5. Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Local Government elections

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:10 pm on 16 February 2022.

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Photo of Sam Rowlands Sam Rowlands Conservative 4:10, 16 February 2022

Thank you. To those points you just raised there in terms of that consultation, Mike Hedges made some really important points around how sparse some of these areas could be, and therefore the risk, with proportional representation, of losing that local touch, because, actually, it's such a big area to cover, and the fundamentals of councils and councillors are actually about being connected to their communities. Would you accept that is a risk with the proposals we've heard today?