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Dr. Boyson
The numbers of unemployed claimants in each local government district and parliamentary constituency in Northern Ireland at 9 May 1985 are as follows. As there are over 500 electoral wards in Northern Ireland, I shall write to the hon. Gentleman giving May unemployment figures for each electoral ward.
| Numbers of unemployed claimants by local government district* in Northern Ireland at 9 May 1985 |
| District council area |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| Antrim |
2,443 |
899 |
3,342 |
| Ards |
1,995 |
1,079 |
3,074 |
| Armagh |
2,456 |
1,105 |
3,561 |
| Ballymena |
2,064 |
919 |
2,933 |
| Ballymoney |
1,264 |
344 |
1,612 |
| Banbridge |
1,060 |
559 |
1,619 |
| Belfast |
22,619 |
7,456 |
30,075 |
| Carrickfergus |
1,465 |
737 |
2,202 |
| Castlereagh |
1,892 |
957 |
2,849 |
| Coleraine |
2,714 |
985 |
3,699 |
| Cookstown |
1,835 |
751 |
2,586 |
| Craigavon |
4,135 |
1,700 |
5,835 |
| Derry |
7,886 |
1,981 |
9,867 |
| Down |
1,967 |
947 |
2,914 |
| Dungannon |
2,715 |
1,055 |
3,770 |
| Fermanagh |
3,126 |
1,040 |
4,166 |
| Larne |
1,567 |
699 |
2,266 |
| Limavady |
1,933 |
546 |
2,479 |
| Lisburn |
3,795 |
1,818 |
5,613 |
| Maghfrafelt |
1,951 |
764 |
2,715 |
| Moyle |
1,036 |
300 |
1,336 |
| Newry & Mourne |
5,324 |
1,965 |
7,289 |
| Newtownabbey |
3,443 |
1,605 |
5,048 |
| North Down |
1,768 |
1,162 |
2,930 |
| Omagh |
2,336 |
883 |
3,219 |
| Strabane |
3,156 |
717 |
3,873 |
| NI Totals |
87,949 |
32,973 |
120,922 |
| * The figures are based on district council boundaries as established by the Local Government (Boundaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 1972. |
| Numbers of unemployed claimants by parliamentary constituency in Northern Ireland at 9 May 1985 |
| Parliamentary constituency |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| Belfast East |
3,157 |
1,321 |
4,478 |
| Belfast North |
6,409 |
2,129 |
8,538 |
| Belfast South |
3,781 |
1,643 |
5,424 |
| Belfast West |
9,649 |
2,515 |
12,164 |
| East Antrim |
4,756 |
2,093 |
6,849 |
| East Londonderry |
6,210 |
2,132 |
8,342 |
139W
| Parliamentary constituency |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| Fermanagh & South Tyrone |
5,841 |
2,095 |
7,936 |
| Foyle |
9,542 |
2,360 |
11,902 |
| Lagan Valley |
3,911 |
1,875 |
5,786 |
| Mid-Ulster |
6,059 |
2,135 |
8,194 |
| Newry & Armagh |
6,104 |
2,294 |
8,398 |
| North Antrim |
4,368 |
1,563 |
5,931 |
| North Down |
2,612 |
1,490 |
4,102 |
| South Antrim |
4,162 |
1,847 |
6,009 |
| South Down |
4,093 |
1,943 |
6,036 |
| Strangford |
2,550 |
1,499 |
4,049 |
| Upper Bann |
4,745 |
2,039 |
6,784 |
| NI Totals |
87,949 |
32,973 |
120,922 |