Down District Council
| Down District | |
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| Geography | |
| Area: - Total - % Water | Ranked 7th 647 km² ? % |
| Admin HQ: | Downpatrick |
| ISO 3166-2: | GB-DOW |
| ONS code: | 95R |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (April 29, 2001) - Density | Ranked 10th 63,828 99 / km² |
| Community: | Protestant: 35.5% Catholic: 61.9% |
| Politics | |
| Down District Council http://www.downdc.gov.uk | |
| MPs: | Iris Robinson Eddie McGrady |
Down District Council is a Local Council in County Down in Northern Ireland. The Council is headquartered in Downpatrick. Other towns in the Council area are Ardglass, Ballynahinch, Castlewellan, Clough, Crossgar, Dundrum, Killough, Killyleagh, Newcastle, Saintfield, Seaforde and Strangford. It covers a population of nearly 64,000.
The Down District Council area consists of 4 electoral areas: Ballynahinch, Downpatrick, Newcastle and Rowallane. At the last election in 2005 23 Councillors were elected from the following political parties: 10 Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), 4 Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 5 Sinn Fein, 3 Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and 1 Green Party. The current Council Chairman is Councillor Robert Burgess (UUP) and the Vice Chair is Councillor Carmel O'Boyle (SDLP).
The next elections are due to take place in May 2009.
In elections for the Westminster Parliament it is split between the Strangford constituency and the South Down constituency.
See also
External links
- KingdomsOfDown.com - official tourism website
- Down County Museum
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