North Somerset Council

North Somerset Council
North Somerset Council
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 1996
Preceded by	Avon County Council; Woodspring District Council
Leadership
Chair	Peter Crew, ; Conservative ; since 14 May 2024
Leader	Mike Bell, ; Liberal Democrat ; since 23 May 2023
Chief Executive	Jo Walker ; since January 2019
Structure
Seats	50 councillors
Political groups	Administration (35) Labour (10) Liberal Democrats (9) Green (8) Independent (5) Portishead Ind. (3) Opposition (15) Conservative (13) Independent (2)
Length of term	Whole council elected every four years
Elections
Voting system	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.

^ Hill, Amber (15 May 2024). "Cllr Peter Crew elected as new Chairperson of Council". Weston Mercury. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
^ Wright, Tom (17 October 2018). "New chief executive appointed by North Somerset Council". Weston Mercury. Retrieved 13 December 2023.