North Somerset

District in England Unitary authority in EnglandNorth SomersetUnitary authorityNorth Somerset within SomersetSovereign stateUnited KingdomConstituent countryEnglandRegionSouth West EnglandCeremonial countySomersetAdmin HQWeston-super-MareArea first created1 April 1974Unitary status1 April 1996Government • TypeUnitary authority • Governing bodyNorth Somerset Council • MPs:Dan Aldridge (Labour, Weston-super-Mare constituency)Sadik Al-Hassan (Labour, North Somerset constituency)Area • Total144.66 sq mi (374.68 km2)Population (2024) • Total224,578 (Ranked 85th)Ethnicity (2021) • Ethnic groups List 95.7% White 1.7% Mixed 1.5% Asian 0.6% other 0.5% Black Religion (2021) • Religion List 46.6% Christianity 45.3% no religion 7.5% other 0.6% Islam Time zoneUTC0 (GMT) • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)ISO 3166 codeGB-NSMWebsiten-somerset.gov.uk North Somerset is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. The council is based in Weston-super-Mare, the area's largest town. The district also contains the towns of Clevedon, Nailsea and Portishead, along with a number of villages and surrounding rural areas. Some southern parts of the district fall within the Mendip