Antrim and Newtownabbey

Antrim and Newtownabbey is a local government district in Northern Ireland. The district was created on 1 April 2015 by merging the Borough of Antrim with the Borough of Newtownabbey. The local authority is Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council.

Antrim and Newtownabbey

Irish: Aontroim agus Baile Nua na Mainistreach
Ulster Scots: Anthrim an Newtownabbey
District
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryNorthern Ireland
StatusDistrict
Incorporated1 April 2015
Government
 • TypeDistrict council
 • BodyAntrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
Area
 • Total220.9 sq mi (572.0 km2)
Population
 (mid-2019 est.)
 • Total142,492
 • Density650/sq mi (250/km2)
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Websiteantrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk

Geography

The district stretches 274 square miles (710 km2) from the lower River Bann and Lough Neagh to the shores of Belfast Lough. It has a population of 142,492.[1] The name of the new district was recommended on 17 September 2008.[2]

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
Main article: Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council replaced Antrim Borough Council and Newtownabbey 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.[3] The first elections took place on 22 May 2014 and the council acted as a shadow authority until 1 April 2015.[4]

Freedom of the Borough

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Antrim and Newtownabbey and its' predecessors.

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Individuals
  • Bertram Bickerstaff JP: 1 June 1982.
  • Doris E. Robb JP: 1 June 1982.
  • Sidney R. Cameron: 31 October 1992.
  • Dr. Willie John McBride CBE: 31 October 1992.
  • George L. Herron JP: 28 May 1998.
  • James J. Rooney MBE: 26 May 2001.
  • Samuel J. Magee MBE JP: 25 May 2004.
  • Sir A.P. McCoy OBE: 10 September 2005. (Borough of Antrim)
  • Tommy McTeague: 24 November 2005. (Borough of Newtownabbey)
  • Alderman W.A. Fraser Agnew MBE: 31 October 1992.
  • Wolf-Dietrich Rienacker: 9 October 2008. (Borough of Newtownabbey)
  • Dr. Peter Fitzgerald: 3 June 2009.
  • Norman Dunn MBE: 29 October 2009.
  • Dr. Rorlof Schierbeek CBE: 12 February 2010. (Borough of Antrim)
  • Jonathan Rea MBE: 15 January 2019.

Military Units

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See also

References
  1. "Population Estimates for UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, Mid-2019". Office for National Statistics. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. "Provisional Recommendations of the Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland". LGBC. Archived from the original on 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
  3. Northern Ireland elections are postponed, BBC News, April 25, 2008, accessed April 27, 2008
  4. "Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Councils are merging in 2015" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  5. https://antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk/freeman/

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