Cllr Basil McCrea MLA is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. He was elected in 2007 to the Northern Ireland Assembly as a Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) member for Lagan Valley. He unsuccessfully contested the 2005 UK General Election in Lagan Valley for the UUP. He is a UUP Councillor on Lisburn City Council and was until his election to the Assembly a Party Officer. Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... The logo of the Northern Ireland Assembly, a six flowered linen or flax plant. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Lagan Valley is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... Lisburn City Council is a Local Council partly in County Antrim and partly in County Down in Northern Ireland. ...