Antrim (Borough)

Antrim Borough Buirg Aontroma
geography
Traditional county	County Antrim
surface	577 km²
Administrative headquarters	Antrim
ISO 3166-2	GB-ANT
Demographics
population	53,835 (2012)
density	93 people / km²
Denominations	Protestants: 43.2% Catholics: 37.5%

Antrim ( Irish : Aontroim ) was one of the 26 Northern Irish districts that existed from 1973 to 2015. The district, whose area was in the traditional County of Antrim , was established in 1973 and had borough status since 1977 . On April 1, 2015, he went on in the new District Antrim and Newtownabbey .

It comprised the north and east banks of Lough Neagh . Major places in the borough were Antrim , Toomebridge , Crumlin , Randalstown , Parkgate and Templepatrick . The Belfast airport was also in Borough.

Antrim Borough Council

The election for Antrim Borough Council on May 11, 2011 resulted in the following:

Political party		2011 result		Change from 2005
		Seats	be right	Seats	be right
	Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)	5	30.6%	−1	−0.2%
	Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)	5	20.8%	0	−3.0%
	Sinn Féin	4th	17.2%	+1	2.4%
	Social Democratic and Labor Party (SDLP)	3	16.5%	0	−4.1%
	Alliance Party	2	11.3%	0	4.4%
	Traditional Unionist Voice	0	2.1%	0	2.1%
	Others	0	0.6%	0	0.0%

See also

• Administrative division of Northern Ireland

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Northern Ireland Population Estimates 2012 (XLS file)
2. ↑ Northern Ireland Census 2011: Religion (administrative geographies)
3. ^ Election result on BBC News (accessed July 26, 2011)

Coordinates: 54 ° 43 ′ 0 ″  N , 6 ° 12 ′ 0 ″  W.