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Each local authority, with the exception of parish and community meetings, has a governing body consisting of a council elected by the local electorate. Councils are in law bodies corporate, which means that they have a continuing legal existence irrespective of changes in their membership and that they may sue and be sued. They elect from among their members a chairman and vice-chairman, who in boroughs are the mayor and the deputy mayor.
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Richards, S.G. (1984). Local Government II — Management. In: Introduction to British Government. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07414-3_14
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