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{{shortShort description|Subdivision of a local government unit, used for electoral purposes}}
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A '''ward''' is a [[local government|local authority]] area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after [[neighbourhood]]s, [[thoroughfare]]s, [[parish]]es, [[landmark]]s, 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==
[[File:Castle Street Cork ward signs.png|thumb|Centre (No. 5) and West (No. 6) wards in [[Cork (city)|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 situ 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.<ref>''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</ref> The word was much later applied to divisions of other cities and towns in [[England and Wales]] and [[Ireland]].▼
 
▲The word “ward”"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”"wardmotes" have taken place since the 12th century.<ref>''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</ref> 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 [[historic counties of England|county]], very similar to a [[hundred (country subdivision)|hundred]] in other parts of England.
 
==Present day==
In [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[New Zealand]], [[SriSouth LankaAfrica]], [[SouthSri AfricaLanka]], 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 [[electoral precinct|precinct]]s for [[Polling place|polling]] purposes. In Wisconsin, a 'ward' is what in most other states would be a [[Electoral precinct|precinct]]<ref>{{citation|pages=25|title=Redistricting in Wisconsin 2020: The LRB Guidebook|publisher= Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau| date=2020|last1=Gallagher|first1=Michael|last2=Kreye|first2=Joseph|last3=Duros|first3=Staci|url=https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/wisconsin_elections_project/redistricting_wisconsin_2020_1_2.pdf}}</ref>
 
In some cities of [[India]], such as [[Mumbai]] and [[Delhi]], a [[Administrative divisions of Mumbai|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 panchayat|Gram Panchayats]] in India is also known as a ward.<ref>[http://www.mcdonline.gov.in/mcd/zones.html Zones] [[Municipal Corporation of Delhi]]</ref><ref>[http://www.mcdonline.gov.in/mcddir/zonewisecounsellorslist.php?zoneid_f=12&start=10 Elected Members: Rohini Zone (Ward-wise)] at [[Municipal Corporation of Delhi]]</ref>
In [[Bangladesh]] wards are subdivisions of a city or town which administrates under [[List of City Corporations of Bangladesh|City Corporations]] and [[List of Municipal Corporations of Bangladesh|municipalities]] (''pourashova'')
 
In East Africa, the word ward used in English is translated into Swahili/Kiswahili as Kata.
 
In the case of a municipal [[Amalgamation (politics)|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.
 
==Ireland==
In the [[Republic of Ireland]], urban divisions were called ''Wardswards'' and rural ones [[Districtwere Electoralcalled Division]]s;''district butelectoral thedivisions''. WardsBoth were renamed as ''District[[electoral Electoraldivision Divisions(Ireland)|electoral divisions]]'' in 19941996.<ref>[http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/{{cite Irish legislation|year=1994/en/act/pub/0008/sec0063.html |number=8|section=63|name=Local Government Act, 1994|stitle=Electoral §63]divisions}}</ref> The electoral districts for [[local government in the Republic of Ireland|Irish local authorities]] are often[[local popularlyelectoral called "wards"area]]s.<ref>{{cite TheseIrish consistlegislation|year=1994|number=8|section=24|name=Local ofGovernment multipleAct 1994|stitle=Local electoral divisions,areas}}</ref> andThese are officiallygenerally calleddefined "localas combinations of electoral divisions, and in urban areas".<ref>[http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1994/en/act/pub/0008/sec0024.html Localwere Governmentformally Act,described 1994as combination §24]</ref>of wards.
 
==Similar concepts in other languages==
In [[Japan]], a ''ku'' (or 区 in [[Japanese language|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 ''{{lang|vi|phường''}} is an administrative subunit of an inner city district, or ''{{lang|vi|quận''}}.
[[Wards and electoral divisions of Nepal]] are political divisions which are grouped into [[Gaunpalika]] ([[Rural council]]) and [[Municipalities of Nepal|Municipality]]. A rural municipality or municipality has minimum of five and maximum of 33 divisions.
 
==See also==
* [[Undivided council]]
* Wards of Canada
** [[Wards of the City of Ottawa]]
** [[Lake_CountryLake Country#Wards|Wards of Lake Country municipality]]
* [[Wards of Japan]]
* [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom]]
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* [[Ward (United States)]]
** For more controversial/negative practices often associated with ''ward politics'', also see [[political machine#In the United States|political machine]].
** [[Wards of New York City]]
** [[Wards of New Orleans]]
** [[Wards of Houston]]
* [[Wards of Zimbabwe]]
 
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