Newtownabbey (Borough)
Newtownabbey Borough Buirg Bhaile na Mainistreach |
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geography | |
Traditional county | County Antrim |
surface | 151 km² |
Administrative headquarters | Newtownabbey |
ISO 3166-2 | GB-NTA |
Demographics | |
population | 85,322 (2012) |
density | 565 inhabitants / km² |
Denominations |
Protestants 57.8% Catholics 19.9% |
Newtownabbey ( Irish Baile na Mainistreach ) 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 . On April 1, 2015, he went on in the new District Antrim and Newtownabbey .
It included the northern suburbs of Belfast . Important places were the administrative headquarters of Newtownabbey , Ballyclare , Glengormley and Jordanstown .
Newtownabbey was a partner district of Gilbert in the US state of Arizona .
Newtownabbey Council
The election to Newtownabbey Council on May 11, 2011 resulted in the following:
Political party | 2011 result | Change from 2005 | |||
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Seats | be right | Seats | be right | ||
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) | 12 | 43.5% | 0 | −0.4% | |
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) | 5 | 19.7% | −1 | −3.6% | |
Alliance Party | 5 | 16.4% | 3 | 8.4% | |
Sinn Féin | 2 | 9.6% | 1 | 3.7% | |
Social Democratic and Labor Party (SDLP) | 1 | 5.3% | 0 | −0.8% | |
Others | 0 | 2.2% | −3 | −7.6% |
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)
Coordinates: 54 ° 40 ′ 0 ″ N , 5 ° 56 ′ 0 ″ W.