Antrim County Council

Local authority of County Antrim, 1899–1973

Antrim County Council

History
Founded| 1 April 1899
Disbanded| 1 October 1973
Succeeded by| Antrim 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

Antrim County Council was the authority responsible for local government in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

## History

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Antrim County Council was formed under orders issued under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 which came into effect on 1 April 1899.[1][2] That included the existing judicial county of Antrim, except the part in the city of Belfast; the existing judicial county of the town of Carrickfergus; and the part of the existing judicial county of Down containing the town of Lisburn.[3]

It was originally based at the Crumlin Road Courthouse[4] but moved to County Hall in Ballymena in 1970.[5] It was abolished on 1 October 1973 under the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972.[6]

## References

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1. ^ Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, s. 1: Establishment of county councils (61 & 62 Vict., c. 37 of 1898, s. 1). Enacted on 12 August 1898. Act of the UK Parliament. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
2. ^ Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, s. 124: Commencement of Act (61 & 62 Vict., c. 37 of 1898, s. 124). Enacted on 12 August 1898. Act of the UK Parliament. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
3. ^ "Orders declaring the boundaries of administrative counties and defining county electoral divisions: County of Antrim". 27th Report of the Local Government Board for Ireland (Cmd. 9480). Dublin: Local Government Board for Ireland. 1900. pp. 235–238.
4. ^ "No. 2357". The Belfast Gazette. 29 April 1966. p. 155.
5. ^ "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.
6. ^ "Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2019.