Antrim County Council

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Antrim County Council
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History
Founded18 April 1899
Disbanded1 October 1973
Succeeded byAntrim 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
County Hall Ballymena (1), August 2009.JPG
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[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "No. 2357". The Belfast Gazette. 29 April 1966. p. 155.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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