Between the 1960s and 1970s Sweden carried out its second great reform of municipal amalgamation. The second amalgamation reform was a ground pilar for the creation of Sweden’s current local government structure. In contemporary Sweden, there has been discussions and investigations regarding a new municipal amalgamation. Therefore, with the current discussions of a new amalgamation, this study aims to look back and understand attitudes forwards the previous municipal reform to hopefully shed light on today’s discussion. This study focuses on the case of Ramsele municipality attitudes forward the amalgamation reform. This has been done through a qualitive content analysis with the empirical data from the local government protocols and local newspapers. The analysis of this study focuses of conflict and consensus within Ramsele’s government and the conflict between Ramsele and the Swedish state. Furthermore, was intriguing for this study to examine the issue from the perspective of centre and periphery. This study found that regarding to the centre and periphery aligned with previous research on the conflict faced by municipalities at risk of losing their significance in a new amalgamated municipality. The arguments against amalgamation included fears of depopulation, a decline in the local democracy, and an increased geographical distance to the new administrative centre. A significant finding was the minimal conflict between political parties within Ramsele. Most politicians were aligned with the idea of remaining as a self-governing municipality.