Editing Asker (section)

==Municipality reform==
As part of the municipality reform process instigated by [[Minister of Local Government and Modernisation (Norway)|Minister of Local Government]] [[Jan Tore Sanner]] the municipalities of Asker, Hurum, and Røyken evaluated if they should merge into a new common municipality during the first half of 2016. A tentative agreement was reached and on 16 June 2016 the Municipal Council of [[Røyken]] approved the merger with Asker and Hurum with 24 votes for and 3 against.<ref name="Røyken Kommune sammenslåing" /> On 14 June 2016 the Municipal Council of Asker also approved the merger with 42 votes for and 5 against.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kommunestyret vedtok sammenslåing|url=https://www.asker.kommune.no/politikk/kommunereformen/aktuelt-om-kommunereformen/kommunestyret-vedtok-sammenslaing/|publisher=Asker kommune|date=14 June 2016|access-date=16 June 2016|language=no|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815201507/https://www.asker.kommune.no/politikk/kommunereformen/aktuelt-om-kommunereformen/kommunestyret-vedtok-sammenslaing/|archive-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> A few days later the Municipal Council of [[Hurum]] followed suit and approved the merger. The proposed merger date was 1 January 2020 and the new name will be Asker.<ref name="Røyken Kommune sammenslåing">{{Cite web|title=Røyken sier ja til sammenslåing|url=https://www.royken.kommune.no/Aktuell-informasjon/Royken-sier-ja-til-sammenslaing/|publisher=Røyken kommune|date=16 June 2016|access-date=16 June 2016|language=no|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821225327/https://www.royken.kommune.no/Aktuell-informasjon/Royken-sier-ja-til-sammenslaing/|archive-date=21 August 2016}}</ref> Asker was merged with the municipalities of [[Røyken Municipality|Røyken]] and [[Hurum]] as of 1 January 2020.