Local Council Structure to be Reconsidered in National Bill
By The Editor
22nd Nov 2019 | Local News
The National Assembly has launched a public survey on Local Government.
This would affect the running of Vale of Glamorgan council which encompasses Penarth as well as Penarth and Cardiff South's voting constituency.
Changes to who's able to vote in council elections, how local authorities engage with the public and how they work together were proposed this week when the Welsh Government introduced its Local Government and Elections Bill.
Now it's over to the National Assembly to examine the proposals and scrutinise the Bill.
The Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee will consult the public and invite experts to present their views on the proposals.
It will then report on its findings, including making recommendations to the Welsh Government.
Proposals in the Bill include:
• Enabling 16 and 17-year-olds and foreign citizens living in Wales to vote in council elections.
• Allowing each of the 22 councils in Wales to decide which voting system to use – first past the post or single transferable vote - which is considered to be a system of proportional representation.- Making it easier for people to be included on the electoral register, by giving electoral registration officers the power to add people to the register, without the need for them to apply.
- Enabling the piloting of reforms to local government elections after 2022, such as holding elections on different days and having polling stations in a variety of places.
• Requiring councils to publish a public participation strategy and put a petitions scheme in place.
- Creating powers to facilitate voluntary mergers of councils and restructuring a local authority areas.
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