As of December 2005, there are 15 Councils which have been incorporated in the bauxite/alumina parishes of Manchester, St. Catherine, St. Elizabeth, St. Ann and Clarendon. Each council is associated with a particular area of mining operations:
- Mocho Joint Community Council
- Mitchell Town Community Council
- Jamalco Refinery Community Council
- South Manchester Community Council
- Mt. Oliphant/Victoria Town Councill
- Jamalco Railway Community Council
- Nain Joint Bauxite Council
- Manchester Plateau Community Council
- Harmons Valley Community Council
- Kirkvine Joint Community Council
- Port Esquivel Joint Community Council
- Ewarton Joint Community Council
- Schwallenburgh Joint Community Council
- Noranda Water ValleyCouncil
- Noranda Discovery Bay Community Council