North Somerset Council
North Somerset Council | |
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| Type | |
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| Houses | Unicameral |
Term limits | None |
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| http://www.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.
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.
Politics
North Somerset unitary council is elected every four years, with currently fifty councillors being elected at each election. 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. As of the 2015 election, the council is composed of the following councillors:[1]
References
- ^ H. Pickstock, Conservatives retain control of North Somerset at bristolpost.co.uk dated 8 May 2015
