Neil Somerville (born 15 May 1973) is a Northern Irish businessman and former Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician. He was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Fermanagh and South Tyrone between 2015 and 2016, having succeeded Tom Elliott in June 2015, following the latter's election to Westminster.[1]

Neil Somerville
Somerville in 2015
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Fermanagh and South Tyrone
In office
29 June 2015 – 25 January 2016
Preceded byTom Elliott
Succeeded byAlastair Patterson
Member of
Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council
In office
12 June 2012 – 22 May 2014
Preceded byJim Hamilton
Succeeded byCouncil abolished
ConstituencyBlackwater
Personal details
Born (1973-05-15) 15 May 1973 (age 51)
Aughnacloy, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyUlster Unionist Party
SpouseSandra Somerville
Children4
Residence(s)Clogher, County Tyrone

He resigned due to ill health in January 2016.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "UUP announces Neil Somerville as Tom Elliott's Assembly replacement". The Impartial Reporter. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  2. ^ Edwards, Rodney (25 June 2016). "Alastair Patterson is the new UUP MLA for Fermanagh-South Tyrone". The Impartial Reporter. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone
2015 – 2016
Succeeded by