# Local Government (Boundaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 Draft 2012, ISBN 9780337987786 This Order gives effect with modifications to the recommendations made under the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 by the Local Government Boundaries Commissioner in relation to the boundaries and names of the districts into which Northern Ireland is to be divided for the purposes of local government and the number, boundaries and names of the wards into which each of those districts is to be divided. Made under: Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 (Section 50); Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-government-boundaries-order-northern-ireland-2012/pdf/nidsr_9780337987786_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-government-boundaries-order-northern-ireland-2012/pdf/nidsrem_9780337987786_en.pdf ## Introductory text Draft Regulations laid before the Assembly under section 50(7) of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 for approval Local Government Draft Order laid before the Assembly under section 50(7) of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 for approval. Made Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1 This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 50(10) of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972. In pursuance of section 50(6) of that Act, the Local Government Boundaries Commissioner submitted a report to the Department of the Environment recommending the boundaries and the names of the 11 districts mentioned in section 1 of the Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 and the number, boundaries and names of the wards into which each district is to be divided; This Order gives effect to those recommendations with modifications; Accordingly the Department of the Environment makes the following Order: ## 1 Citation and commencement (1) The Order may be cited as the Local Government (Boundaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012. (2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), this Order shall come into operation on the day on which an election under section 11(1) and 11(1A) of the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 is first held after the making of this Order. (3) For the purpose of all proceedings preliminary to or, relating to an election to be held on or after, that day, this Order shall come into operation on [insert date – day after making]. (4) For the purpose of making and levying of rates, as provided in Part II of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, this Order shall come into effect on 1st April 2015. ## 2 Local government districts, boundaries and wards (1) The names of the 11 districts into which Northern Ireland shall be divided for the purposes of local government shall be as set out in Schedule 1. (2) Each district shall comprise the area designated on the maps by reference to the name of the district and demarcated by a red line. (3) The 11 districts shall be divided into wards which shall bear the names set out in Schedule 2; and each such ward shall comprise the area designated on the maps by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by a blue line. (4) Where a boundary of a district or ward is shown along a road, railway line, path, stream, river or similar topographical feature, it shall be treated as being along the centre line thereof unless otherwise stated on the maps. (5) The wards constituted by this Order shall have the boundaries thereof mered by the Department of Finance and Personnel. (6) In this Article the expression “the maps” shall be construed in accordance with Article 3. ## 3 Maps The maps referred to in this Order are the volumes of maps, showing the local government districts of Northern Ireland and the wards into which those districts are divided, each of which volume has been marked— “MAPS REFERRED TO IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (BOUNDARIES) ORDER (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2012” and signed and sealed with reference to this Order and deposited at the office of the Department of the Environment at Goodwood House, 44-58 May Street, Belfast, BT1 4NN. ## 4 Revocation The Local Government (Boundaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 1992 is revoked. ## Signature Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on *** L.S. Ian Maye A senior officer of the Department of the Environment ## Schedule 1 Names of Local Government Districts Antrim and Newtownabbey Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Belfast Causeway Coast and Glens Derry and Strabane Fermanagh and Omagh Lisburn and Castlereagh Mid and East Antrim Mid Ulster Newry, Mourne and Down North Down and Ards ## Schedule 2 Names of Wards by District Name of District Names of Wards Antrim and Newtownabbey Abbey Aldergrove Antrim Centre Ballyclare East Ballyclare West Ballyduff Ballyhenry Ballynure Ballyrobert Burnthill Carnmoney Carnmoney Hill Clady Collinbridge Cranfield Crumlin Doagh Fairview Fountain Hill Glebe Glengormley Greystone Hightown Jordanstown Mallusk Monkstown Mossley O’Neill Parkgate Randalstown Rathcoole Rostulla Shilvodan Springfarm Steeple Stiles Templepatrick Toome Valley Whitehouse Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Aghagallon Ballybay Banbridge East Banbridge North Banbridge South Banbridge West Blackwatertown Bleary Brownlow Cathedral Corcrain Craigavon Centre Demesne Derrytrasna Donaghcloney Dromore Gilford Gransha Hamiltonsbawn Keady Kernan Killycomain Knocknashane Lough Road Loughbrickland Loughgall Magheralin Mahon Markethill Mourneview Navan Parklake Quilly Rathfriland Richhill Seagahan Shankill Tandragee The Birches The Mall Waringstown Name of District Names of Wards Belfast Andersonstown Ardoyne Ballygomartin Ballymacarett Ballymurphy Ballysillan Beechmount Beersbridge Bellevue Belmont Belvoir Blackstaff Bloomfield Cavehill Central Chichester Park Cliftonville Clonard Collin Glen Connswater Cregagh Duncairn Dunmurry Falls Falls Park Finaghy Forth River Fortwilliam Garnerville Gilnahirk Hillfoot Innisfayle Knock Ladybrook Lagmore Legoniel Malone Merok Musgrave New Lodge Orangefield Ormeau Poleglass Ravenhill Rosetta Sandown Shandon Shankill Shaw’s Road Stewartstown Stormont Stranmillis Sydenham Turf Lodge Twinbrook Upper Malone Water Works Windsor Woodstock Woodvale Causeway Coast and Glens Aghadowey Altahullion Atlantic Ballycastle Ballykelly Ballymoney East Ballymoney North Ballymoney South Castlerock Churchland Clogh Mills Coolessan Dervock Drumsurn Dundooan Dungiven Dunloy Feeny Garvagh Giant’s Causeway Greysteel Greystone Hopefield Kilrea Kinbane Loughguile and Stranocum Lurigethan Macosquin Magilligan Mountsandel Portrush and Dunluce Portstewart Quarry Rasharkin Roeside Route Torr Head and Rathlin University Waterside Windy Hall Name of District Names of Wards Derry and Strabane Artigarvan Ballycolman Ballymagroarty Brandywell Carn Hill Castlederg Caw City Walls Claudy Clondermot Creggan Creggan South Culmore Drumahoe Dunnamanagh Ebrington Eglinton Enagh Finn Foyle Springs Galliagh Glenderg Glenelly Valley Kilfennan Lisnagelvin Madam’s Bank New Buildings Newtownstewart Northland Park Shantallow Shantallow East Sheriff’s Mountain Sion Mills Skeoge Slievekirk Springtown Strabane North Strabane West Victoria Fermanagh and Omagh Ballinamallard Belcoo and Garrison Belleek and Boa Beragh Boho,Cleenish and Letterbreen Brookeborough Camowen Castlecoole Coolnagard Dergmoney Derrygonnelly Derrylin Donagh Dromore Drumnakilly Drumquin Ederney and Kesh Erne Fairy Water Fintona Florence Court and Kinawley Gortin Gortrush Irvinestown Killyclogher Lisbellaw Lisnarrick Lisnaskea Maguiresbridge Newtownbutler Newtownsaville Owenkillew Portora Rosslea Rossorry Sixmilecross Strule Tempo Termon Trillick Name of District Names of Wards Lisburn and Castlereagh Ballinderry Ballyhanwood Ballymacash Ballymacbrennan Ballymacoss Beechill Blaris Cairnshill Carrowreagh Carryduff East Carryduff West Derryaghy Dromara Drumbo Dundonald Enler Galwally Glenavy Graham’s Bridge Harmony Hill Hilden Hillhall Hillsborough Knockbracken Knockmore Lagan Lagan Valley Lambeg Lisnagarvey Maghaberry Magheralave Maze Moira Moneyreagh Newtownbreda Old Warren Ravernet Stonyford Wallace Park White Mountain Mid and East Antrim Academy Ahoghill Ardeevin Ballee and Harryville Ballycarry and Glynn Ballykeel Boneybefore Braidwater Broughshane Burleigh Hill Cairncastle Carnlough and Glenarm Castle Castle Demesne Craigyhill Cullybackey Curran and Inver Fair Green Galgorm Gardenmore Glenravel Glenwhirry Gortalee Grange Greenisland Islandmagee Kells Kilroot Kilwaughter Kirkinriola Love Lane Maine Park Portglenone Slemish Sunnylands The Maidens Victoria Whitehead South Woodburn Name of District Names of Wards Mid Ulster Ardboe Augher and Clogher Aughnacloy Ballygawley Ballymaguigan Ballysaggart Bellaghy Caledon Castlecaulfield Castledawson Coagh Coalisland North Coalisland South Cookstown East Cookstown South Cookstown West Coolshinny Donaghmore Draperstown Fivemiletown Glebe Killyman Killymeal Lissan Loughry Lower Glenshane Maghera Moy Moygashel Mullaghmore Oaklands Pomeroy Stewartstown Swatragh Tamlaght O’Crilly The Loup Tobermore Town Parks East Valley Washing Bay Newry, Mourne and Down Abbey Annalong Ballybot Ballydugan Ballynahinch Ballyward Bessbrook Binnian Burren Camlough Castlewellan Cathedral Crossgar and Killyleagh Crossmaglen Damolly Derryboy Derryleckagh Donard Drumalane Drumaness Dundrum Fathom Forkhill Hilltown Kilkeel Kilmore Knocknashinna Lecale Lisnacree Mayobridge Mullaghbane Murlough Newtownhamilton Quoile Rostrevor Saintfield Strangford St.Patrick’s Tollymore Warrenpoint Whitecross Name of District Names of Wards North Down and Ards Ballycrochan Ballygowan Ballygrainey Ballyholme Ballymagee Ballywalter Bloomfield Broadway Bryansburn Carrowdore Castle Clandeboye Comber North Comber South Comber West Conway Square Cronstown Cultra Donaghadee Glen Gregstown Groomsport Harbour Helen’s Bay Holywood Kilcooley Killinchy Kircubbin Loughries Loughview Movilla Portaferry Portavogie Rathgael Rathmore Scrabo Silverbirch Silverstream Warren West Winds ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order gives effect with modifications to the recommendations made under the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 by the Local Government Boundaries Commissioner in relation to the boundaries and names of the districts into which Northern Ireland is to be divided for the purposes of local government and the number, boundaries and names of the wards into which each of those districts is to be divided. The modifications to the Local Government Boundaries Commissioner’s recommendations are outlined in the Statement of Reasons for the Modifications of the Recommendations of the Local Government Boundaries Commissioner prepared under section 50(9) of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972. The boundaries of the local government districts and their wards are as shown on the maps deposited with the Department of the Environment at Goodwood House, 44-58 May Street, Belfast, BT1 4NN (Articles 2 and 3). Copies of these maps are deposited with the Chief Survey Officer of Land and Property Services, an executive Agency within the Department of Finance and Personnel, and a copy of the volume or volumes of maps relating to a local government district is deposited at the district council office. The copies are available for inspection at all reasonable times by any person. This Order replaces the Local Government (Boundaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 1992 which is revoked by Article 4. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2012/9780337987786 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-government-boundaries-order-northern-ireland-2012 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.