District Council

District council may refer to:

  • A Town council, a unit of local government in many jurisdictions
  • A branch of the Local government in the United Kingdom:
    • Supervising one of the Districts of England:
      • A Metropolitan borough
      • A Non-metropolitan district
      • A Unitary authority
    • Supervising one of the Principal Areas of Wales
    • Supervising one of the Subdivisions of Scotland
    • Supervising one of the Districts of Northern Ireland
  • One of the District Councils of Hong Kong
  • One of the Districts of New Zealand
  • Council of the District of Columbia, local government of Washington, D.C.
  • A Labour council at a district level

Famous quotes containing the words district and/or council:

    “Most works of art, like most wines, ought to be consumed in the district of their fabrication.”
    —Rebecca West (1892–1983)

    “Parental attitudes have greater correlation with pupil achievement than material home circumstances or variations in school and classroom organization, instructional materials, and particular teaching practices.”
    —Children and Their Primary Schools, vol. 1, ch. 3, Central Advisory Council for Education, London (1967)