North Somerset Council

North Somerset Council
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1996 (1996-04-01)
Preceded byAvon County Council
Woodspring District Council
Leadership
Clare Hunt,
Labour
since 13 May 2025
Mike Bell,
Liberal Democrat
since 23 May 2023
Vacant
Structure
Seats50 councillors
Political groups
Administration (34)
  Labour (10)
  Green (8)
  Liberal Democrats (8)
  Portishead Ind. (3)
  Independent (5)
Other parties (16)
  Conservative (15)
  Reform UK (1)
Length of term
Whole council elected every four years
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1UJ
Website
www.n-somerset.gov.uk

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. It is based at Weston-super-Mare Town Hall.