CREATE TABLE "group_membership" (
  "city" text,
  "county" text,
  "region" text,
  "local_authority" text,
  "type" text,
  "population" real,
  "urban_area" real,
  "metropolitan_area" real
);

Question: The city of Birmingham is what type of location?
SQL: SELECT "type" FROM "group_membership" WHERE "city"='Birmingham';

Question: Leeds City Council is the local authority for what type of location?
SQL: SELECT "type" FROM "group_membership" WHERE "local_authority"='Leeds City Council';

Question: Tyne and Wear County has what total membership for their metropolitan area?
SQL: SELECT "metropolitan_area" FROM "group_membership" WHERE "county"='Tyne and Wear';

Question: What is the total membership for the metropolitan area in the city of Manchester?
SQL: SELECT MAX("metropolitan_area") FROM "group_membership" WHERE "city"='Manchester';