Somerset

  • Council Control: LD
  • Conservatives 33
  • Labour 5
  • Liberal Democrats 61
  • Green 5
  • Other 6

Ungrouped 3, Independent 3. South-western county running from the Mendip Hills to Exmoor, and from Taunton to Weston-super-Mare.

Steve Ashton (Crewkerne) moved from non-aligned to Liberal Democrat in February 2025. Bente Height (Shepton Mallet) moved from Conservative to Reform UK in January 2025. The Conservatives gained a seat in Blackmoor Vale from the Liberal Democrats on 21 November.

Next local elections
2027

Election cycle
Full

Local authority type
Unitary

Address
County Hall, Taunton TA1 4DY

Phone
01823 355455

Website
http://www.somerset.gov.uk/

Council Tax (Band D)
£2267.02