There will be nine councillors serving on Brigg Town Council following the next election held in 2019 - rather than the current 19.
This reduction in numbers follows a decision taken recently by North Lincolnshire Council.
During their latest monthly meeting in the Angel Suite, Brigg town councillors had the opportunity to "determine the Town Council's response to the Community Governance Review" carried out by the unitary authority.
After a length debate it was decided to note what North Lincolnshire Council had decided.
That course of action was proposed by Coun Rob Waltham and was supported by the majority in a vote.
Coun Mike Campion, pictured above, had proposed an alternative course of action - that the Town Council should write and ask the relevant Government Minister if the consultation process had been correctly followed.
During the discussion prior to the vote, he suggested that having nine councillors instead of 19 was "a ridiculous figure."
He added: "We do not know where the number nine came from."
Nowhere during the consultation had the fact that town councillors were unpaid been mentioned, he suggested.
Coun Waltham, pictured above, who is Leader of North Lincolnshire Council as well as being a member of the Town Council, said 11 months' consultation had been undertaken amid wide publicity and sessions in the Angel Suite where local people could give their views.
Some 73 per cent of those who had expressed an opinion felt there should be fewer town councillors.
"We need to listen to the democratic views of the people," he said.
Nine councillors for a town of Brigg's size was in line with what the Electoral Commission outlined, he added.
Bridlington, with an electorate of almost 29,000, had 12 councillors, while Beverley - three times the size of Brigg - had 14.
Coun James Truepenny, pictured above, was concerned about Brigg Town Council operating its human resources and personnel policies with only nine councillors.
Coun Tina Campbell, pictured above, and Coun Ann Eardley, below, both said they knew householders which had not received information about the consultation.
Deputy Town Mayor Coun Donald Campbell, pictured above, asked whether 12 council seats could be made available, which he suggested would be "a lot fairer" than only nine.
Coun Mike Storey, pictured above, felt a smaller council could be "much more dynamic" and pointed out that Brigg in Bloom had worked well by drawing in volunteers from the community.
Coun Carl Sherwood, pictured above, said he knew local people who asked: "What on earth are we doing with 19 councillors?"
Former member of the Town Council, Jackie Brock, had spoken earlier on this topic during the Public Question Time part of the monthly Town Council meeting.
She spoke against the reduction in numbers, recalling past difficulties in getting sufficient numbers of councillors (five) in attendance so some committee meetings could proceed.
N.F ADDS: The Community Governance Review decision will also result in a reduction in the number of councillors serving on the other Town Councils within North Lincolnshire. No change is being made to local parish councils.
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