# Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972, Paragraph 17


In determining the number and boundaries of wards within a district regard shall be had to-
(a) the size, population and physical diversity of the district; and
(b) the desirability that there should be a proper representation of the rural and urban electorate within the district.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1972/9/schedule/4/paragraph/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-northern-ireland-1972/schedule-4/paragraph-17
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