Mid and East Antrim
| Mid and East Antrim Irish : Ceantar Aontroma Láir agus Thoir Ulster Scots : Mid an East Anthrim |
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 Location of Mid and East Antrim in Northern Ireland |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Part of the country | Northern Ireland |
| District | Mid and East Antrim |
| Seat | Ballymena |
| surface | 1046 km² |
| Residents | 137,100 (2015) |
| density | 131 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | April 1, 2015 |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB MEA |
| Website | www.midandeastantrim.gov.uk (English) |
| politics | |
| Mayor | Audrey Wales |
| Political party | DUP |
Coordinates: 54 ° 50 ′ N , 6 ° 5 ′ W
Mid and East Antrim ( Irish Ceantar Aontroma Láir agus Thoir ) is a district in Northern Ireland . It was formed on April 1, 2015 from the boroughs of Ballymena , Larne and Carrickfergus . It is administered by the Mid and East Antrim District Council .
location
The new district is entirely within County Antrim . It extends from the Spell in the west to the coast of Antrim. It also includes the southern portion of the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the larger towns of Ballymena and Carrickfergus, as well as the important port of Larne . There are 97,192 voters there out of a total population of 135,339. The name was set on September 17, 2008.
administration
The Mid and East Antrim District Council replaced the Ballymena Borough Council , Carrickfergus Borough Council, and Larne Borough Council . The first elections for the District Council were supposed to take place in May 2009, but 25 April 2008 announced Shaun Woodward , Minister of Northern Ireland that the elections in 2011 were postponed. The first elections actually took place on May 22, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ^ Provisional Recommendations of the District Electoral Areas Commissioner for Northern Ireland . Retrieved on October 7, 2015. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Mid and East Antrim preview . AgendaNi Magazine. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ↑ Northern Ireland elections are postponed , BBC News (April 25, 2008). Retrieved October 6, 2015.
