Down (district)

Down District
Sign bearing Down District Council logo
Area	647 km2 (250 sq mi)  Ranked 7th of 26
District HQ	Downpatrick
Catholic	62.5%
Protestant	32.1%
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
EU Parliament	Northern Ireland
Councillors	MLAs South Down & Strangford DUP: 4 UUP: 3 Sinn Féin: 2 SDLP: 2 Alliance Party: 1 MPs Margaret Ritchie (SDLP) Jim Shannon (DUP)
Website	www.downdc.gov.uk
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Coordinates: 54°21′07″N 5°43′52″W / 54.352°N 5.731°W / 54.352; -5.731

Down District Council is a Local Council in County Down in Northern Ireland. It is set to merge with Newry and Mourne District Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.

The Council is headquartered in Downpatrick. Other towns in the Council area are Ardglass, Ballynahinch, Castlewellan, Clough, Crossgar, Dundrum, Killough, Killyleagh, Newcastle, Saintfield, Seaforde and Strangford.

The Down District Council area consists of 4 electoral areas: Ballynahinch, Downpatrick, Newcastle and Rowallane. At the last election in 2011, 23 Councillors were elected from the following political parties: 9 SDLP, 5 Sinn Féin, 3 DUP, 3 UUP, 1 Alliance Party, 1 Green Party, 1 Independent. The Council Chairman for the 2011/2012 council term is Councillor Dermot Curran (SDLP) and the Vice Chair is Councillor Liam Johnston (Sinn Féin).

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