North Somerset Council

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.

North Somerset Council
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1996 (1996-04-01)
Preceded byAvon County Council
Woodspring District Council
Leadership
Chair of the Council
Cllr David Shopland, Independent
since 10 May 2019
Leader of the Council
Cllr Donald Davies, Independent
since 10 May 2019
Deputy Leader of the Council
Cllr Mike Bell, Liberal Democrats
since 17 October 2018
Chief executive
Jo Walker
Structure
Seats50 councillors
Political groups
Administration (37)
  Independent (13)
  Liberal Democrat (11)
  Labour (6)
  Portishead Independents (4)
  Green (3)
Opposition (13)
  Conservative (13)
Length of term
Whole council elected every four years
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
2 May 2019
Next election
4 May 2023
Meeting place
Weston-super-Mare Town Hall
Website
www.n-somerset.gov.uk

Powers and functions

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.

Political composition

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 retained control until the 2019 election.

The current political composition of the council is:

Political group Councillors
2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 Current
Conservative 24 43 42 36 13 13
Independent 3 6 7 6 12 12
Liberal Democrat 23 5 6 4 11 11
Labour 10 3 5 3 6 6
Green 1 1 1 1 3 3
Portishead Independents - - - - 4 4
Total 61 61 61 50 50 50

Current Councillors

Ward Party Councillor
Backwell GreenBridget Petty
Banwell and Winscombe ConservativeAnn Harley
GreenKarin Haverson
Blagdon and Churchill Liberal DemocratPatrick Keating
Clevedon East IndependentDavid Shopland
Clevedon South No DescriptionMark Crosby
Clevedon Walton Liberal DemocratCaroline Cherry
Clevedon West Liberal DemocratGeoffrey Richardson
Clevedon Yeo LabourRichard Westwood
Congresbury and Puxton Liberal DemocratStuart Treadaway
Gordano Valley ConservativeNigel Ashton
Hutton and Locking IndependentMike Solomon
ConservativeTerry Porter
Long Ashton Liberal DemocratsAshley Cartman
GreenStuart McQuillian
Nailsea Golden Valley IndependentAndy Cole
Nailsea West End IndependentJames Tonkin
Nailsea Yeo IndependentMike Bird
Nailsea Youngwood IndependentSandra Hearne
Pill IndependentDonald Davies
Portishead East Portishead IndependentsCaritas Charles
Portishead IndependentsPaul Gardner
Portishead North Portishead IndependentsTimothy Snaden
Portishead South Liberal DemocratHuw James
Portishead West Portishead IndependentsNicola Holland
IndependentJohn Cato
Weston-super-Mare Central Liberal DemocratsMike Bell
Liberal DemocratRobert Payne
Weston-super-Mare Hillside Liberal DemocratsMark Canniford
Liberal DemocratsJohn Crockford-Hawley
Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke ConservativeLisa Pilgrim
ConservativeRoz Willis
Weston-super-Mare Mid Worle ConservativeGill Bute
Weston-super-Mare Milton LabourRichard Tucker
LabourCatherine Gibbons
Weston-super-Mare North Worle ConservativeMarc Aplin
ConservativeMarcia Pepperall
Weston-super-Mare South LabourJames Clayton
LabourIan Parker
Weston-super-Mare South Worle ConservativePeter Crew
ConservativeDavid Hitchins
Weston-super-Mare Uphill ConservativePeter Bryant
IndependentJohn Ley-Morgan
Weston-super-Mare Winterstoke ConservativeSarah Codling
LabourCiaran Cronnelly
Wick St Lawrence and St Georges ConservativeRuth Jacobs
Winford IndependentHugh Gregor
Wrington IndependentSteve Hogg
Yatton IndependentSteve Bridger
Liberal DemocratWendy Griggs

See also

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