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From 1921 to 1973, Northern Ireland was divided into six administrative counties (subdivided into urban and rural districts) and two county boroughs. The counties and county boroughs continue to exist for the purposes of lieutenancy and shrievalty . [ 4 ]
Find contact details for councils in Northern Ireland. Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council. Ards and North Down Borough Council. Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council. Belfast...
Since 2015, Northern Ireland’s local government system comprises 11 City, Borough or District Councils. Belfast City Council is the smallest council at 132 square kilometres, while Fermanagh and Omagh is the largest council in Northern Ireland, with a size of 2,857 square kilometres.
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Councils lead a community planning process in each district, in partnership with other public service providers. It is a duty of government departments to take into account community planning. Community Planning means the public sector agencies, the community and voluntary sector and businesses in your area working together to deliver better servic...
Councils have a role in promoting community safety locally. There are 11 Policing and Community Safety Partnerships (PCSPs) across Northern Ireland, one working in each council district. You can find more information about community safety from the link below. 1. Community safety
There are lots of ways you can get involved with your local council and the district community plan. From having your say on local issues and developments by responding to council consultations, to taking part in council events, talks and workshops. You can also go to some council meetings and get access to meeting papers and notes. To find out mor...
Councillors are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the local community about local services, such as waste collections, tourism and leisure facilities. Councillors are also appointed to represent their councils or elected members in general, on a number of public bodies. If you want to voice any issues with your local councillor, contact...
Councils have different ways of making decisions. Most have a committee structure. This means the council will set up committees to deal with specific areas of the council’s business. These committees will make decisions or recommendations with the agreement of the council. Councils can also make decisions using executive arrangements. This is wher...
Local councils get their funding from: 1. rates (district rate element) 2. various grants, mostly from the Department of Communities (DfC) 3. government grants 4. fees and charges for certain services 5. loans You can find out more about how local councils are funded on the Department for Communities (DfC)'s website(external link opens in a new win...
Information on your rate bill, help with paying your rates, how you can pay your rate bill, rental properties, and valuation of properties for rates is available from the following link. 1. A guide to rates
If you have a concern or suggestion about a service, write or speak to a member of staff or the service manager. Contact information for this, and other council services, is listed on your local council's websiteor in the telephone directory.
Councillors must follow certain rules that set out how they should behave and the standards they should keep to. This is called a code of conduct. 1. Code of conduct for councillors(external link opens in a new window / tab)external link opens in a new window / tab If you have a complaint about a councillor or feel that they have acted outside the ...
The purpose of the Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland is to give an independent review of the boundaries and names of the 11 local government districts in Northern Ireland. Also, the number, boundaries and names of the wards into which each local government district is divided. 1. Local Government Boundaries Commissioner ...
Northern Ireland received a total of six administrative counties, together with the county boroughs of Belfast and Derry. The six administrative counties all included a number of urban and rural districts in 1921, but no boroughs.
Name Of DistrictChanges Between 1921 And 1973Antrim, Ballymena, Belfast City Council, ...Ballycastle Urban DistrictBallyclare Urban DistrictOct 26, 2017 · Map of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area. PDF (8.5 MB) Help viewing documents. Please note that this material is Crown Copyright and is reproduced with the permission of the Chief...
In regards to Northern Ireland the cities of Belfast and Londonderry became county boroughs. The administrative counties and county boroughs were abolished as local government areas in Northern Ireland in 1972 and replaced with twenty-six unitary councils, many of which cross county boundaries.
