Somerset Council
Somerset Council | |
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Coat of arms | |
Council logo | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1889 (Administrative) 1 April 1974 (Non-metropolitan) 1 April 2023 (Unitary) |
| Leadership | |
Duncan Sharkey since 3 October 2022 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 110 councillors |
Political groups |
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| Elections | |
| Plurality-at-large | |
Last election | 5 May 2022 |
Next election | 6 May 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
| County Hall, The Crescent, Taunton, TA1 4DY | |
| Website | |
| www | |
| Constitution | |
| Somerset Council Constitution | |
Somerset Council, known until 2023 as Somerset County Council, is the local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England. Since 2023 it has been a unitary authority, being a county council which also performs the functions of a district council. The non-metropolitan county of Somerset is smaller than the ceremonial county, which additionally includes Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset.
The council has been under Liberal Democrat majority control since 2022. It is based at County Hall in Taunton.