▁Alliance ▁candid acy ▁for ▁Lag an ▁Valley ▁from ▁Se am us ▁Close , ▁the ▁long time ▁representative ▁for ▁the ▁area . ▁While ▁many ▁p und its ▁predicted ▁that ▁Alliance ▁would ▁struggle ▁to ▁hold ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁seat , ▁L unn ' s ▁performance ▁saw ▁the ▁new ▁candidate ▁elected ▁ 4 th ▁out ▁of ▁ 6 ▁seat ▁available . ▁He ▁retained ▁the ▁seat ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Assembly ▁election . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Alliance ▁Party . ▁ ▁As ▁at ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁Political ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Pol icing ▁Board . ▁ ▁L unn ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁coun c ill or ▁for ▁Lis burn ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁serving ▁as ▁deput y ▁mayor ▁for ▁the ▁term ▁ 2 0 0 5 / 6 ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁mayor ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Lis burn ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Regarding ▁accus ations ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁of ▁S inn ▁F é in ▁in fil tr ating ▁primary ▁schools , ▁ ▁L unn ▁said , ▁" In ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁L umen ▁Christ i ▁as ▁a ▁highly ▁successful ▁grammar ▁school ▁which ▁has ▁taken ▁a ▁public ▁st ance ▁on ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁academic ▁selection , ▁in ▁def iance ▁of ▁the ▁minister ' s ▁instruction ▁and ▁indeed ▁the ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁it ▁is ▁hard ▁to ▁see ▁these ▁appoint ments ▁as ▁anything ▁other ▁than ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁in