白马谷区议会拒绝“扩建牛津”计划，赞成与附近的议会合并。 Vale of White Horse District Council rejects "Expanded Oxford" plan, favoring a merger with nearby councils.

白马区议会的Vale反对“扩大的牛津”地方政府重组模式, 主张与南牛津郡和西伯克郡议会合并。 Vale of White Horse District Council opposes the "Expanded Oxford" model for local government reorganization, favoring instead a merger with South Oxfordshire and West Berkshire councils. 联合王国政府计划以单一的统一理事会取代目前的两级理事会。 The UK government plans to replace current two-tier councils with single unitary councils. 理事会领导人Bethia Thomas认为,他们的提案比包括Swindon更能维持社区联系。 The council leader, Bethia Thomas, argues that their proposal maintains community ties better than including Swindon. 牛津郡县议会继续就新结构的提案开展工作。 Oxfordshire County Council continues to work on proposals for the new structure.