... it would be interesting to find out what actual differences and similarities there are between the two. A county council is a council that governs a county e.g. Lincolnshire County Council. County councils are responsible for more strategic services in a region, with smaller urban district councils and rural district councils responsible for other activities. A city council, however, is the most common style of legislative government in a city or town. The council generally functions as a parliamentary style legislative body, proposing bills, holding votes on what to do with the services and passing laws to help govern the city. The city's councils consist of several elected councillors and often a mayor (not always a mayor). Birmingham's city council does indeed have a mayor to govern the city. A city council deals with more densely populated area as a whole. For example, in terms of the health service, a city ...

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