REORGANISATION

Reorganisation will deter potential councillors, report warns

Local government unitary reorganisation will slash the number of councillors and deter many from standing for election, a report for the District Councils’ Network (DCN) has warned.

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By Dan Peters | 24 July 2020

Local government unitary reorganisation will slash the number of councillors and deter many from standing for election, a report for the District Councils' Network (DCN) has warned.

The report said England already had ‘far too few' councillors.

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