Antrim County Council

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

Antrim County Council
History
Founded	18 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

History

Antrim 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 originally based at the Crumlin Road Courthouse[2] but moved to County Hall in Ballymena in 1970.[3] It was abolished in accordance with the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 on 1 October 1973.[4]

References

1. "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. 235–330.
2. "No. 2357". The Belfast Gazette. 29 April 1966. p. 155.
3. "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.
4. "Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2019.