text: The division of the Metropolis of Lyon in large electoral wards often grouping various 
  communes and dividing the commune of Lyon into six wards was criticized by the suburban 
  mayors, as it ended the rule of 'one commune, one metropolitan councilor'. The goal of this 
  electoral division of the metropolis was to focus metropolitan elections more on metropolitan 
  issues than parochial communal issues, and ensure the 'one person, one vote' rule be respected, 
  by creating electoral wards of more homogeneous population sizes. Opponents said it diluted the 
  voice of the small suburban communes, which are now part of large electoral wards and do not 
  each possess a representative in the metropolitan council anymore. 