North Somerset Council

North Somerset Council
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1996 (1996-04-01)
Preceded byAvon County Council
Woodspring District Council
Leadership
Wendy Griggs,
Liberal Democrat
since 23 May 2023[1]
Mike Bell,
Liberal Democrat
since 23 May 2023
Jo Walker
since January 2019[2]
Structure
Seats50 councillors
Political groups
Administration (35)
  Labour (10)
  Liberal Democrats (9)
  Green (8)
  Independent (5)
  Portishead Ind. (3)
Opposition (15)
  Conservative (13)
  Independent (2)
Length of term
Whole council elected every four years
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
Town Hall, Weston-super-Mare
Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1UJ
Website
www.n-somerset.gov.uk

North Somerset Council is the local authority of North Somerset, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It provides a full range of local government services including Council Tax billing, libraries, social services, processing planning applications, waste collection and disposal, and it is a local education authority. The council meets at Weston-super-Mare Town Hall.

  1. ^ "Council minutes, 23 May 2023". North Somerset Council. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. ^ Wright, Tom (17 October 2018). "New chief executive appointed by North Somerset Council". Weston Mercury. Retrieved 13 December 2023.

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