North Somerset Council

North Somerset Council
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1996 (1996-04-01)
Preceded byAvon County Council
Woodspring District Council
Leadership
Peter Crew,
Conservative
since 14 May 2024[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, a local government district in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. The council is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council.

The council has been under no overall control since 2019. It is based at Weston-super-Mare Town Hall.

  1. ^ Hill, Amber (15 May 2024). "Cllr Peter Crew elected as new Chairperson of Council". Weston Mercury. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. ^ Wright, Tom (17 October 2018). "New chief executive appointed by North Somerset Council". Weston Mercury. Retrieved 13 December 2023.