I think this is a great idea, as long as Town/Community Councils are given beefed up powers at the same time to control local issues such as street cleaning, parks & gardens, routine maintenance of public areas etc.
North Wales council cut 'may save hundreds of millions'Councils are already creating regional structures to co-ordinate services
Hundreds of millions of pounds could be saved if the existing six north Wales local authorities were replaced by just two, says a council leader.
Gwynedd's Dyfed Edwards said one council for the north east and another for north west Wales could address a "significant financial challenge".
Councils are already creating regional structures to co-ordinate services.
But the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) said it did not support the call for reorganisation.
Education Minister Leighton Andrews has repeatedly said there are too many small councils failing in education.
Last month Mr Andrews removed Merthyr Tydfil council's responsibility for education after a critical report by the schools watchdog, Estyn and said his "preferred option" was to merge its education services with neighbouring Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Mr Edwards told BBC Radio Cymru's Post Cyntaf programme: "Some people would say that my stance isn't extreme enough.
"The context for this is the significant financial challenge we face and a discussion at a national level about the best way of providing services.
"Of course, we have the education minister's review of education services, for example.
"There is a danger that, as councils, we're left behind in these discussions and we then face a situation which is a fait accompli.
"What I'm trying to do is start a discussion and, in my opinion, creating two councils in the north is a possible solution," Mr Edwards added.
He estimated that creating a council in the north west alone would save "somewhere in the region of £200m a year".He said that was a "rough estimate" and he expected the actual saving to be higher.
North Wales is currently served by six local authorities - Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd and Wrexham.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-21704539