North Somerset Council
North Somerset Council | |
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Whole council elected every four years. | |
Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | 1 April 1996 |
Preceded by | Avon County Council Woodspring District Council |
Leadership | |
Chair of the Council | Cllr David Shopland, Independent since 10th May 2019 |
Leader of the Council | Cllr Donald Davies, Independent since 10th May 2019 |
Chief executive | Jo Walker since 17th October 2018 |
Structure | |
Seats | 50 councillors |
Political groups |
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Length of term | 4 years |
Elections | |
First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 7 May 2015 |
Next election | 2 May 2019 |
Meeting place | |
Town Hall, Weston-super-Mare | |
Website | |
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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.
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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 | ||||||
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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 | |
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Backwell | Green | Bridget Petty | |
Banwell and Winscombe | Conservative | Ann Harley | |
Green | Karin Haverson | ||
Blagdon and Churchill | Liberal Democrat | Patrick Keating | |
Clevedon East | Independent | David Shopland | |
Clevedon South | No Description | Mark Crosby | |
Clevedon Walton | Liberal Democrat | Caroline Cherry | |
Clevedon West | Liberal Democrat | Geoffrey Richardson | |
Clevedon Yeo | Labour | Richard Westwood | |
Congresbury and Puxton | Liberal Democrat | Stuart Treadaway | |
Gordano Valley | Conservative | Nigel Ashton | |
Hutton and Locking | Independent | Mike Solomon | |
Conservative | Terry Porter | ||
Long Ashton | Liberal Democrats | Ashley Cartman | |
Green | Stuart McQuillian | ||
Nailsea Golden Valley | Independent | Andy Cole | |
Nailsea West End | Independent | James Tonkin | |
Nailsea Yeo | Independent | Mike Bird | |
Nailsea Youngwood | Independent | Sandra Hearne | |
Pill | Independent | Donald Davies | |
Portishead East | Portishead Independents | Caritas Charles | |
Portishead Independents | Paul Gardner | ||
Portishead North | Portishead Independents | Timothy Snaden | |
Portishead South | Liberal Democrat | Huw James | |
Portishead West | Portishead Independents | Nicola Holland | |
Independent | John Cato | ||
Weston-super-Mare Central | Liberal Democrats | Mike Bell | |
Liberal Democrat | Robert Payne | ||
Weston-super-Mare Hillside | Liberal Democrats | Mark Canniford | |
Liberal Democrats | John Crockford-Hawley | ||
Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke | Conservative | Lisa Pilgrim | |
Conservative | Roz Willis | ||
Weston-super-Mare Mid Worle | Conservative | Gill Bute | |
Weston-super-Mare Milton | Labour | Richard Tucker | |
Labour | Catherine Gibbons | ||
Weston-super-Mare North Worle | Conservative | Marc Aplin | |
Conservative | Marcia Pepperall | ||
Weston-super-Mare South | Labour | James Clayton | |
Labour | Ian Parker | ||
Weston-super-Mare South Worle | Conservative | Peter Crew | |
Conservative | David Hitchins | ||
Weston-super-Mare Uphill | Conservative | Peter Bryant | |
Independent | John Ley-Morgan | ||
Weston-super-Mare Winterstoke | Conservative | Sarah Codling | |
Labour | Ciaran Cronnelly | ||
Wick St Lawrence and St Georges | Conservative | Ruth Jacobs | |
Winford | Independent | Hugh Gregor | |
Wrington | Independent | Steve Hogg | |
Yatton | Independent | Steve Bridger | |
Liberal Democrat | Wendy Griggs |