21. It is expected to apply primarily to England's largest city-regions ( the Core Cities Group ). 22. Is a core city since April 1, 2000. 23. But the core cities , the Democrats almost always carry them _ national Democrats or state Democrats, 24. Forming part of the English Core Cities Group, and often described as the " Manchester City. 25. Most large cities in Japan are core cities . 26. The LAPD now costs $ 1.1 billion, 49 percent of every dollar spent on core city services. 27. On October 1, 2002, Aomori was proclaimed a core city with increased autonomy from the central government. 28. This is despite KMriyama and Iwaki, both cities in Fukushima Prefecture having already been designated core cities . 29. In 1997, the city received core city designation, giving it increased autonomy from national and prefectural governments. 30. In �schingen, Belsen and at the edges of the core city and B�stenhardt incurred large residential areas.