1 Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation
1 This Order may be cited as the District Electoral Areas (Northern Ireland) Order 2014.
2 This Order comes into force for the purpose of all proceedings preliminary to, or relating to, a local election to be held on 22nd May 2014, on the day after the day on which it is made.
3 This Order comes into force for all other purposes on 22nd May 2014.
4 This Order extends to Northern Ireland only.
5 In this Order, “district” means a local government district set out in the Local Government (Boundaries) (Northern Ireland) Order 2012, and “ward” means a ward established by that Order.
S.R. 2012/421.

2 District electoral areas
1 For the purposes of elections to district councils, each district specified in column 1 of the Schedule is to be divided into district electoral areas which—
(a) bear the names specified in column 2 of the Schedule; and
(b) comprise the wards specified in column 3 of the Schedule.
2 The number of councillors to be elected for each district electoral area is to be the number specified in column 4 of the Schedule.

3 Revocation
The District Electoral Areas (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 is revoked.
S.I. 1993/226.
Richard Tilbrook Clerk of the Privy Council