On that point, why do we still have wards? What is the point of them? The relevant unit for electoral purposes now is the district electoral area. Why preserve the ward, which ceased to have significance more than 40 years ago but still lives on for no good purpose? It results in DEAs being drawn up in an awkward way.
District Electoral Areas Commissioner (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2006
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Trimble
(Crossbench)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 24 January 2007.
It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on District Electoral Areas Commissioner (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2006.
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