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In the United States, a ward is an optional division of a city or town for administrative and representative purposes, especially for purposes of an election. [1] Depending upon the state and local laws , the term ward can mean any of:
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).
The number of voting seats within the House of Representatives is currently set at 435, with each one representing an average of 761,169 people following the 2020 United States census. [1] The number of voting seats has applied since 1913, excluding a temporary increase to 437 after the admissions of Alaska and Hawaii .
In 2007, for administrative purposes, the city of Bangalore was divided into nine zones, which were further subdivided into a total of 198 wards administered by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). [1] After delimitation in 2023, BBMP increased the number of wards to 225. [2]
The eight wards each elect a member to the Council of the District of Columbia and are redistricted every ten years. As the nation's capital Washington, D.C.'s local neighborhood history and culture is often presented as distinct from that of the national government.
Each ward/division has an average electorate of about 5,500 people, but ward population counts can vary substantially. [1] As of 2021 there are 8,694 electoral wards/divisions in the UK. An average area of wards or electoral divisions in the United Kingdom is 28.109 km 2 (10.853 sq mi).
15 Zones of the Chennai Corporation after expansion The city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India, is managed by the Corporation of Chennai. Established as Madras Corporation in 1688, it is the oldest municipal body in India. It is headed by a mayor, who presides over 200 councillors each of whom represents a ward. The current mayor of Chennai was elected on 4 March 2022. Prior to its expansion in ...
Each zone is further divided into circles, thirty in total. The circles are subdivided into 150 wards, each with around 36,000 people in 2007; [3] which later increased to 40,000 - 50,000 people in 2020. [4] The GHMC is planning to increase the number of wards to 200. [5]