Bath and North East Somerset Council is the local authority for the

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Bath and North East Somerset Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) is a unitary authority district in England. Bath and North East Somerset Council was created on 1 April 1996 following the abolition of the county of Avon. It is part of the ceremonial county of Somerset. Th ...

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. The council is elected every four years by the

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system of election and currently consists of 59 councillors, representing 33 electoral wards. The Liberal Democrats are currently the largest party on the council, having gained majority control in the 2019 local elections. The council meets at The Guildhall in

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. Following the recommendations of the Local Government Commission for England the unitary authority replaced Bath City Council, Wansdyke District Council and Avon County Council. The first elections to the new authority were in May 1995, and the council took office on 1 April 1996.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1995 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2002 have been:

Council elections

* 1995 Bath and North East Somerset Council election * 1999 Bath and North East Somerset Council election (New ward boundaries) * 2003 Bath and North East Somerset Council election * 2007 Bath and North East Somerset Council election * 2011 Bath and North East Somerset Council election * 2015 Bath and North East Somerset Council election *

2019 Bath and North East Somerset Council election The 2019 Bath and North East Somerset Council election was held on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Bath and North East Somerset Council in England. The Liberal Democrats took control of the council in 2019, winning thirty-seven seats with a wor ...

(New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 6)legislation.gov.uk
The District of Bath and North East Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2018
Retrieved on 20 May 2020. * 2023 Bath and North East Somerset Council election The number of councillors by party, with preliminary results for 2023 awaiting the delayed Paulton ward election for two more councillors, was:

District result maps

File:Bath and North East Somerset UK local election 1995 map.svg, 1995 results map File:BANES wards 1999.svg, 1999 results map File:BANES wards 2003.svg, 2003 results map File:BANES wards 2007.svg, 2007 results map File:BANES wards 2011.svg, 2011 results map File:BANES wards 2015.svg, 2015 results map File:Bath and North East Somerset UK local election 2019 map.svg, 2019 results map File:Bath and North East Somerset UK local election 2023 map.svg, 2023 results map

By-election results

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s occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of all by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

References

External links

Bath and North East Somerset Council
{{Unitary authorities of England Council elections in Somerset Politics of Bath, Somerset

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Unitary authority elections in England