0_Apprentice
City council are like local government
1_Wizard
city council, town council, town board, or board of aldermen is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality, or local government area.
0_Apprentice
That is true
1_Wizard
is generally only those local government areas which have been specifically granted city status 
0_Apprentice
Really?
1_Wizard
some significant urban areas can be under the jurisdiction of otherwise rural local governments.
0_Apprentice
OK
1_Wizard
 spelling variations include "okay", "O.K.
0_Apprentice
Who elects the city council members?
1_Wizard
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