Larne Borough Council is a Local Council in County Antrim

County Antrim

County Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...

 in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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. Its headquarters is in the town

Town

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 of Larne

Larne

Larne is a substantial seaport and industrial market town on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a population of 18,228 people in the 2001 Census. As of 2011, there are about 31,000 residents in the greater Larne area. It has been used as a seaport for over 1,000 years, and is...

 and the population of the area is nearly 31,000. Larne is one of the most modern roll on-roll off ferry ports in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 with a busy passenger traffic with Scotland

Scotland

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The Borough of Larne Borough is divided into 3 electoral areas: Larne Town, Larne Lough and Coast Road. At the last election in 2011 15 members were elected from the following political parties: 4 Democratic Unionist Party

Democratic Unionist Party

The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the...

 (DUP), 3 Ulster Unionist Party

Ulster Unionist Party

The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...

 (UUP), 2 Independent, 3 Alliance Party

Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons....

,1 Traditional Unionist Voice

Traditional Unionist Voice

Traditional Unionist Voice is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland founded on 7 December 2007, as an anti-St Andrews Agreement splinter group from the Democratic Unionist Party . Its first and current leader is Jim Allister who, until 2009, sat as an independent Member of the European...

,1 Sinn Fein

Sinn Féin

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 and 1 Social Democratic and Labour Party

Social Democratic and Labour Party

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 (SDLP).The current Mayor is Councillor Bobby McKee

Bobby McKee

Bobby McKee MBE is a Unionist politician in Larne, Northern Ireland and former member of the Ulster Volunteer Force.McKee is a Democratic Unionist Party councillor and a member of Larne Borough Council since 1989....

 MBE (DUP); the current Deputy Mayor is Councillor Gerardine Mulvenna (APNI).

Aldermen Jack McKee

Jack McKee

Alderman Jack McKee is a Unionist politician in Larne, Northern Ireland.Until his resignation from the party in 2007, McKee was a Democratic Unionist Party councillor. He is one of the longest serving councillors on Larne Borough Council; like the UUP's Roy Beggs, he has served continuously since...

(TUV) and Roy Beggs

Roy Beggs

John Robert Beggs, commonly known as Roy Beggs, is a Northern Ireland politician.Beggs was educated at Ballyclare High School, followed by Stranmillis College, to study teacher training...

(UUP) are the longest serving on the council

Together with the neighbouring district of Carrickfergus

Carrickfergus

Carrickfergus , known locally and colloquially as "Carrick", is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located on the north shore of Belfast Lough, from Belfast. The town had a population of 27,201 at the 2001 Census and takes its name from Fergus Mór mac Eirc, the 6th century king...

 and part of Newtownabbey

Newtownabbey

Newtownabbey is a large town north of Belfast in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Sometimes considered to be a suburb of Belfast, it is separated from the rest of the city by Cavehill and Fortwilliam golf course...

, it forms the East Antrim constituency for elections to the Westminster Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly

Northern Ireland Assembly

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Settlements and villages in the borough include Ballycarry

Ballycarry

Ballycarry is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is midway between Larne and Carrickfergus, overlooking Islandmagee. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 981.-Archaeology:...

, Islandmagee

Islandmagee

Islandmagee is a peninsula on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, located between the towns of Larne and Carrickfergus. It is part of the Larne Borough Council area and is a sparsely populated rural community with a long history since the mesolithic period.As part of an...

, Ballystrudder

Ballystrudder

Ballystrudder or Ballystruder is a small village and townland on Islandmagee in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 781 people. It is within the Larne Borough Council area.- 2001 Census :...

, Glynn

Glynn

Glynn is a small village in the Larne Borough Council area of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies a short distance south of Larne, on the shore of Larne Lough. Glynn had a population of 641 people in the 2001 Census.-History:...

, Magheramorne

Magheramorne

Magheramorne is a hamlet in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is about 5 miles south of Larne on the shores of Larne Lough. It had a population of 75 people in the 2001 Census. It is within the Larne Borough Council area....

, Ballygalley

Ballygalley

Ballygalley or Ballygally is a village and holiday resort in County Antrim, Northern Ireland which lies on the Antrim coast, approximately 3 miles north of Larne...

, Cairnalbanagh

Cairnalbanagh

Carnalbanagh is a small village and townland in the Larne Borough Council area of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies above Glenarm and the area is generally unspoilt by recent development. It is close to Slemish. Local services include a corner shop regularly run by the local Magee family,...

, Glenarm

Glenarm

Glenarm is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies on the North Channel coast north of the town of Larne and the village of Ballygalley, and south of the village of Carnlough. It had a population of 582 people in the 2001 Census. Glenarm takes it name from the glen in which it lies,...

 and Carnlough

Carnlough

Carnlough is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It has a picturesque harbour on the shores of Carnlough Bay. Carnlough is situated on the Coast Road beside the North Channel and at the foot of Glencloy, the second of the nine Glens of Antrim...

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See Also: Local Councils in Northern Ireland

2011 Election results

DUP 4 Seats

UUP 3 Seats

Alliance Party 3 Seats

TUV 1 Seat

SDLP 1 Seat

Sinn Fein 1 Seat

Independent 2 Seats

Review of Public Administration

Under the Review of Public Administration (RPA) the Council was due to merge with Ballymena Borough Council and Carrickfergus Borough Council

Carrickfergus Borough Council

Carrickfergus Borough Council is a district council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. The council headquarters are in Carrickfergus and the council administers the town, on the north shore of Belfast Lough, and surrounding area, which extends from Greenisland in the south-west to Whitehead in...

 in 2011 to form a single council for the enlarged area totalling 1047 km² and a population of 127,101. The next election was due to take place in May 2009, but on April 25, 2008, Shaun Woodward

Shaun Woodward

Shaun Anthony Woodward is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for St Helens South since 2001. He served in the Cabinet from 28 June 2007 to 11 May 2010 as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland...

, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

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 announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until the introduction of the eleven new councils in 2011.

Freedom of the Borough

In memory of a battle in the town of Musa Qala

Musa Qala

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 in Afghanistan

Afghanistan

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 in 2006, involving the Royal Irish Regiment, a new regimental march, composed by Chris Attrill and commissioned by Larne Borough Council, was gifted to the regiment on Saturday 1 November 2008 in Larne

Larne

Larne is a substantial seaport and industrial market town on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a population of 18,228 people in the 2001 Census. As of 2011, there are about 31,000 residents in the greater Larne area. It has been used as a seaport for over 1,000 years, and is...

, during an event in which the regiment was also presented with the 'Freedom of the Borough'. This gave the regiment the right to march through the towns of the borough with 'flags flying, bands playing and bayonets fixed'. The march was named, 'Musa Qala'.

Council services

• Carnfunnock Country Park
  Carnfunnock Country Park
  Carnfunnock Country Park is a park at Drains Bay, near Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated on the A2 Antrim Coast Road, 3.5 miles north of Larne...
  
  , 3.5 miles from Larne, is owned and run by the Council.