5-588: Ballymena Borough Council was the local authority of Ballymena in Northern Ireland . It merged with Carrickfergus Borough Council and Larne Borough Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become Mid and East Antrim Borough Council . The borough of Ballymena was created in 1973 from the merging of the former municipal borough of Ballymena with most of
10-759: A population of 64,044 according to the 2011 census. The borough had a central location within Northern Ireland and was served by the M2 motorway and with a station on the Belfast-Derry/Londonderry railway line . Belfast International Airport itself was only 18 miles (29 km) away and the Belfast City Airport is 30 miles (48 km) from Ballymena. It was also accessible to the seaports of Larne and Belfast, 20 and 27 miles (43 km) away respectively. As of 2015 it has been replaced by Mid and East Antrim Borough Council . Together with
15-588: The council was: The area covered by the former Ballymena Borough Council has a population of 64,044 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census. Ballymena (borough) Ballymena is a former local government district with borough status in Northern Ireland . It was one of twenty-six districts created on 1 October 1973 and covered the town of Ballymena and the surrounding area which includes small towns including Broughshane , Cullybackey , Galgorm, Ahoghill and Portglenone . The borough had an area of 200 square miles (520 km ) and
20-420: The surrounding Ballymena Rural District . The new council inherited the 1937 charter of incorporation of the municipal borough, continuing the borough status and mayoralty. The borough was divided into four electoral areas: Ballymena North, Ballymena South, Bannside, and Braid, from which 24 members were elected. The entire council was elected every four years by proportional representation . The last election
25-418: Was 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 the introduction of the eleven new councils in 2011. The proposed reforms were abandoned in 2010, and the most recent district council elections took place in 2011 In February 2012, the political composition of
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