Local congregations have far-reaching powers concerning " controversial " matters ( such as whether or not women are admitted as members of the congregation's consistory or admittance to holy communion ).

Local congregations are governed by Sessions made up of representatives of the congregation, a conciliar approach which is found at other levels of decision-making ( Presbytery, Synod and General Assembly ).

The United Church was founded in 1925 as a merger of four Protestant denominations: the Methodist Church of Canada, the Congregational Union of Ontario and Quebec, two-thirds of the congregations of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, and the Association of Local Union Churches.

Local congregations are grouped administratively into geographical Districts.

While individual congregations are supposed to hold guidance from the general synod " in the highest regard ", the UCC's constitution requires that the " autonomy of the Local Church is inherent and modifiable only by its own action ".

Local congregations may also choose to hold monthly or weekly meetings for women with similar needs and interests.

Local congregations are " integral parts " of the General Assembly of the Church of God, House of Prayer, and are subject to the General Assembly and its officials.

Local congregations should be independent and autonomous, but not isolated from other Baptist congregations.

Local congregations are independent and autonomous, but the AMEC believes this does not "… imply autonomy from the Authority of Scripture and its clear teachings …"

Local congregations in the fellowship have no financial obligations to the fellowship, and the fellowship exercises no control over them.

Local ADF congregations are known as " groves " ( like groves of trees ), and while group rituals are often regarded as more powerful than rituals performed individually, ADF also has many solitary members ; some by choice, and some because there are no groves within easy traveling distance.

Local notables, such as Lady Gregory in Galway, Lady Esmonde in County Wexford, and Mary Spring Rice in County Limerick, founded and led branches in their communities.

More recently Sainsbury's opened smaller ' Local ' branches on High Road and on Streatham Hill, near the site of the Streatham's first Sainsbury's store ( opened in 1895 ).

The residents of Hanging Rock are served by the Rock Hill Local School District and the Briggs Lawrence County Public Library in Ironton, with branches in South Point, Chesapeake, Proctorville and Willow Wood.

Local branches may also, after a majority vote of members, impose an additional ' Local Levy ' as long as the levy does not exceed one sixth of the subscription payable.

Local Governments have their own executive and legislative branches and the checks and balances between these two major branches, along with their separation, are more pronounced than that of the national government.

The Party structures are the General, Executive and Administrative Councils, the Parliamentary Group, the District Fora and Sectional Committees, the College of Local Councillors and a number of Party branches.

Local Goodwill branches train and employ contract workers to fill outsourced needs for document management, assembly, mailing, custodial work, grounds keeping and more.

Local campaigns have resulted in the rejection of proposals for the opening of branches of the Argos retail and in 2010 the Wetherspoon's pub chains.

It is also used in some branches of the administration such as the Catalonian Local Police, ( Mossos de Escuadra in Spanish ) or in some Autonomous Communities ( Comunidades Autónomas ).

Local branches pursue a wide variety of projects on a volunteer basis, from publishing newsletters with local content for parents, to running major fundraising events such as sponsored toddles and charity balls.

The IET refers to its region-specific branches as " Local Networks ".

Local branches, many under the patronage of lieutenant governors, complement these areas of focus by acting as a grassroots rallying point for members.

Local branches were organised into districts, whose administration had a large measure of autonomy.

This branch became chartered as IBEW Local 213 and branches were soon formed among telephone workers in New Westminster and Victoria.

Local branches throughout Slovakia were primarily engaged in public education and cultural activities.

Local branches were dissolved, its research sections, journals and publishing activities gradually were transferred to other institutions or abolished.

Local council elections for Gower were held on 3 May 2012, along with wards in 21 / 22 local authorities in Wales.

Following the Local Government Act 1894, the Todmorden Local Board became an Urban District Council, comprising the wards of Todmorden, Walsden, Langfield and Stansfield.

Lanarkshire was historically divided between two administrative areas then, in the mid-18th century, was divided again into three wards: the upper, middle and lower wards with their administrative centres at Lanark, Hamilton and Glasgow respectively and remained this way until the Local Government ( Scotland ) Act 1889.

The special wards ' structure was established under the Japanese Local Autonomy Law and is unique to Tokyo.

35 wards of the former city were integrated into 22 on March 15, 1947 just before the legal definition of special wards was given by the Local Autonomy Law, enforced on May 3 the same year.

Although the two largest wards of Tokyo: Setagaya and Nerima, are populous enough to become designated cities, they are not considered to be " cities " within the meaning of the Local Autonomy Law and therefore cannot be designated.

* 1947: Chūō Ward is founded on March 15 under the new Local Autonomy Law, merging the former Nihonbashi and Kyobashi wards.

Following a recommendation by the Local Government Advisory Board in 1978, an Order in Council ( 27 February 1979, effective from 19 May 1979 ) reduced this to eight wards.

Note that the current council moved into " caretaker mode " on Tuesday 25 September 2012 and following the 2012 Victorian Local Government Elections on Saturday 27 October 2012, the Geelong Council will comprise thirteen ( 13 ) councillors ; consisting of one directly elected Mayor and twelve councillors, each elected to represent one of the twelve existing wards.

New wards were created for elections in May 2007, under the Local Governance ( Scotland ) Act 2004.

* Local Government wards were given a two-letter code within their local authority.

The district was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 from part of the administrative county of Monmouthshire, namely the urban districts of Abercarn, Mynyddislwyn and Risca, and the Bedwellty urban district less the wards of Aberbargoed, Cwmsyfiog, New Tredegar and Phillipstown.

In 2006, the Commission completed its Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements, as required by the Local Governance ( Scotland ) Act 2004, producing new wards for use in single transferable vote elections which each return 3 or 4 councillors.

Local electoral districts are sometimes called wards, a term which also designates administrative subdivisions of a municipality.

Milnrow Local Board of Health was a regulatory body responsible for standards of hygiene and sanitation in the wards of Belfield, Haugh and Milnrow.

* Bow West and Bow East wards are within the Borough's Local Area Partnership 5.

These wards were replaced with new wards in 2007, as a result of the Local Governance ( Scotland ) Act 2004.

Local and metropolitan municipalities are subdivided into electoral wards.

These wards are due to be replaced with new wards in 2007, as a result of the Local Governance ( Scotland ) Act 2004.