Well why aren't there more councillors?
Wareham (population under 6,000) has 16 town councillors.Arne (population under 1,500) has seven parish councillors.So why does Swanage (population just under 10,000) only have 12 town councillors?As it happens there is currently an opportunity for some review of that.Purbeck District Council has written to various parish and town councils to confirm that they still want various changes of boundaries - and in the case of Arne, two more councillors - which were put forward four or five years ago.
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Let's have real democracy! 10,000 residents meeting in King George's voting on the issues. Tuesday evenings seems good to me....lots of left over tomatoes. Peverilpen
This was just the reaction you would expect. I can't recall going to many evening meetings which were graced by the presence of town councillors. Clearly I move in less exalted circles. It may simply be that they would rather be home before it gets dark. As for more councillors! Perish the thought. Where on earth are they going to come from? Perhaps some of the regular contributors to these pages would consider standing.
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