Down County Council
Down County Council | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 18 April 1899 |
| Disbanded | 1 October 1973 |
| Succeeded by | Ards Borough Council Banbridge District Council Belfast City Council Castlereagh Borough Council Craigavon Borough Council Down District Council Lisburn City Council Newry and Mourne District Council North Down Borough Council |
| Meeting place | |
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| Downpatrick Courthouse | |
Down County Council was the authority responsible for local government in County Down, Northern Ireland.
History
[edit]Down 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 based at Downpatrick Courthouse throughout its existence.[2][3] It was abolished in accordance with the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 on 1 October 1973.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "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. 257–259.
- ^ "Mr. Walter Burns". Down Recorder. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "No. 2132". The Belfast Gazette. 4 May 1962. p. 158.
- ^ "Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2019.