Hence, a sizeable number of local authorities successfully applied participatory budgeting to develop a strategy for reducing the public debt. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
This represents only 59 % of the total number of local authorities so «across all local authorities the figure is set to be even bigger», claims the party. (bbc.co.uk)
It has been tested by a large number of local authorities in the United Kingdom for their elections, and in 2004 it was used for elections to the European Parliament and local authorities in four of the English regions (see below for more details). (en.wikipedia.org)