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Anglesey councillor numbers set for 25% cut under plan | Anglesey councillor numbers set for 25% cut under plan |
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The number of councillors at a troubled local authority could be cut by a quarter from 40 to 30 as part of a major shake-up. | The number of councillors at a troubled local authority could be cut by a quarter from 40 to 30 as part of a major shake-up. |
The Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales has published its draft proposals for the future governance of Anglesey. | The Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales has published its draft proposals for the future governance of Anglesey. |
The council is run by Welsh government commissioners after critical reports. | The council is run by Welsh government commissioners after critical reports. |
The plans, which will go out to consultation, are likely to mean May's council elections will be delayed. | The plans, which will go out to consultation, are likely to mean May's council elections will be delayed. |
An extraordinary meeting of the council will discuss the changes, which will need to be approved by the Welsh government. | An extraordinary meeting of the council will discuss the changes, which will need to be approved by the Welsh government. |
The local authority is currently being run by Welsh government appointed commissioners due to the authority's poor performance in the past after years of political infighting. | The local authority is currently being run by Welsh government appointed commissioners due to the authority's poor performance in the past after years of political infighting. |
Under the boundary commission's plan, 11 new multi-member electoral divisions would be created. Eight would be represented by three councillors, and the other three by two councillors. | Under the boundary commission's plan, 11 new multi-member electoral divisions would be created. Eight would be represented by three councillors, and the other three by two councillors. |
Interim chief executive Richard Parry Jones said: "These proposals, if accepted, would represent both a significant geographical and cultural change for the electors of Ynys Môn." | Interim chief executive Richard Parry Jones said: "These proposals, if accepted, would represent both a significant geographical and cultural change for the electors of Ynys Môn." |
May elections | May elections |
The public and interested parties can submit their views on the changes during a consultation which runs until 3 January. | The public and interested parties can submit their views on the changes during a consultation which runs until 3 January. |
Mr Parry Jones added: "I must emphasise this is a consultative process and an opportunity for you to influence the island's future governance and so it is important that all interested parties have their say." | Mr Parry Jones added: "I must emphasise this is a consultative process and an opportunity for you to influence the island's future governance and so it is important that all interested parties have their say." |
It is likely that final recommendations will be presented to the Local Government Minister Carl Sargeant by spring 2012. | It is likely that final recommendations will be presented to the Local Government Minister Carl Sargeant by spring 2012. |
But because he will not make a final decision on what changes, if any, are needed until mid 2012, council elections on Anglesey may be delayed. | But because he will not make a final decision on what changes, if any, are needed until mid 2012, council elections on Anglesey may be delayed. |
Voters in the other 21 Welsh councils will go to the polls in May but elections on Anglesey could be delayed by up to a year. | Voters in the other 21 Welsh councils will go to the polls in May but elections on Anglesey could be delayed by up to a year. |
Nearly three years ago, the Wales Audit Office (WAO) said problems between politicians and management at the top of the council were affecting the way the authority operated. |
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