Julie Middleton

{{short description|Northern Irish politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Julie Middleton | honorific_suffix = MLA | office = Member of the Legislative Assembly<br>for Foyle | term_start = 13 April 2026 | term_end = | predecessor = Gary Middleton | office2 = Member of <br> Derry City and Strabane District Council | term_start2 = 18 May 2023 | term_end2 = 13 April 2026 | constituency2 = Faughan | party = Democratic Unionist Party | spouse = Gary Middleton }}

'''Julie Middleton''' is a Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party politician who has served as MLA for Foyle since 2026.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3w3l7vwvlxo|title=Julie Middleton replaces husband as Foyle MLA|first=Jane|last=McCormack|work=BBC News|date=13 April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishnews.com/news/politics/dups-julie-middleton-replaces-husband-in-assembly-PNZ7BETAZRDBVLA3URYWLPDB7E/|title=DUP’s Julie Middleton replaces husband in Assembly|first=John|last=Manley|work=The Irish News|date=13 April 2026}}</ref> She previously served as a Member of Derry City and Strabane District Council for Faughan from 2023 until 2026. She was co-opted to the Assembly in April 2026, following the resignation of her husband, Gary Middleton, on mental health grounds. She is the first female unionist MLA for the constituency.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClafferty |first=Enda |last2=Carlin |first2=Lucy |date=2026-04-13 |title=Foyle MLA Julie Middleton targeted by misogynistic attacks online |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2ev4ldr8lko |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

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