Mr. John David Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what date in 1985 will be polling day for local government elections in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Scott15 May. This follows from schedule 5, paragraph 1 of the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962, as substituted by schedule 2, paragraph 8 of the Northern Ireland (Local Elections) Order 1977, which sets the date as the third Wednesday in May in an election year.