RESIDENTS have had their say in plans to create a new Parish Council in Cradley.
Dudley Council carried out a feasibility study to establish how residents were feeling about plans to set up a Parish Council for Cradley.
The study, which garnered more than 1,200 responses throughout September and October, has concluded with the overwhelming proportion of respondents voting against the idea.
Out of 1,269 respondents, 82.6 per cent voted 'np', 17.2 per cent voted 'yes', and 0.2 per cent said they were 'unsure'.
Balvinder Heran, chief executive of Dudley Council, said: “I would like to thank everyone who took part in the feasibility study.
“The results will be reported back to the full council at its next meeting on December 1."
The local authority has previously come under fire from the Labour Party for the £75,000 cost of the survey, with Cradley Liberal Democrat councillor, Ryan Priest, having defended the decision as "money well spent".
The survey was initially approved by Dudley Council during a debate on the annual budget for the borough, which included £42m in savings.
Now that residents have had their say, Dudley Council will discuss the results at the next full council meeting on December 1 at 6pm at Dudley Council House, with members of the public welcome to attend.
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