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.
2012–13 Welsh Women's Cup for the first round is regionalised between North and South Wales . Bye to second round: Cardiff City Ladies, Cardiff Met. Ladies, Swansea City and Port Talbot Town North: South Round was played on 21 and 28 October 2012. The match between Caernarfon Town and Llanidloes has been switched to a home tie at Llanidloes after it was postponed to 4 November due to bad weather. Round to be played Sunday 18 November 2012 Round to be played on 17 February 2013. Both teams played last year's final, which Cardiff City won in a penalty shoot-out. City again won the