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					<dc:description>Section 1 of the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 imposes a duty on a local authority (a county council or a county borough council), in accordance with regulations, to conduct a survey after each ordinary election to the council of the county or county borough and to each community council (normally held concurrently every four years) in the local authority’s area.</dc:description>
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