Districts of Northern Ireland facts for kids
Northern Ireland has 26 special areas called districts. These districts were created on October 1st, 1973. Each district has its own group of people, called a council, that helps manage local services. Think of local services as things like keeping parks nice, collecting rubbish, and running libraries.
Each of the 26 districts is divided into smaller parts called wards. There are 582 wards in total across Northern Ireland. People in each ward vote to choose one person, called a councillor, to represent them on the council. This means there are 582 councillors in Northern Ireland! Elections for these councillors happen every four years. They use a special voting system called Single Transferable Vote, which helps make sure more votes count.
Some councils are known as "Borough" or "City" councils. Every year, the councillors in each council choose a leader. This leader is usually called the chairman. But in "Borough" and "City" councils, the leader is called the Mayor. The Belfast City Council has a special leader called the Lord Mayor. Also, in "Borough" and "City" councils, some experienced councillors can be given the special title of Alderman.
Northern Ireland's Districts
Northern Ireland is divided into 26 districts. Each district has its own council to look after local needs. Here is a list of all the districts:
- Antrim
- Ards
- Armagh
- Ballymena
- Ballymoney
- Banbridge
- Belfast
- Carrickfergus
- Castlereagh
- Coleraine
- Cookstown
- Craigavon
- Derry
- Down
- Dungannon and South Tyrone
- Fermanagh
- Larne
- Limavady
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