Somerset Council

Somerset Council
The coat of arms of the council
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 1889 (Administrative) 1 April 1974 (Non-metropolitan)
Leadership
Chair	Mike Best, Liberal Democrats since 25 May 2022[1]
Leader	Bill Revans, Liberal Democrats since 25 May 2022[2]
Chief Executive	Duncan Sharkey since 3 October 2022[3]
Structure
Seats	110 councillors
Political groups	Administration (61)   Liberal Democrats (61) Other parties (49)   Conservative (33)   Green (5)   Labour (5)   Independent (5)   Reform UK (1)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	5 May 2022
Next election	6 May 2027
Meeting place
County Hall, The Crescent, Taunton, TA1 4DY
Website
www.somerset.gov.uk

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.