP holds back tears as he pays tribute to parents following election victory". Belfast Live. Retrieved 5 July 2024.