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| Proposal for 11 new NI councils | Proposal for 11 new NI councils |
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| The Northern Ireland Executive has agreed on a compromise proposal to create 11 new councils. | The Northern Ireland Executive has agreed on a compromise proposal to create 11 new councils. |
| The plan brought by the environment minister Arlene Foster was put to a vote. | The plan brought by the environment minister Arlene Foster was put to a vote. |
| The two Ulster Unionist ministers opposed the proposal which was passed by seven votes to two. | The two Ulster Unionist ministers opposed the proposal which was passed by seven votes to two. |
| It's understood the SDLP minister Margaret Ritchie who is in the US had written to Mrs Foster indicating she was happy with the plan. | |
| The current 26 councils system dates back to the 1970s but, after a review, former secretary of state Peter Hain opted to cut these to just seven. | The current 26 councils system dates back to the 1970s but, after a review, former secretary of state Peter Hain opted to cut these to just seven. |
| Sinn Fein supported that plan but the other major parties said they would be too big to preserve local identity and backed a 15-council model. | Sinn Fein supported that plan but the other major parties said they would be too big to preserve local identity and backed a 15-council model. |
| A Sinn Fein/DUP compromise of 11 new councils has been agreed. | A Sinn Fein/DUP compromise of 11 new councils has been agreed. |
| Since the restoration of devolution, the shake-up in local government has been the responsibility of Environment Minister Arlene Foster. | |
| Mrs Foster said: "It is a very good day, not just for local government, but for this executive as well." |