District council · Northern Ireland

Mid and East Antrim

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

What this council is responsible for

Mid and East Antrim
District council · N09000008
  • 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
N09000008
ONS GSS code
Nation
Northern Ireland
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
15
Postcode sectors
15
Wards
2
Constituencies

4 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

15 wards recorded in this council area.

Ardeevin · Ballykeel · Braidwater · Carnlough and Glenarm · Castle Demesne · Cullybackey · Curran and Inver · Fair Green · Glenwhirry · Greenisland · Islandmagee · Kilwaughter · Portglenone · Victoria · Whitehead South

Postcode sectors

BT38 7 · BT38 8 · BT38 9 · BT40 1 · BT40 2 · BT40 3 · BT42 1 · BT42 2 · BT42 3 · BT42 4 · BT43 5 · BT43 6 · BT43 7 · BT44 0 · BT44 8

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 N09000008.