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2024-12-16 19:19:51 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A1B6CA177737EE6D5AD5E0736C1CE417E37DCD3728B052A787B522827CD79ECC
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This is not a threat to democracy, it has happened in the past when councils have been merged, most recently in 2021 where 247 elections were cancelled due to six councils being abolished. https://democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2024/09/24/when-elections-are-cancelled/? https://www.gov.uk/government/news/proposals-for-unitary-local-government-in-cumbria-north-yorkshire-and-somerset
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