City council are like local government
city council, town council, town board, or board of aldermen is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality, or local government area.
That is true
is generally only those local government areas which have been specifically granted city status 
Really?
some significant urban areas can be under the jurisdiction of otherwise rural local governments.
OK
 spelling variations include "okay", "O.K.
Who elects the city council members?
In 2001 Local Government Act restyled the five county boroughs of Dublin, Cork, Galway, Waterford, and Limerick as city councils, with the same status in law