A GWENT council’s cabinet has said it will continue to support the use of Welsh and English names despite backing other bodies that have dropped English.

The body responsible for overseeing arrangements for council elections in Wales has suggested only using Welsh names for wards which make up the electoral divisions of local authorities.

Members of Monmouthshire County Council’s democratic services committee couldn’t reach a consensus on whether to support the use of only Welsh names when they discussed the proposal in March but said a bilingual approach was their preferred option.

They wanted the council to retain the flexibility of putting forward “suitable names” that identify the ward or area locally.

The council’s Labour led cabinet agreed its response to the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru’s consultation ahead of the 2025 electoral review programme when it met this week which states the position outlined by the committee is the council’s view.

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