Mayoral contender Hamish McDouall will be pushing for some radical changes in terms of representation around the Whanganui District Council table if he is elected mayor in October.
Mr McDouall wants to reduce the number of councillors to 10 and also reintroduce the ward system for the triennial local body elections in 2019.
"I simply don't believe Whanganui is a big enough district to justify 12 councillors. Ten councillors will mean savings in governance support," Mr McDouall said.
He said individual councillors' remuneration would increase slightly which may make it viable for working people to stand for council in the future.