Adrian Cochrane-Watson

Adrian Cochrane-Watson (born 18 February 1967) is a former Northern Irish unionist politician who was an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for South Antrim between 2015 and 2016. He previously served as an Antrim Councillor for the Antrim Town DEA from 1997 to 2014.

Adrian Cochrane-Watson
Cochrane-Watson in 2015
Member of the Legislative Assembly for South Antrim
In office 29 June 2015 – 7 May 2016
Preceded by	Danny Kinahan
Succeeded by	Steve Aiken
Member of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
In office 22 May 2014 – 29 June 2015
Preceded by	Council established
Succeeded by	Jim Montgomery
Constituency	Antrim
Member of Antrim Borough Council
In office 21 May 1997 – 22 May 2014
Preceded by	Jack Allen
Succeeded by	Council abolished
Constituency	Antrim Town
Personal details
Born	(1967-02-18) 18 February 1967 Antrim, Northern Ireland
Nationality	British
Political party	Independent (since 2019)
Other political affiliations	UUP (until 2019)
Spouse	Heather
Children	4
Profession	Businessman

Career

Cochrane-Watson was first elected to Antrim Borough Council in the 1997 local elections, representing the Antrim Town District.

He was re-elected in 2001, and was later one of three UUP candidates in South Antrim at the 2003 Assembly election, though he was not elected to the Assembly.

Cochrane-Watson was re-elected at the 2005 and 2011 local elections. He was elected onto the newly-formed Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council in 2014, representing the Antrim DEA.

In 2015, he was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly, succeeding South Antrim MLA,Danny Kinahan. Cochrane-Watson lost his seat at the 2016 Assembly election, and was unable to regain it at the subsequent election in 2017.

He stood as an Independent candidate, in his former Antrim District, at the 2019 Council election but was not elected.