Labour slams 'savage cull' of Pendle councillors by Boundary Commission
The Labour leader on Pendle Borough Council has slammed a Boundary Commission decision to reduce the number of councillors in Pendle as a 'cull on democracy'..
Coun. Mohammed Iqbal said that residents in outlying villages of the borough would see their democratic rights suffer as a result of the decision to slash the number of councillors from 49 to 33.
In contrast, the Tory leader of Pendle Council, Coun. Paul White, who invited the Boundary Commission to review the number of councillors, welcomes the news.
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