Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon
Coordinates: 54°21′04″N 6°29′31″W / 54.351°N 6.492°W
| Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | Northern Ireland |
| Status | District |
| Incorporated | 1 April 2015 |
| Government | |
| • Type | District council |
| • Body | Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council |
| Population | |
| • Total | 199,693 |
| • Rank | 2nd of 11 |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
| Website | http://www.armaghbanbridgecraigavon.org/ |
Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon is a local government district in Northern Ireland. The district was created on 1 April 2015 by merging the City and District of Armagh, Banbridge District and most of the Borough of Craigavon. The local authority is Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council.
Geography
The district covers parts of counties Armagh and Down, taking in the upper Bann valley and much of the southern shore of Lough Neagh as well as Armagh city. It has an electorate of 124,996.[1] The name of the new district was announced on 17 September 2008.[1]
Demographics
The national identities of the new council from the 2011 census are:
- 50.5% British
- 28.9% Northern Irish
- 25.2% Irish
- 4.6% Other
- 1.3% English, Scottish, Welsh
The religious make up is as follows:
- 51.7% Protestant/Other Christian
- 43.0% Catholic
- 5.3% Other/None
Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council
Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council replaces Armagh City and District Council, Banbridge District Council and Craigavon Borough Council.
The first election for the new district council was originally due to take place in May 2009, but on April 25, 2008, Shaun Woodward, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until 2011.[2] The first elections took place on 22 May 2014 and the council acted as a shadow authority until 1 April 2015.
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