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Originally Posted by Gayle
Finally, presumably there would be a similar number of Councillors for each area as there are now so individually each area would depend on how well the Councillor worked for them.
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Electoral law insists that all Councillors making decisions must each represent, approximately, the same number of electorate. This would prevent Blackburn and Hyndburn discussing the spending of a joint pot of money. The money must be ring fenced for each authority.