Axbridge is a village in Somerset, England, in the Sedgemoor area on the River Axe, near the southern side of the Mendip Hills. The community's population according to the 2011 census was 2,057. The community council (which is a church council) has responsibility for neighborhood issues. The town council reviews regional planning applications and also collaborates with the local cops, area council officers, and area watch groups on matters of criminal offense, safety and security and traffic. The community council likewise initiates projects for the maintenance and repair of church centers, and speaks with the district council on the maintenance, repair and also improvement of freeways, drain, footpaths, public transport and also road cleaning. Preservation matters (including trees as well as detailed buildings) as well as environmental concerns are additionally the duty of the council. Annually members of the community council elect a mayor for the town. The community falls within the non-metropolitan area of Sedgemoor, which was formed on 1 April 1974, under the City Government Act 1972. It had belonged to Axbridge Rural District from 1894 to 1974, which was responsible for regional planning and building control, neighborhood roads, council housing, ecological wellness, markets and fairs, decline collection and also recycling, cemeteries and also crematoria, recreation solutions, parks as well as tourist. Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest as well as most expensive neighborhood services such as education, social services, collections, highways, public transportation, policing and also fire services, trading criteria, waste disposal as well as critical preparation. The community is in Axevale electoral ward. Axbridge is one of the most populous area yet the ward extends south to Chapel Allerton. The overall ward population as taken at the 2011 census is 4,261. It is additionally part of the Wells region constituency stood for in your house of Commons. It chooses one MP by the first-past-the-post system of election. It is likewise part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament, which elects six MEPs using the d'Hondt technique of party-list proportional representation.