In Singapore, a Town Council (TC) are entities formed by at least one elected Member of Parliament (MP) and residents and are responsible for the day-to-day operations in managing the common property of Housing and Development Board (HDB) residential flats and commercial property within the town. Town Councils' sizes and structure can be changed via political electoral changes. It is considered a very limited form of local government that are strictly limited to estate management, and where their members have no separation of powers from the national government. As of November 2020, there are 17 town councils operating in Singapore.