Larne (Borough)
| Larne Borough Buirg Latharna |
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| geography | |
| Traditional county | County Antrim |
| surface | 336 km² |
| Administrative headquarters | Larne |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-LRN |
| Demographics | |
| population | 32,191 (2012) |
| density | 96 people / km² |
| Denominations |
Protestants: 59.7% Catholics: 21.8% |
Larne ( Irish Latharna ) 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 the status of a borough . Important places in the borough were the city of Larne , which was also the administrative seat, as well as Ballyhampton , Carnfunnock , Ballygawn and Carnlough . On April 1, 2015, he was in the new District of Mid and East Antrim .
Larne Council
The election to the Larne Council on May 11, 2011 had the following results:
| Political party | 2011 result | Change from 2005 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | be right | Seats | be right | ||
| Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) | 4th | 32.0% | −1 | −5.1% | |
| Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) | 3 | 18.6% | −1 | −5.8% | |
| Alliance Party | 3 | 15.0% | 2 | 2.6% | |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 1 | 7.4% | 1 | 7.4% | |
| Sinn Féin | 1 | 7.3% | 0 | 3.5% | |
| Social Democratic and Labor Party (SDLP) | 1 | 6.2% | −1 | −3.0% | |
| Green party | 0 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.7% | |
| Others | 0 | 3.1% | 0 | 2.0% | |
| Independent | 2 | 9.3% | 0 | −2.3% | |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Northern Ireland Population Estimates 2012 (XLS file)
- ↑ Northern Ireland Census 2011: Religion (administrative geographies)
- ^ Election result on BBC News (accessed July 26, 2011)
Antrim | Ards | Armagh | Ballymena | Ballymoney | Banbridge | Belfast | Carrickfergus | Castlereagh | Coleraine | Cookstown | Craigavon | Derry | Down | Dungannon and South Tyrone | Fermanagh | Larne | Limavady | Lisburn | Magherafelt | Moyle | Newry and Morne | Newtownabbey | North Down | Omagh | Strabane
Coordinates: 54 ° 51 ′ 15 " N , 5 ° 49 ′ 27" W.