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Local government accused of being a 'One Party State'

Nearly 20 million people live in the local government equivalent of 'One Party States', according to the Electoral Reform Society.

By Laura Sharman | 18 April 2013

Nearly 20 million people live in the local government equivalent of 'One Party States', according to the Electoral Reform Society.

The Society said that over one in three people live in authorities without a viable opposition, which fails the basic test of democracy. In England and Wales, 104 authorities now have a single party holding in excess of 75% of council seats.

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