Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Upper Bann
Also known as: Bann Uchaf (etholaeth seneddol y DU), An Bhanna Uachtarach (Toghcheantar na Ríochta Aontaithe)
Upper Bann in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
HENRY CLARK — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Upper Bann is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Upper Bann is a parliamentary constituency in Northern Ireland, which is represented in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Carla Lockhart of the Democratic Unionist Party.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The constituency has a unionist majority, with the combined votes for nationalist parties reaching around 35% in elections. The Ulster Unionist Party has traditionally been dominant though it has been supplanted by the Democratic Unionist Party in recent years. The constituency contains Portadown and Drumcree, key locations for the Orange Order and elections to both local councils and the Northern Ireland Assembly have seen independent candidates standing on issues related to Orange Order parades performing well. In 1990 the sitting MP, Harold McCusker, died and the subsequent by-election was notable as for the first time since the early 1970s two UK-wide political parties stood in a…
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- Coordinates
- 54.4217, -6.3961
- Postcode
- BT63 5YE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Upper Bann
- Established
- 1983
- Official site
- web.archive.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q751737 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Upper Bann (UK Parliament constituency) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Upper Bann?
- Upper Bann is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT63 5YE).
- When was Upper Bann built?
- Built or established in 1983.
- Is Upper Bann free to visit?
- Yes, Upper Bann is free to enter.
- How do I get to Upper Bann?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT63 5YE. It sits within the Upper Bann parliamentary constituency.