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Welsh councillors need to be more diverse

Welsh local government minister Lesley Griffiths has said councillors in Wales need to be more diverse to reflect their communities.

Councillors in Wales need to be more diverse to reflect their communities, Welsh local government minister Lesley Griffiths said today.

According to a survey of elected members and candidates in the 2012 elections, there has been an increase in women councillors. However, 99.4% of councillors were white.

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