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David Alexander "Davy" Tweed (born 13 November 1959, Ballymoney, County Antrim) is a former Irish rugby international, former Traditional Unionist Voice councillor on Ballymena Borough Council. He was convicted in 2012 on 13 counts of gross indecency, indecent assault of two young girls and inciting gross indecency. ==Political career== Tweed was first elected as a DUP councillor for the Ballymena South electoral district in 1997.〔(ARK archive on Ballymena elections )〕 He was re-elected for the DUP in 2001 and 2005.〔 In 2007 Tweed was among six Ballymena DUP councillors who refused to canvass for the party in the Assembly elections because of the DUP's policy of sharing power with Sinn Féin.〔(Newsletter – Gang of six refuse to campaign for DUP party leader )〕 Tweed attempted to resign in February 2007, and he along with five other councillors subsequently resigned from the party and redesignated themselves as the Ulster Unionist Coalition Party (UUCP).〔(''Sunday Times'' report of Ballymena split )〕 In 2009, four of the UUCP group left to join Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV),〔(''News Letter'' report of UUCP defections to TUV )〕 but Tweed remained with the UUCP along with councillor William Wilkinson, head of research for the unionist pressure group Families Acting for Innocent Relatives. In June 2010 Wilkinson was imprisoned, following his conviction for rape.〔() BBC report of Wilkinson's sentence〕 In November 2010, Tweed joined the Traditional Unionist Voice bloc on the council,〔(TUV press release ), 6 November 2010〕 and he was re-elected in 2011 to Ballymena Borough Council as a TUV candidate.〔 Tweed was a member of the Orange Order and belonged to a lodge in Dunloy. He was involved in protests relating to the Parades Commission's restrictions on Orange marches in Dunloy.〔(Dunloy lodge hits out at 'Being denied rights' ) ''The Newsletter''〕〔(Tweed and his LOL lose appeal over parade ban ) ''Belfast Telegraph''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Davy Tweed」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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