Who determines a clear government purpose if not elected representatives?

Northern Ireland is divided into 26 districts for local government purposes.

For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 council areas, with wide variation in both size and population.

It is no longer used for local government purposes in Ireland.

The county is no longer used as an administrative division for local government purposes, but retains a strong identity in popular culture.

The parishes, for local government purposes, were abolished in 1929.

It is also divided into forty six municipalities for local government purposes.

It forms part of Oughton ward for local government purposes.

These were not necessarily identical to the boundaries used for local government purposes.

For local government purposes, it is also a ward.