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Jeremy Burchill (born 1952) is a former Northern Irish unionist politician and barrister.

Background

Burchill studied at Campbell College and Queen's University, Belfast, then became chair of the Ulster Young Unionist Council. He contested the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention election in Belfast South in 1975, and was elected for the Ulster Unionist Party, becoming the youngest member of the convention. At the 1979 UK general election, he stood in North Antrim, taking second place, with 23.4% of the vote.

Burchill was elected to Belfast City Council, representing Area A, in 1981. He was also elected in the 1982 Northern Ireland Assembly election, taking a seat in Belfast East. He stood in the equivalent seat at the 1983 UK general election, taking 24.8% of the vote.

Outside politics, Burchill was a member of both the Northern Ireland and English Bar, but had more recently worked as a consultant to financial service companies.

References

1. The Times Guide to the House of Commons, May 1979, p.35
2. South Belfast, 1973-1984 Archived 22 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Northern Ireland Elections
3. Richard Rose, Northern Ireland: time of choice, p.112
4. North Antrim 1973-82 Archived 20 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Northern Ireland Elections
5. The Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Belfast Archived 1 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Northern Ireland Elections
6. East Belfast 1973-82, Northern Ireland Elections
7. East Belfast, 1983-1992, Northern Ireland Elections
8. Jeremey Birchill Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, FMConsult

• 1952 births
• Living people
• Alumni of Queen's University Belfast
• Members of the Bar of England and Wales
• Members of the Bar of Northern Ireland
• Members of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention
• Northern Ireland MPAs 1982–1986
• People educated at Campbell College
• Ulster Unionist Party politicians
• Barristers from Northern Ireland