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ward electoral subdivision wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 origins 2 present day 3 asia 4 ireland 5 similar concepts in other languages 6 see also 7 references toggle the table of contents ward electoral subdivision 22 languages afrikaans भोजपुरी cymraeg dansk deutsch فارسی hausa हिन्दी italiano 한국어 मैथिली नेपाली nederlands norsk bokmål پنجابی português simple english svenska kiswahili اردو tiếng việt 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia subdivision of a local government unit used for electoral purposes this article needs more citations please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed find sources ward electoral subdivision news newspapers books scholar jstor december 2017 learn how and when to remove this message a ward is a local authority area typically used for electoral purposes in some countries wards are usually named after neighbourhoods thoroughfares parishes landmarks geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to the area e g william morris ward in the london borough of waltham forest england it is common in the united states for wards to simply be numbered origins edit centre no 5 and west no 6 wards in cork ireland were defined in 1853 and last used for elections in 1914 the boundary ran down the middle of castle street where nameplates remained in site in 2022 the word ward for an electoral subdivision appears to have originated in the wards of the city of london where gatherings for each ward known as wardmotes have taken place since the 12th century 1 the word was much later applied to divisions of other cities and towns in england and wales and ireland in parts of northern england a ward was an administrative subdivision of a county very similar to a hundred in other parts of england present day edit in australia canada new zealand south africa sri lanka the united kingdom and the united states wards are an electoral district within a district or municipality used in local government elections in the united states wards are usually subdivided into precincts for polling purposes it remains the nomenclature in wisconsin for what is now known as an electoral precinct elsewhere in the united states 2 in east africa the word ward used in english is translated into swahili kiswahili as kata in the case of a municipal amalgamation the former cities and towns that make up the new metropolis may be referred to as wards in monaco wards are informal divisions of the country grouped into quartiers asia edit in some cities of india such as mumbai and delhi a ward is an administrative unit of the city region a city area is divided into zones which in turn contain numerous wards the smallest administrative unit of gram panchayats in india is also known as a ward 3 4 in bangladesh wards are subdivisions of a city or town which administrates under city corporations and municipalities pourashova ireland edit boundary marker in dublin of the north city ward in the republic of ireland urban divisions were called wards irish bardaí and rural ones were called district electoral divisions both were renamed as electoral divisions in 1996 5 the electoral districts for irish local authorities are local electoral areas 6 these are generally defined as combinations of electoral divisions and in urban areas were formally described as combination of wards following the vote for the dublin city uk parliament constituency candidate in the 1865 united kingdom general election the results were published in a book broken down by ward and district in the city 7 similar concepts in other languages edit in japan a ku or 区 in japanese writing is an administrative unit of one of the larger cities closely equivalent to the divisions or wards of a london borough or a new york borough in vietnam a phường is an administrative subunit of an inner city district or quận wards and electoral divisions of nepal are political divisions which are grouped into gaunpalika rural municipality a rural municipality or municipality has minimum of five and maximum of 33 divisions in italy further traditional subdivisions of municipalities are called rioni meaning region quartieri meaning quarter borghi meaning borough or contrade meaning country all without a peculiar definition and without a juridical value see also edit undivided council wards of canada wards of the city of ottawa wards of lake country municipality wards of japan wards and electoral divisions of the united kingdom wards of the city of london wards of tanzania ward united states for more controversial negative practices often associated with ward politics also see political machine wards of new york city wards of new orleans wards of houston wards of zimbabwe references edit city of london statement as to the origin position powers duties and finance of the corporation of london great britain royal commission on london government october 1893 p 6 gallagher michael kreye joseph duros staci 2020 redistricting in wisconsin 2020 the lrb guidebook pdf wisconsin legislative reference bureau p 25 zones archived 2009 01 09 at the wayback machine municipal corporation of delhi elected members rohini zone ward wise deprecated link archived 2012 08 04 at archive today at municipal corporation of delhi local government act 1994 s 63 electoral divisions no 8 of 1994 s 63 act of the oireachtas retrieved from irish statute book local government act 1994 s 24 local electoral areas no 8 of 1994 s 24 act of the oireachtas retrieved from irish statute book city of dublin election july 15th 1865 list of electors for the year 1865 distinguishing the names of those who exercised their franchise at the above election and showing for whom they voted dublin j atkinson printer 72 grafton street 1865 v t e designations for types of administrative division english terms common english terms area insular area local government area special area unincorporated area unorganized area borough county borough metropolitan borough canton half canton capital federal capital imperial capital city autonomous city charter city independent city incorporated city imperial city free imperial city royal free city community autonomous community residential community county administrative county autonomous county consolidated city county county seat county town metropolitan county non metropolitan county regional county municipality viscounty country overseas country department overseas department district capital district city district congressional district electoral district federal district indian government district land district local government district metropolitan district non metropolitan district military district municipal district police district regional district rural district sanitary district service district educational service district local service district school district intermediate school district special district in the us urban district division census division police division subdivision of india indian reserve reservation indian reservation united states indian reserve canada municipality city municipality county municipality direct controlled municipality district municipality neutral municipality regional municipality resort municipality mountain resort municipality rural municipality specialized municipality prefecture autonomous prefecture subprefecture super prefecture praetorian prefecture province autonomous province overseas province roman province region administrative region special administrative region autonomous region capital region national capital region mesoregion microregion overseas region subregion state quasi state city state federal state free state sovereign state territory capital territory federal capital territory national capital territory dependent territory federal territory incorporated territory organized incorporated territory overseas territory union territory town census town market town township charter township civil township paper township survey township urban township unit regional unit zone economic zone exclusive economic zone free economic zone special economic zone exclusion zone military exclusion zone free speech zone neutral zone self administered zone trade zone free trade zone other english terms current alpine resort bailiwick banner autonomous block cadastre circle circuit colony commune condominium constituency duchy district eldership emirate enclave and exclave federal dependency governorate hamlet manor royal muftiate neighbourhood parish precinct principality protectorate quarter regency autonomous republic riding sector autonomous shire sultanate suzerainty townland village summer ward historical agency barony burgh exarchate hide hundred imperial circle march monthon presidency residency roman diocese seat tenth tithing viceroyalty non english terms or loanwords current amt apskritis bakhsh barangay bashki bezirk regierungsbezirk comarca comune frazione freguesia fu gemeinde austria germany south tyrol switzerland gemeente gmina hromada județ kampong kommun kunta finland sweden län sweden landskap finland località maakunta megye muban mukim njësi administrative obec oblast autonomous okrug ostān poblacion purok qark raion savivaldybė selsoviet sitio seniūnija shahrestān sum china sýsla tehsil townlet vingtaine historical commote gau heerlijkheid komunë dominion köping korale län lääni landskap sweden landskommun maalaiskunta nome egypt greece pagus pargana plasă rreth satrapy socken subah syssel zhou used by ten or more countries or having derived terms historical derivations in italics see also autonomous administration census division electoral district list of administrative divisions by country greek administrative divisions slavic administrative divisions retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ward_ electoral_subdivision oldid 1330276619 categories wards types of administrative division hidden categories articles with short description short description matches wikidata articles needing additional references from december 2017 all articles needing additional references webarchive template wayback links webarchive template archiveis links articles containing irish language text articles 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