Wessex (ward)
Wessex is an electoral ward of South Somerset District Council in Somerset, England. It is one of the wards that makes up the parliamentary constituency of Somerton and Frome.
Wessex covers an area of 3,800 hectares (9,400 acres) and in 2011 a population of 5,402 was recorded.[1]
The small town of Somerton is the main settlement in the ward, which also includes Compton Dundon.[2]
The ward is represented by two councillors; in the district elections of 2015 one Conservative Party candidate and one Liberal Democrat candidate were elected.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Office for National Statistics Wessex - Population Density (2011 Census)
- ^ Ordnance Survey Election maps
- ^ "Election results for Wessex, 7 May 2015". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
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