Political subdivision

• Local council (Israel)
  Local council (Israel)
  Local councils are one of the three types of local government found in Israel, with the other two being cities and regional councils. As of 2003, there were 144 local councils in Israel, these being settlements which pass a minimum threshold enough to justify their operations as independent...
  
  
• Local councils of Malta
  Local councils of Malta
  Since 1993, Malta has been subdivided into 68 local councils or localities . These form the most basic form of local government and there are no intermediate levels between it and the national level...
  
  
• An elected authority in the local government in the United Kingdom
  Local government in the United Kingdom
  The pattern of local government in England is complex, with the distribution of functions varying according to the local arrangements. Legislation concerning local government in England is decided by the Parliament and Government of the United Kingdom, because England does not have a devolved...
  
  
• An elected authority in the local government in Australia
  Local government in Australia
  Local government in Australia is the third tier of government, administered by the states and territories which in turn are beneath the Commonwealth or federal tier. Unlike New Zealand, the US or the UK, there is only one level of local government in all states, with no distinction such as...
  
  
• Local Council
  Local Council
  A Local Council is a form of local elected government within the districts of Uganda. They were initially established as rebel support structures in the areas controlled by the National Resistance Army of Yoweri Museveni. At this time, they were known as Resistance Councils and proved...
  
  , a form of local elected government within the districts of Uganda
• Local municipality (South Africa)
  Local municipality (South Africa)
  In South Africa, a local municipality or Category B municipality is a type of municipality that serves as the third, and most local, tier of local government...
  
  

Other

• Boy Scouts of America Local Councils
• Local School Councils
  Local School Councils
  Every Chicago public school has a Local School Council which consists of parents, community members, teachers, and the principal of the school. All members of the council are elected and conduct monthly meetings which the public can attend....
  
  , a council in every public school in Chicago, USA
• In the Eastern Orthodox Church, a local council is a historical synod
  Synod
  A synod historically is a council of a church, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. In modern usage, the word often refers to the governing body of a particular church, whether its members are meeting or not...
  
  (council of bishop)