No. 94 Local Government 403 1973. No 94 [Ne] LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DISTRICT ELECTORAL AREAS) REGULATIONS, DATED 27th MARCH 1973, MADE BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR NORTHERN IRELAND UNj)ER ARTICLE 4(6) OF THE ELECTORAL LAW (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1972. In exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1(1) of the Northern . Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972(a) and by Article 4(6) of the Electoral Law (Northern Ireland) Order 1972(b) I.hereby make the following Regulations: - . Citation and commencement 1. These Reg~lations may be Cited as the Local Government (District Electoral Areas) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1973. Designation of district electoral areas 2. The ninety-eight district electoral areas into which the twenty-six local government districts shall be divided for the purpose of the 1973 local general elections shall be as set out in the Schedule. Number and names of wards comprising such local government district electoral areas and the boundaries of the district electoral areas 3. Each local government district electoral area set out in the Schedule shall comprise wards of such numbers and names as are specified in the Schedule and the boundaries of each district electoral area shall be such as to include the whole of the wards so specified. . .
Dated this 27th day of March 1973.
W. S. 1. Whitelaw, One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State.
(a) 1972. ~. 22. (b) S.l. 1972, No. 1264 (N.l. 13). 404 Local Government No. 94 SCHEDULE
District District Electoral Number Names of Wards Area of Wards 1. Londonderry A 6 Banagher Prehen Claudy Enagh Eglinton Faughan B 5 Caw Clondermot Altnagelvin Victoria Ebrington C 5 Crevagh Beechwood Creggan South Westland Creggan Central D 5 Brandywell The Diamond Riverside Waterloo St. Columb's Wells E 6 Strand Pennyburn Rosemount Shantallow Springtown Culmore 2. Limavady A 6 Gresteel Magilligan Walworth Myroe Glack Aghanloo ·B 5 The Highlands Upper Glenshane Feeny Forest Dungiven C 4 Roeside Binevenagh Coolessan Rathbrady 3. Colerail'le A 6 Kilrea Ringsend Garvagh Castlerock . Agivey Macosquin
B 7 Dunluce Portstewart Knockantern Portrush Ballywillin Dhu Varren Strand C 7 The Cuts Central Churchland University Waterside Cross Glebe . Mount Sandel 4. Ballymoney A 4 Seacon Killoquin Upper. Killoquin Lower The Vow
B 8 Benvardin Kilraghts Stranocum Castlequarter Dervock Dunloy Ballyhoe and Clogh Mills Corkey
C 4 Newhill Fairhill Town Parks The Hills . No. 94 Local Government 405
DistriCt District Electoral Number Names of Wards . Area of Wards.
5. Moyle A 4 Glenariff Glendun , Glenaan Glenshesk B 8 Armoy Dunseverick Carnmoon Ballintoy Bal1ylough Moss-side Bushmills Kinbane C 4 Dalriada Knocklayd Quay Rathlin
6. Larne A 4 Carnlough Carncastle Glenarm . Ballylqran B , 4 . Island Magee Glynn Ballycarry Kilwaughter C 7 Harbour Central Blackcave Craigy Hill Town Parks Antiville Garrlenmore
7. Ballymena A 4 Glenravel Broughshane Craigywarren SIemish B 6 Dunminning . Ahoghill Portglenone Grange Cullybackey GaIg<;>rm C 5 Kells Harryville Glenwhirry Ballykeel Ballee D 6 Waveney Fair Green Castle Demesne Dunc1ug Park Ballyloughan
8. Magherafelt A 5 Swatragh Tobermore Lower Glenshane Draperstown Maghera B 5 UpperIands Knockloughrim - Valley Bellaghy GulIaduff C 5 Castledawson Town Parks East Lecumpher Town Parks Wes1 Ballymaguigan 406 Local Government No. 94
District District Electoral Number Names of Wards Area of Wards 9. Cookstown A 5 Dunamore Saildholes Pomeroy Lissan ·Oaklands - - B 6 Stewartstown The Loop Moneymore Ardboe Coagh Killycoply
C 4 Old Town Tullagh Newbuildings Gortalowry
10. Strabane A 5 Glenderg Newtownstewart Castlederg Sion Mills Clare B 5 Plumbridge Slievekirk Victoria Bridge Artigarvan Dunnamanagh C 5 Finn East I North South West
11. Omagh A 5 Trillick Clanabogan Dromore Fairy Water Drumquin
B 4 Fintona Beragh Newtownsaville Sixmilecross C 7 Strule Dergmoney West East Fairgreen Drumragh Killyc10gher D 4 Gortin Drumnakilly Owenglen Carrickmore - 12. Fermanagh A 4 Rosslea Lisnaskea Newtownbutler Derrylin
B 4 Brookeborough Tempo Maguire's Bridge Lisbellaw
C 4 Florencecourt Derrygonnelly and Kinawley Garrison Belcoo and Belmore D 4 Belleek and Boa Irvinestown Kesh, Ede;rny Ballinamallard and Lack E 4 Castlecoole Rossorry Erne Devenish '- No. 94 Local Government 407 District District Electoral Number Names of Wards Area of Wards 13. Dungannon A 5 Fivemiletown Augher Clogher Ballygawley Castlecaulfield B 5 Washing Bay Altmore Coalisland North Donaghmore Coalisland South
C 5 Killyman Benburb Moy Aughnacioy Caledon
D 5 Moygashel Killymaddy Drumglass Killymeal . Lisnahull
14. Craigavon A 5 The Birches Belle Vue Kinnegoe Woodville Aghagallon B 7 Breagh Annagh Hartfield Brownstown Edgarstown Tavanagh Woodside C 6 Kernan KiiIycomain Bachelors Walk Brownlow Court Taghnevan D 7 Bleary Knocknashane . Waringstown Parklake Magheralin Church Mourneview
15. AnnagJ;1 A 4 Charlemont Hocldey Loughgall Ballymartrim B 6 Laurelvale Markethill Tandragee Richhill Poyntz Pass Killeen C 5 Carrigatuke Killylea Keady Milford Derrynoose
D 5 Lisanally Downs The Mall Lurgyvallen Demesne
16. Newryand A 5 Annalbng Cranfield Mourne Binnian Lisnacree Kilkeel
B 4 Rostrevor Clonallan Ballycrossan Seaview 408 Local Government No. 94
District District Electoral Number Names of Wards Area of Wards 16. Newryand C 4 Spelga Drumgath Mourne Rathfriland Donaghmore -(contd.) D 7 Fathom Ballybot Tullyhappy Daisy Hill Bessbrook Drumalane Derrymore E 6 Forkhill Newtownhamilton Creggan Camlough Crossmaglen Belleek F 4 Drumgullion St. Patrick's Wins or Hill St. Mary's
17. Banbridge A 7 Gilford Edenderry Lawrencetown 'Central Loughbrickland Ballydown Seapatrick
B 8 Armaclone Ballyoolymore Drumadonnell Quilly Garran Skeagh Croob Dromore
18. Down A 7 Saintfield KiImore Derryboy Ballymaglave Killyleagh Market Crossgar
B 6 Strangford Quoile ~ Ardglass Audley's Acre Killough Cathedral C 7 Dundrum Shimna CastIewellan Dunmore Tollymore Seaforde Donard
19. Lisburn A 4 Glenavy Magheragall TuIlyrusk Moira B 5 Maze Dromara Hillsborough Drumbo Ballymacbrennan C 5 Blaris Old Warren HiIlhall Knockmore Lagan Valley
D 5 Hilden Magheralave Tonagh Lambeg Lisnagarvey
E 4 Derryaghy Seymour Hill Dunmurry CoIlin No. 94 Local Government 409 District District Electoral Numb'er Names of Wards Area of Wards
20. Antrim A 5 Toome Randalstown Drumanaway Tardree Cranfield B 5 Parkgate Al.;lergrove Templepatrick Crumlin Ballyrobin C 5 Balloo Stiles Massereene Ballycraigy Parkhall
41. Newtownabhey A 5 Mallusk Ballyeaston Doagh' Ballyc1are Ballynure B 6 Whitehouse Coole Whiteabbey Bradan Dunanney i-Iopefield C 5 Rostulla J ordanstown Cloughfern Carnmoney Monkstown D 5 Mossgrove Glengormley Mossley Whitewell Ballyhenry
22. Carrickfergus A 5 Lower Green- Knockagh island Woodburn Middle Green- Trooperslane island I B 5 Blackhead' Boneybefore Whitehead Victoria Eden C 5 Castle Sunnylands Clipperstown Love Lane Northland
23. North Down A 5 Groomsport Ballymagee Churchill Bangor Harbour Ballyholme B 5 Conlig Clandeboye Whitehill Silverstream Rathgael C 5 Bangor' Castle Princetown Springhill Crawfordsburn Bryansburn D 5 Craigavad Holywood I Loughv.iew Demesne I Cultra Holywood Priory 410 Local Government No. 94 District District Electoral Number Names of Wards Area of Wards 24. Ards A 7 Portaferry Carrowdore Kircubbin Donaghadee North Ballyhalbert Donaghadee South Greyabbey B 6 Loughries Scrabo Movilla Ulsterville. Glen Central· C 4 Comb er North Ballygowan Comber South Killinchy 25. Castlereagh A 6 Carryduff Beechill Moneyreagh Newtownbreda Four Winds Minnowburn B 8 Ballyhanwood Upper Braniel Carrowreagh Gilnahirk Dundonald Tullycarnet Bnler Lower Braniel
C 5 Lisnasharragh Wynchurch Downshire Hillfoot Cregagh 26. Belfast A 7 Rosetta Orangefield Ballynafeigh The Mount Ormeau Ballymacarret Willowfield
B 7 Island Belmont Sydfmham Stormont Bloomfield Ballyhackamore Shandon C 6 Finaghy Malone Upper Malone University Stranmillis Windsor D 6 Ladybrook Milltown Suffolk St. James Andersonstown Whiterock E 6 Highfield LegonieI Woodvale Ardoyne Ballygomartin Ballysillan F 6 Donegall Clonard st. George's Grosvenor Cromac Falls G 6 North Howard Court New Lodge Shankill Central Crumlin H 7 Cavehill Bellevue Castleview Duncairn Fortwilliam Cliftonville Grove \ No. 94 Local Government 411 SUMMARY OF SCHEDULE Number of Wards in I District District Electoral Areas District Electoral Areas 4 5 6 7 8
1. Londonderry 5 3 2 2. Limavady 3 r 1 1 3. Coleraine 3 1 2 4. Ballymoney 3 2 1 5. Moyle 3 2· 1 6. Larne 3 2 1 7. Ballymena 4 1 1 2 8. Magherafelt 3 3 9. Cookstown 3 1 1 1 10. Sttabane 3 3 11. Omagh 4 2· 1 1 12. Fermanagh 5 5 13. Dungannon 4 4 14. Craigavon 4 1 1 2 15. Armagh 4 1 2 1 16. Newry and Mourne 6 3 1 1 1 17. Banbridge 2 1 1 18. Down 3 1 2 19. Lisburn 5 2 3 20. Antrim 3 3 21. Newtownabbey 4 3 1 22., Carrickfergus 3 3 23. North Down 4 4 24. Ards 3 1 1 1 25. CastIereagh 3 1 1 1 26. Belfast 8 5 3
TOTALS 98 23 38 19 14 4 412 Local Government No. 94 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations, but is intended to indicate th,eir general purport.) The Electoral Law (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 provides for the Chief Electoral Officer to make and publish proposals regarding district electoral areas and the wards those areas are to contain, the wards in question being those into which local government districts are divided by order under section 4 of the Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971. Objections having been considered, his final proposals were submitted to the Secretary of State and in accordance therewith the district electoral areas are prescribed by these Regulations as provided for in the Order in Council referred to above. .