Somerset
Give us your views
We want to hear from you.
The views of local people and organisations help shape our proposals and recommendations.
Just tell us what you think and why you think that.
We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change.
| 15 October 2024 | We decide how many councillors there should be |
| 22 October 2024 - 4 March 2025 | We carry out an initial public consultation with communities |
| 3 June 2025 - 11 August 2025 | We carry out a public consultation on our proposals |
| 2 December 2025 | We publish our recommendations |
| TBC | We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations |
| 2027 | New arrangements apply to local elections |
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Consultation on proposals
We have proposed a new pattern of divisions. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change.
As a result of our proposals on new division patterns, we are propose changes to the electoral arrangements for the following parish and town councils:
Previous stages
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Councillor numbers
We have decided that Somerset Council should have 96 councillors.
Effective date
The creation of Somerset Council Unitary Authority
In March 2022, Parliament authorised the creation of a new unitary authority called Somerset Council. The council replaced the authorities of Somerset County Council, Mendip District Council, Sedgemoor District Council, Somerset West and Taunton Council and South Somerset Council.
Previous Reviews
Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.