Bath and North East Somerset Council

Bath and North East Somerset Council
Whole council elected every four years
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 1996
Leadership
Chair	Karen Walker, Independent since 16 May 2024[2]
Leader	Kevin Guy, Liberal Democrats since 4 May 2021
Chief Executive	Will Godfrey[1] since October 2019
Structure
Seats	59 Councillors[3]
Political groups	Administration (41)   Liberal Democrat (41) Other parties (18)   Labour (7)   Independent (6)   Green (3)   Conservative (2)
Joint committees	West of England Combined Authority
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	4 May 2023
Next election	6 May 2027
Meeting place
Guildhall, High Street, Bath, BA1 5AW
Website
beta.bathnes.gov.uk

Bath and North East Somerset Council is the local authority for Bath and North East 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. Since 2017 the council has been a member of the West of England Combined Authority.

The council has been under Liberal Democrat majority control since 2019. It meets at the Guildhall in Bath, and has offices in Bath, Keynsham and Midsomer Norton.