District council · Northern Ireland

Belfast

Belfast is a district council. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.

What this council is responsible for

Belfast
District council · N09000003
  • Planning applications
  • Bin and recycling collection
  • Building control
  • Licensing
  • Environmental health
  • Parks and leisure
  • Local elections

Education, roads, housing and social care in Northern Ireland are run by regional departments, not councils.

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Type
District council
Single tier
Official code
N09000003
ONS GSS code
Nation
Northern Ireland
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
45
Postcode sectors
31
Wards
4
Constituencies

5 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.

Boundary

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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →

Parliamentary constituencies

Wards

31 wards recorded in this council area.

Ardoyne · Ballymacarrett · Ballymurphy · Belmont · Belvoir · Blackstaff · Bloomfield · Central · Chichester Park · Cregagh · Duncairn · Falls · Gilnahirk · Innisfayle · Knock · Legoniel · Merok · Musgrave · New Lodge · Ormeau · Sandown · Shankill · Shaw's Road · Stewartstown · Stranmillis · Sydenham · Twinbrook · Water Works · Windsor · Woodstock · Woodvale

Postcode sectors

BT1 1 · BT1 2 · BT1 3 · BT1 4 · BT1 5 · BT1 6 · BT10 0 · BT11 8 · BT11 9 · BT12 4 · BT12 5 · BT12 6 · BT12 7 · BT13 1 · BT13 2 · BT13 3 · BT14 6 · BT14 7 · BT14 8 · BT15 1 · BT15 2 · BT15 3 · BT15 4 · BT15 5 · BT17 0 · BT2 7 · BT2 8 · BT3 9 · BT4 1 · BT4 2 · BT4 3 · BT5 4 · BT5 5 · BT5 6 · BT5 7 · BT6 0 · BT6 8 · BT6 9 · BT7 1 · BT7 2 · BT7 3 · BT8 7 · BT9 5 · BT9 6 · BT9 7

Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code N09000003.