Antrim County Council
Antrim County Council | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 18 April 1899 |
| Disbanded | 1 October 1973 |
| Succeeded by | Antrim Borough Council Ballymena Borough Council Ballymoney Borough Council Belfast City Council Carrickfergus Borough Council Larne Borough Council Lisburn City Council Moyle District Council Newtownabbey Borough Council |
| Meeting place | |
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| County Hall, Ballymena | |
Antrim County Council was the authority responsible for local government in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
History[]
Antrim County Council was formed under orders issued in accordance with the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 which came into effect on 18 April 1899.[1] It was originally based at the Crumlin Road Courthouse[2] but moved to County Hall in Ballymena in 1970.[3] It was abolished in accordance with the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 on 1 October 1973.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Orders declaring the boundaries of administrative counties and defining county electoral divisions". 27th Report of the Local Government Board for Ireland (Cmd.9480). Dublin: HMSO. 1900. pp. 235–330.
- ^ "No. 2357". The Belfast Gazette. 29 April 1966. p. 155.
- ^ "County hall, Galgorm Road, Ballymena, County Antrim: the Chichester Hall with the council suite to the left". Royal Institute of British Architects. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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- County councils of Northern Ireland