Banbridge (district)
Coordinates: 54°21′04″N 6°16′01″W / 54.351°N 6.267°W / 54.351; -6.267
| Banbridge District | |
| Geography | |
| Area - Total |
Ranked 15th of 26 453 km² |
|---|---|
| Admin HQ | Banbridge |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-BNB |
| ONS code | 95Q |
| Demographics | |
| Population - Total (2010) - Density |
Ranked 18th 48,000 106 / km² |
| Community | Catholic: 31.5% Protestant: 66.0% |
| Politics | |
| Control | No overall control UUP: 7 DUP: 5 Sinn Féin: 2 SDLP: 2 Alliance Party: 1 |
| MLAs | Lagan Valley, South Down & Upper Bann DUP: 7 UUP: 4 Sinn Féin: 3 SDLP: 3 Alliance Party: 1 |
| MPs | Jeffrey Donaldson (DUP) Margaret Ritchie (SDLP) David Simpson (DUP) |
| Meeting place | |
| Website | |
| http://www.banbridgedc.gov.uk/ | |
Banbridge is a local government district in Northern Ireland. The district is one of 26 council areas formed on 1 October 1973, following the implementation of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972. The headquarters of the council are in the town of Banbridge.
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