North 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.
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.
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Review History
This timeline shows the key stages of the review process:
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.
North Somerset Council is currently under review. Draft Recommendations were published on 28 April 2026, consultation on our proposals closes on 6 July 2026.
We will take into account any proposed parish changes resulting from North Somerset Council’s Community Governance Review (CGR).
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Consultation on proposals
We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.
As a result of our draft proposals on new warding patterns, we are making changes to the electoral arrangements for the following parish/town councils:
Previous stages
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Councillor numbers
The first stage of this electoral review is to determine the number of councillors who should represent the local authority in the future.
The Commission has decided that the number of councillors in North Somerset should be 50, the same as now.
Effective date
The North Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2014 was made on 2 December 2014.
The new arrangements came into effect at the May 2015 elections.
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 29 July 2014.
Previous Reviews
Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.