City status in the United Kingdom council areas and have their own city councils. The cities of Perth, Stirling and Inverness are part of council areas which do not have city status, and have no city councils. Stirling Council's application for city status was specifically for the urban area of the (now former) Royal Burgh of Stirling and included proposed city boundaries which are much smaller than Stirling council area. Cardiff, Newport and Swansea are principal areas and have city councils. The city councils of Bangor, St Asaph and St Davids are community councils with limited powers. Belfast City Council is a local government district council.
City status in the United Kingdom that it is the largest town in England. The government-published "Key Statistics for Built-Up Areas 2011" show that the following are the largest urban areas in the United Kingdom not having a city as a component. The name shown is the largest town in the area: See List of urban areas in the United Kingdom for further examples. The largest local authorities to have applied for city status in the recent competitions are: Since being the seat of an Anglican diocese is no longer sufficient or necessary to gain city status, some cathedral towns exist: The 1911 "Encyclopædia Britannica" refers