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Originally Posted by M II A II R II K
So the other British Townships and Cities just have city councils that aren't elected then? Where they currently operate independently of the other city councils within the same county..
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No. All local councils are popularly elected, but there aren't really any directly elected executives. The set-up of local councils basically mirror how parliament is set up. What this article is talking about is introducing the seperation of the legislative from the executive (i.e. spinning of the executive into a directly-elected strong mayor type of local government), like it has been done in Greater London. Quite a few local governments that have been granted city status over the centuries have appointed Lord Mayors, but those are largely symbolic offices.