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2024-12-16 18:06:54 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A1CDADBC0B4E5DBAB8313E60213DF956A34E2B060ACAB1ABBDB77B2E2E3CD36D
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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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