Limavady Borough
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| Area | 586 km2 (226 sq mi) Ranked 10th of 26 |
| District HQ | Limavady |
| Catholic | 56.6% |
| Protestant | 41.6% |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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Limavady Borough Council (Irish:Comhairle Bhuirg Léim an Mhadaidh)[1] was a local government body inNorthern Ireland. In May 2015 it merged withColeraine Borough Council,Ballymoney Borough Council andMoyle District Council under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to becomeCauseway Coast and Glens District Council.
Its headquarters were in the town ofLimavady, although 63% of the population lived in a rural setting. It covered an area of 586 square kilometres and included the valley of theRiver Roe. It stretched from theSperrin Mountains in the south toBenone beach, a seven-mile strand on theAtlantic coast which was the first beach in Northern Ireland to be awarded aBlue Flag. Apart from Limavady other towns in the area includedDungiven andBallykelly.[2]
The Limavady Borough Council area consisted of three electoral areas: Limavady Town, Benbradagh and Bellarena. The council was established in 1973 and was made up of 15 members who were elected (normally for a four-year term) using asingle transferable vote system.
Together with the neighbouring district ofColeraine, it formed theEast Londonderry constituency for elections to theWestminster Parliament andNorthern Ireland Assembly.
At the last election in 2011 members from the following political parties were elected: 6Sinn Féin, 3Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), 3Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), 2Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and 1Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV). The posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor were usually rotated annually among the political representatives of the two main traditions within the community as part of the partnership process operated by the council. In June 2013, the Mayor was Councillor Gerry Mullan (SDLP) and the Deputy Mayor was Councillor James McCorkell (DUP).
| Party | seats | change +/- | |
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| • | Sinn Féin | 6 | = |
| • | Social Democratic and Labour Party | 3 | = |
| • | Democratic Unionist Party | 3 | = |
| • | Ulster Unionist Party | 2 | = |
| • | Traditional Unionist Voice | 1 | +1* |
Under the Review of Public Administration (RPA) the council was due to merge withColeraine Borough Council,Ballymoney Borough Council andMoyle District Council in 2011 to formCauseway Coast and Glens District Council, a single council for the enlarged area totalling 1796 km2 and a population of 131,564.[3] The next election was due to take place in May 2009, but on 25 April 2008,Shaun Woodward,Secretary of State for Northern Ireland announced that the district council elections were to be postponed until the introduction of the eleven new councils in 2011.[4] In the event, progress towards implementing the RPA stalled, and as the 26 councils remained in existence in 2011 elections were held in May to those bodies for what was expected to be their final term.
The area covered by Limavady Borough Council had a population of 33,536 residents according to the 2011 Northern Ireland census.[5]
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