The contested councils mark the end of unity represented by the first seven Ecumenical Councils. The Privy Council is one of the four principal councils of the sovereign. He shall preside over the higher national defence councils and committees. Residents of districts elect members of councils. The departments are further divided into communes, governed by municipal councils. These joint bodies are administered by representatives of all five of the constituent councils. These schools have greater autonomy than schools run by the local councils. There are also gerrymandering concerns in the constituencies of district councils. Similar decisions were taken in many of Swedish municipal councils. The districts are subdivided into 80 constituencies, which consist of 129 local community councils. The municipality is subdivided into 17 districts represented by district councils. The relation between the councils and patriarchal authority was complex. The NF obtained a small number of representatives on parish councils and community councils. Warwickshire is divided into five districts each with their own district councils. Each administrative tier had its own elected councils or durbars.