Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the estimated population of Ballygowan; and what the population of Ballygowan was 10 years ago.
§ Sir Patrick MayhewPrior to 1991, the official mid-year estimates of population were not produced to ward level. However, the 1991 census records the population of the ward of Ballygowan as 4,027. Allowing for boundary changes, the comparable 1981 census figure is estimated at 2,949.