About Margaret Crooks
Margaret Crooks was a British politician.
Mary Margaret Crooks (died April 2014) was an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician who served as deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast from June 2003 to June 2004, having previously been in the role from 1996 to 1997. Additionally, Crooks was High Sheriff of Belfast between 1994 and 1995. She served as a Belfast City councillor from 1977 until 2005.
Background Crooks was first elected to Belfast City Council at the 1977 local elections, representing Belfast Area C.
In 1994, she was made High Sheriff of Belfast, becoming the fifth woman to serve in the role.
At the 2001 Council election, Crooks topped the poll in Balmoral.
Following the appointment of the SDLP's Martin Morgan as Lord Mayor of Belfast in June 2003, she served as his deputy.
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Who was Margaret Crooks?
former deputy lord mayor of Belfast
When did Margaret Crooks die?
Margaret Crooks died in 2015.
What was Margaret Crooks's occupation?
Margaret Crooks was a politician.
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Margaret Crooks was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Margaret Crooks. https://biography.guide/margaret-crooks/
MLA: "Margaret Crooks." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/margaret-crooks/.
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