Borough status in the United Kingdom
Northern Ireland

Borough status in the United Kingdom

Section Title: Northern Ireland
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2015 borough	1972–2015 borough	pre-1972 borough	Year of charter	Notes

Antrim and Newtownabbey	Antrim	1977	Antrim town's borough status was extinguished in 1840. It was Antrim's borough charter which the merged council opted to preserve in 2015.

Antrim and Newtownabbey	Newtownabbey	1977

Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon	Armagh	1997	Armagh town already had city status granted by letters patent in 1994. Its previous borough status was extinguished in 1840.

Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon	Craigavon	Portadown, Lurgan	1947, 1949

Belfast	Belfast	Belfast	1613	Charter reformed 1840. City status by letters patent of 1888.

Causeway Coast and Glens	Ballymoney	1977

Causeway Coast and Glens	Coleraine	Coleraine	1928	Coleraine's previous borough status was extinguished in 1840. It was Coleraine's borough charter which the merged council opted to preserve in 2015.

Causeway Coast and Glens	Limavady	1989

Derry and Strabane	Derry	Londonderry	1604	Charter reformed 1840. District and borough renamed Derry 1984; name of city remains Londonderry (see Derry/Londonderry name dispute).

Lisburn and Castlereagh	Castlereagh	1977	The new district council is called Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council.

Lisburn and Castlereagh	Lisburn	Lisburn	1964.	Lisburn was granted city status by letters patent in 2002.

Mid and East Antrim	Ballymena	Ballymena	1937

Mid and East Antrim	Carrickfergus	Carrickfergus	1939	Carrickfergus's previous borough status was extinguished in 1840. It was Carrickfergus's borough charter which the merged council opted to preserve in 2015.

Mid and East Antrim	Larne	Larne	1938

Ards and North Down	Ards	Newtownards	1927	Newtownards' previous borough status was extinguished in 1840. The "North Down and Ards" statutory transition committee voted in 2014 to apply for borough status for the merged district council under the name "East Coast Borough Council", but negative public reaction prompted a rethink, and the name "Ards and North Down" was not finalised until 2016.

Ards and North Down	North Down	Bangor	1927	Bangor's previous borough status was extinguished in 1840. It was North Down's borough charter which the merged council opted to preserve in 2016.

Dungannon and South Tyrone	1999	Borough status was simultaneous with 1999 renaming the district from "Dungannon". Dungannon town's borough status was extinguished in 1840.

Enniskillen	1949	Previous borough status was extinguished in 1840. In 1967, Enniskillen Borough Council lost its administrative functions to Fermanagh County Council, but retained its ceremonial role.

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In Northern Ireland, there were two boroughs: Belfast (made a city in 1888) and Derry (officially Londonderry, and a city since 1604).

final_sentence: In Northern Ireland, there were two boroughs: Belfast (made a city in 1888) and Derry (officially Londonderry, and a city since 1604).