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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.
Logo used before the unitary changes in 2023. The first proposal to create a Somerset unitary authority was made in 2007, [13] but was rejected in a local referendum. [14]The idea of replacing Somerset's two tiers of local government with unitary authorities was revived as part of the 2019–2023 structural changes to local government in England. [15]
Bath and North East Somerset Council is the local authority for Bath and North East 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 .
North Somerset is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. The council is based in Weston-super-Mare , the area's largest town. The district also contains the towns of Clevedon , Nailsea and Portishead , along with a number of villages and surrounding rural areas.
North Somerset Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of North Somerset, England. Until 1 April 1996 it was a non-metropolitan district called Woodspring, in the county of Avon . Council elections
The existing unitary authorities of Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset were not affected by any of these proposals. In October 2020, the UK government invited proposals for reform of arrangements in Somerset by 2023. [12] There were two rival proposals: a single unitary council, or two unitary councils (east and west). [25]
Map of the constituent boroughs within South West England, alongside North Somerset which rejected the deal. Devolution of certain powers to the West of England was announced by the UK government in the 2016 budget. [4] The government's vision was to create a "Western Powerhouse" analogous to the Northern Powerhouse concept. It is claimed that ...
This is a list of electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of Somerset in South West England.All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown.