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Boundary changes 'could weaken links'

Proposed parliamentary boundary changes could weaken local links between MPs and councils, confuse voters and complicate electoral administration according to a local democracy think tank.

Proposed parliamentary boundary changes could weaken local links between MPs and councils, confuse voters and complicate electoral administration according to a local democracy think tank.

Andy Sawford, chief executive of the Local Government Information Unit, which raised the concerns, said parliamentary constituencies will ‘cross more council boundaries and this will make democratic representation more complicated and confusing in some areas'.

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