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  2. Political make-up of local councils in the United Kingdom

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    The table below shows who has political control of each of the 21 non-metropolitan county councils (NMC), the 62 unitary authorities (UA), the 36 metropolitan districts (MD), the 32 London boroughs (LB) as well as the 2 sui generis entities: the City of London (CL) and the Isles of Scilly (IS). In total, 153 local government councils.

  3. Executive arrangements - Wikipedia

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    In councils which use the leader and cabinet model (the most commonly used model), the elected councillors choose one of their number to be the Leader of the Council, and that person provides political leadership and can make executive decisions. Where the committee system is used, executive power is exercised through various committees rather ...

  4. Council - Wikipedia

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    Greater London Authority Chamber. A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. [1] A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or national level are not considered councils.

  5. Chicago City Council - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago in Illinois. It consists of 50 alderpersons elected from 50 wards to serve four-year terms. [ 1 ] The council is called into session regularly, usually monthly, to consider ordinances, orders, and resolutions whose subject matter includes code changes ...

  6. Local government in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The city council can be elected either at-large or from single-member districts (Houston uses a two-layer single-member district structure), or a mixture of the two. Ballots are on a nonpartisan basis (though, generally, the political affiliation of the candidates is commonly known).

  7. Greater Manchester Combined Authority - Wikipedia

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    The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is a combined authority for Greater Manchester, England.It was established on 1 April 2011 and consists of 11 members: 10 indirectly elected members, each a directly elected councillor from one of the ten metropolitan boroughs that comprise Greater Manchester, together with the directly elected Mayor of Greater Manchester.

  8. New York City Council - Wikipedia

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    The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of New York City in the United States. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs.. The council serves as a check against the mayor in a mayor-council government model, the performance of city agencies' land use decisions, and legislating on a variety of other issues.

  9. Political make-up of London borough councils - Wikipedia

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    Political make-up of local councils in the United Kingdom#England: London borough councils; Retrieved from "https: ...