City status in the United Kingdom This policy, which was not at the time made public, had the effect of stemming the number of city creations. The 1907 policy contained three criteria: However, well into the 20th century it was often assumed that the presence of a cathedral was sufficient to elevate a town to city status, and that for cathedral cities the city charters were recognising its city status rather than granting it. On this basis, the 1911 "Encyclopædia Britannica" said that Southwell and St Asaph were cities. The policy laid down by Edward VII was continued by his successor, George V, who ascended the
City of Melton the City of Werribee, growing to its present size. Since the early 1970s the Shire has undergone tremendous population growth and , Melton was one of Victoria's fastest growing local government areas along with neighbouring Wyndham. After several years of community consultation to defer applying for city status until it had reached 150,000, the council nevertheless reversed the decision and city status was granted in September, 2012. The first elected Mayor under the 'City" status was Kathy Majdlik. The City's area is divided into three wards, two of which elects three councillors, the other one electing two councillors. The councillors