The voluntary mergers of Vale of Glamorgan and Bridgend, Blaenau Gwent and Torfaen and Conwy and Denbighshire, now look to be off the table Public Services Minister Leighton Andrews is charged with overseeing a cut in the number of Welsh councils the four options being considered All three proposals for voluntary council mergers in Wales have been thrown out by the minister spearheading local government reform Leighton Andrews. The Vale of Glamorgan and Bridgend , Blaenau Gwent and Torfaen and Conwy and Denbighshir e had all volunteered to merge after the Welsh Government revealed its intention to shrink the number of Welsh local authorities.
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