Administration
The traditional county town is Antrim. More recently, Ballymena was the seat of county government. The counties of Northern Ireland ceased to be administrative entities in 1973, with the reorganization of local government.
In Northern Ireland the county structure is no longer used in local government. Northern Ireland is split into districts. The majority of County Antrim residents are administered by the following nine councils:
- Antrim Borough Council
- Ballymena Borough Council
- Ballymoney Borough Council
- Belfast City Council
- Carrickfergus Borough Council
- Larne Borough Council
- Lisburn City Council
- Moyle District Council
- Newtownabbey Borough Council
Small portions of the county are administered by councils that are based in neighbouring counties, notably the village of Aghagallon in the Craigavon Borough and the town of Portrush in the Coleraine Borough.
The county contains all of five parliamentary constituencies:
- Belfast North
- Belfast West
- East Antrim
- North Antrim
- South Antrim
Parts of the following constituencies are also in County Antrim:
- Belfast South
- East Londonderry
- Lagan Valley
- Upper Bann
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