Fermanagh County Council
Fermanagh County Council | |
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History | |
Founded | 18 April 1899 |
Disbanded | 1 October 1973 |
Succeeded by | Fermanagh District Council |
Meeting place | |
County Buildings, Enniskillen |
Fermanagh County Council was the authority responsible for local government in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, between 1899 and 1973.[1] It was originally based at the Enniskillen Courthouse,[2] but moved to County Buildings in East Bridge Street, Enniskillen, in 1960.[3]
History
Fermanagh County Council was formed under orders issued in accordance with the
The council was reformed by the time of the 1924 Northern Ireland local elections. As a protest against the abolition of proportional representation nationalist parties boycotted the election, allowing unionist parties to take control of the council uncontested.[8] Due to the abolition of proportional representation and gerrymandering, the council always had a unionist majority of councillors elected up until abolition.[9] In 1967, the Government of Northern Ireland passed the County Fermanagh (Transfer of Functions) Order 1967. This made Fermanagh County Council amalgamate with the smaller Enniskillen Borough Council and the rural district councils in Enniskillen, Irvinestown and Lisnaskea to turn Fermanagh County Council into a unitary authority.[10]
Later years and abolition
In 1969, the Fermanagh Civil Rights Association published a booklet criticising the council and accusing them of favouring the Protestant community over the Catholic community. Some of the accusations included that the council would deliberately hire Protestants for skilled local government and school jobs and that they proposed to build a new village for Catholics in a gerrymandered district that already had a Catholic majority.[5] The council was abolished in accordance with the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 on 1 October 1973 and replaced by Fermanagh District Council.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "No. 1436". The Belfast Gazette. 31 December 1948. p. 326.
- ^ "Local Events" (PDF). 1960. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- HMSO. 1900. pp. 235–330.
- ^ a b c "Fermanagh Facts" (PDF). Fermanagh Civil Rights Association. Retrieved 21 July 2020 – via University of Ulster.
- ^ ISBN 0861043006.
- ^ "Fermanagh County Council repudiates Ulster Parliament". The Barrier Miner. 17 December 1921. Retrieved 21 July 2020 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
- ISBN 0199592829.
- ISBN 1-902448-93-6.
- ^ "County Fermanagh (Transfer of Functions) Order 1967" (PDF). Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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