North Somerset Council
| North Somerset Council | |
|---|---|
| Whole council elected every four years. | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Unicameral |
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Term limits
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None |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1996 |
| Leadership | |
|
Nigel Ashton, Conservative
Since 3 May 2007 |
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 50 councillors |
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36 / 50
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6 / 50
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4 / 50
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3 / 50
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1 / 50
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| Elections | |
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Council voting system
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First-past-the-post |
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Council last election
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7 May 2015 |
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Council next election
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2019 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Town Hall, Weston-super-Mare | |
| Website | |
| n-somerset.gov.uk | |
North Somerset Council is the local authority of North Somerset. 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.
The local authority derives its powers and functions from the Local Government Act 1972 and subsequent legislation. For the purposes of local government, North Somerset is within a non-metropolitan area of England. As a unitary authority, North Somerset Council has the powers and functions of both a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. In its capacity as a district council, it is a billing authority that collects Council Tax and business rates, processes local planning applications and is responsible for housing, waste collection and environmental health. In its capacity as a county council, it is a local education authority, responsible for social services, libraries and waste disposal.
North Somerset unitary council is elected every four years, electing a total of 50 councillors in 20 single-member wards and 15 two-member wards. Since the first election to the unitary authority in 1995, the council has either been under Conservative party control, or no party has held a majority. The Conservatives gained a majority at the 2007 election and have retained control since then.
The political composition of the council after the 2015 election is:
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