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Down District
Down District
	Sign bearing Down District Council logo
Area	647 km2 (250 sq mi) ; Ranked 7th of 26
District HQ	Downpatrick
Catholic	62.5%
Protestant	32.1%
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Councillors	MLAs; South Down & Strangford ; DUP: 3 ; UUP: 1 ; Sinn Féin: 2 ; SDLP: 1 ; Alliance Party: 3; MPs; Chris Hazzard (SF) ; Jim Shannon (DUP);
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Down District Council was a Local Council in County Down in Northern Ireland. It merged with Newry and Mourne District Council in April 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.

The Council was headquartered in Downpatrick. Other towns in the Council area were Ardglass, Ballynahinch, Castlewellan, Clough, Crossgar, Dundrum, Killough, Killyleagh, Newcastle, Saintfield, Seaforde and Strangford.

The Down District Council area consisted of 4 electoral areas: Ballynahinch, Downpatrick, Newcastle and Rowallane. At the last election in 2011, 23 Councillors were elected from the following political parties: 9 SDLP, 5 Sinn Féin, 3 DUP, 3 UUP, 1 Alliance Party, 1 Green Party, 1 Independent. The Council Chairman for the 2011/2012 council term was Councillor Dermot Curran (SDLP) and the Vice Chair is Councillor Liam Johnston (Sinn Féin).

In elections for the Westminster Parliament, Down was split between the Strangford constituency and the South Down constituency.

Work of the Council[edit]

The Council periodically had to provide funding to ensure that the Saint Patrick Visitor Centre in Downpatrick remained in operation. It also funded a major promenade infrastructure regeneration in Newcastle. The new promenade has won a number of National awards including a Civic Trust Award for Excellence in the Public Realm.

Review of Public Administration[edit]

Under the Review of Public Administration (RPA) the Council was due to merge with Newry and Mourne District Council in 2011 to form a single council for the enlarged area totalling 1539 km² and a population of 150,886.^[1] The first election to the new council was due to take place in May 2009, but on 25 April 2008, Shaun Woodward, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until the introduction of the eleven new councils in 2011.^[2] The planned change was abandoned in 2010 and the most recent election took place in May 2011 under the existing boundaries.

Population[edit]

The area covered by Down District Council had a population of 69,731 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Minister Foster announces decisions on Local Government Reform". DoE. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
^ Northern Ireland elections are postponed, BBC News, 25 April 2008, accessed 27 April 2008
^ "NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014" (PDF). NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 28 September 2014.

External links[edit]

54°21′07″N 5°43′52″W / 54.352°N 5.731°W / 54.352; -5.731

[1] "Minister Foster announces decisions on Local Government Reform". DoE. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2008.

[2] Northern Ireland elections are postponed, BBC News, 25 April 2008, accessed 27 April 2008

[3] "NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014" (PDF). NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 28 September 2014.

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+| councillor1 = '''[[Members of the 4th Northern Ireland Assembly|MLAs]]'''<br>'''[[South Down (Assembly constituency)|South Down]]''' & '''[[Strangford (Assembly constituency)|Strangford]]''' <br /> [[Democratic Unionist Party|DUP]]: 3 <br /> [[Ulster Unionist Party|UUP]]: 1 <br /> [[Sinn Féin]]: 2 <br />[[Social Democratic and Labour Party|SDLP]]: 1 <br />  [[Alliance Party of Northern Ireland|Alliance Party]]: 3
-| councillor2              = '''[[List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 2010|MPs]]'''<br>[[Margaret Ritchie (politician)|Margaret Ritchie]] (SDLP) <br>[[Jim Shannon]] (DUP)
+| councillor2 = '''[[List of MPs elected in the 2010 United Kingdom general election|MPs]]'''<br>[[Chris Hazzard]] (SF) <br>[[Jim Shannon]] (DUP)
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 '''Down District Council''' was a Local Council in [[County Down]] in [[Northern Ireland]]. It merged with [[Newry and Mourne District Council]] in April 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become [[Newry, Mourne and Down District Council]].
 The Council was headquartered in [[Downpatrick]]. Other towns in the Council area were [[Ardglass]], [[Ballynahinch, County Down|Ballynahinch]], [[Castlewellan]], [[Clough]], [[Crossgar]], [[Dundrum, County Down|Dundrum]], [[Killough]], [[Killyleagh]], [[Newcastle, County Down|Newcastle]], [[Saintfield]], [[Seaforde]] and [[Strangford]].
 The Down District Council area consisted of 4 electoral areas: Ballynahinch, Downpatrick, Newcastle and Rowallane. At the last election in 2011, 23 Councillors were elected from the following political parties: 9 [[Social Democratic and Labour Party|SDLP]], 5 [[Sinn Féin]], 3 [[Democratic Unionist Party|DUP]], 3 [[Ulster Unionist Party|UUP]], 1 [[Alliance Party of Northern Ireland|Alliance Party]], 1 [[Green Party in Northern Ireland|Green Party]], 1 [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]. The Council Chairman for the 2011/2012 council term was Councillor Dermot Curran (SDLP) and the Vice Chair is Councillor Liam Johnston (Sinn Féin).
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 ==Review of Public Administration==
-Under the Review of Public Administration (RPA) the Council was due to merge with [[Newry and Mourne District Council]] in 2011 to form a single council for the enlarged area totalling 1539&nbsp;km² and a population of 150,886.<ref>{{cite web | title=Minister Foster announces decisions on Local Government Reform | work=DoE | url=http://www.doeni.gov.uk/index/local_government/minister_foster_announces_decisions_on_local_government_reform.htm | accessdate=2008-05-31 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080524030604/http://www.doeni.gov.uk/index/local_government/minister_foster_announces_decisions_on_local_government_reform.htm | archivedate=24 May 2008 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> The first election to the new council was due to take place in May 2009, but on 25 April 2008, [[Shaun Woodward]], [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]] announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until the introduction of the eleven new councils in 2011.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7367253.stm ''Northern Ireland elections are postponed'', BBC News, 25 April 2008, accessed 27 April 2008]</ref> The planned change was abandoned in 2010 and the most recent election took place in May 2011 under the existing boundaries.
+Under the Review of Public Administration (RPA) the Council was due to merge with [[Newry and Mourne District Council]] in 2011 to form a single council for the enlarged area totalling 1539&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and a population of 150,886.<ref>{{cite web | title=Minister Foster announces decisions on Local Government Reform | work=DoE | url=http://www.doeni.gov.uk/index/local_government/minister_foster_announces_decisions_on_local_government_reform.htm | access-date=2008-05-31 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080524030604/http://www.doeni.gov.uk/index/local_government/minister_foster_announces_decisions_on_local_government_reform.htm | archive-date=24 May 2008 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> The first election to the new council was due to take place in May 2009, but on 25 April 2008, [[Shaun Woodward]], [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]] announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until the introduction of the eleven new councils in 2011.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7367253.stm ''Northern Ireland elections are postponed'', BBC News, 25 April 2008, accessed 27 April 2008]</ref> The planned change was abandoned in 2010 and the most recent election took place in May 2011 under the existing boundaries.
 ==Population==
-The area covered by Down District Council has a population of 69,731 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.<ref>{{cite web|title=NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014|url=http://www.nisra.gov.uk/archive/census/2011/results/key-statistics/summary-report.pdf|website=NI Statistics and Research Agency|accessdate=28 September 2014}}</ref>
+The area covered by Down District Council had a population of 69,731 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.<ref>{{cite web|title=NI Census 2011 - Key Statistics Summary Report, September 2014|url=http://www.nisra.gov.uk/archive/census/2011/results/key-statistics/summary-report.pdf|website=NI Statistics and Research Agency|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>
 ==See also==
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.downdc.gov.uk/welcome.asp Down District Council] website
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090713033416/http://www.downdc.gov.uk/welcome.asp Down District Council] website
-*[http://www.armaghanddown.com/ Armagh and Down Tourism]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051124234005/http://www.armaghanddown.com/ Armagh and Down Tourism]
 *[http://www.downcountymuseum.com/ Down County Museum]
 *[http://www.downartscentre.com Down Arts Centre]
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+{{coord|54.352|-5.731|region:GB_scale:100000|display=title}}
 [[Category:Politics of County Down]]

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