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The Parliamentary Constituencies (Northern Ireland) Order 2008

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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2008/1486
Year2008

2008 No. 1486

Representation Of The PeopleRedistribution Of Seats And Review Of Election Arrangements

The Parliamentary Constituencies (Northern Ireland) Order 2008

Made 11th June 2008

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 11th day of June 2008

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Under section 3(1) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 19861(“the 1986 Act”), the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland have submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated 14th September 2007 showing the constituencies into which they recommend Northern Ireland should be divided, in accordance with that Act.

Under section 3(5) of the 1986 Act, the Secretary of State has laid a copy of the report before Parliament together with a draft of this Order to give effect, without modifications, to the recommendations in the report and the draft Order has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Accordingly, Her Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to make the following Order under section 4 of the 1986 Act:

S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Constituencies (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 and shall come into force on the fourteenth day after the day on which it is made 2.

S-2 Parliamentary Constituencies in Northern Ireland

Parliamentary Constituencies in Northern Ireland

2.—(1) For all the constituencies in Northern Ireland there shall be substituted the constituencies which—

(a)

(a) are named in the left-hand column of the Schedule to this Order;

(b)

(b) are designated in that column as either county constituencies or borough constituencies; and

(c)

(c) comprise the areas set out in the right-hand column of that Schedule.

(2) The areas set out in the right-hand column of the Schedule to this Order are local government areas as they existed on 14th September 2007.

(3) The Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland shall make such re-arrangement or adaptation of the register of parliamentary electors as may be necessary to give effect to this Order.

Judith Simpson

Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE

Article 2

NAMES, DESIGNATION AND COMPOSITION OF CONSTITUENCIES IN NORTHERN IRELAND

Name and designation

Composition

Belfast East (borough constituency)

(i) The following wards of Belfast local government district: Ballyhackamore, Ballymacarrett, Belmont, Bloomfield, Cherryvalley, Island,Knock, Orangefield, Stormont, Sydenham and The Mount; and

(ii) the following wards of Castlereagh local government district: Ballyhanwood, Carrowreagh, Cregagh, Downshire, Dundonald, Enler, Gilnahirk, Graham’s Bridge, Lisnasharragh, Lower Braniel, Tullycarnet and Upper Braniel.

Belfast North (borough constituency)

(i) The following wards of Belfast local government district: Ardoyne, Ballysillan, Bellevue, Castleview, Cavehill, Chichester Park, Cliftonville, Crumlin, Duncairn, Fortwilliam, Legoniel, New Lodge, Water Works and Woodvale; and

(ii) the following wards of Newtownabbey local government district: Abbey, Ballyhenry, Cloughfern, Collinbridge, Coole, Dunanney, Glebe, Glengormley, Hightown, Valley and Whitehouse.

Belfast South (borough constituency)

(i) The following wards of Belfast local government district: Ballynafeigh, Blackstaff, Botanic, Finaghy, Malone, Musgrave, Ravenhill, Rosetta, Shaftesbury, Stranmillis, Upper Malone, Windsor and Woodstock; and

(ii) the following wards of Castlereagh local government district: Beechill, Cairnshill, Carryduff East, Carryduff West, Galwally, Hillfoot, Knockbracken, Minnowburn, Newtownbreda and Wynchurch.

Belfast West (borough constituency)

(i) The following wards of Belfast local government district: Andersonstown, Beechmount, Clonard, Falls, Falls Park, Glencairn, Glencolin, Glen Road, Highfield, Ladybrook, Shankill, Upper Springfield and Whiterock;

(ii) the following wards of...

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