Local Councils

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You can vote in local council elections when you’re 18.

How often is your rubbish collected? What are the roads in your area like? Do you like your local sports facilities?

Your local council makes decisions about all these issues and many more that affect you on a daily basis. It deals with matters that directly impact your specific local area and is responsible for local services.

You might hear local councils be called local government or local authorities.

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You can vote in local council elections when you’re 18.

How often is your rubbish collected? Do you like your local sports facilities?

Your local council makes decisions about these issues and many more that affect you on a daily basis. It deals with matters that directly impact your specific local area and is responsible for local services.

You might also hear local councils be called local government or local authorities.

There are 11 local councils in Northern Ireland, made up of 462 councillors who are elected every four years. You are usually represented by three to seven councillors.

If you want to make a complaint or bring up an issue with one of your local councillors.

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You can vote in council elections when you’re 16.

How often is your rubbish collected? What are the roads in your area like? Do you like your local sports facilities?

Your council makes decisions about all of these issues and many more that affect you on a daily basis. It deals with matters that directly impact your specific local area and is responsible for local services.

You might also hear councils be called local government or local authorities.

Find your council

You can vote in local council elections when you’re 16.

How often is your rubbish collected? What are the roads in your area like? Do you like your local sports facilities?

Your local council makes decisions about all of these issues and many more that affect you on a daily basis. It deals with matters that directly impact your specific local area and is responsible for local services.

You might also hear councils be called local government or local authorities. 

Find your council

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