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The Swanstone General Council, commonly referred to as the General Council or simply as the Council within Swanstone, is the unicameral legislature of the. The General Council has a unique combination of the characteristics of both state and local legislatures. It is also the only legislature in Cygnia that does not follow the conventions and procedures of the.

Each of Swanstone's 100 returns one Councillor to the General Council, which is presided by the. Each Councillor serves for a period of four years; the terms of half the Council is staggered so that half of the seats on the Council are contested at the biennial council elections.

The General Council was established in 1929 following Swanstone's achievement of self-governance. Following this event, all affairs pertaining to Swanstone that were previously the responsibility of the Peelian state government were transferred to Swanstone's local government. A subsequent reform of the city's political system in the form of the Swanstone Articles of Governance transformed the Swanstone City Council into today's General Council.

The current General Council, the 43rd, was convened following the council election on, after which the maintained its majority in the Council. The next election is scheduled to take place on.