page_title: County Antrim
section_title: Government
hierarchical_section_title: County Antrim / Government
caption_attribution_description: English: Ballycastle Harbour, near to Ballycastle, Ireland. More specifically, this is the Rathlin Ferry terminal at Ballycastle Harbour. On the right is a secure compound where passengers&#39; cars can be left, as visitors are not allowed to take their cars over to the island.
context_page_description: County Antrim is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland. It is in the province of Ulster. It is named after its former county town, Antrim. The name comes from the Irish Aontroim which means "lone ridge". The largest part of the capital city of Northern Ireland, Belfast, is also in County Antrim. The rest of Belfast is in County Down.
context_section_description: 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
caption: Ballycastle
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