Axbridge
Axbridge is a small town 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 local concerns. The town council assesses local preparation applications and also works with the local police, area council officers, and also neighbourhood watch teams on issues of criminal offense, protection and traffic. The community council also launches tasks for the repair and maintenance of church facilities, and consults with the area council on the maintenance, fixing as well as renovation of freeways, drainage, walkways, public transport and road cleaning. Conservation issues (consisting of trees and also detailed buildings) and also ecological issues are also the obligation of the council. Yearly members of the community council choose a mayor for the community. The town falls within the non-metropolitan area of Sedgemoor, which was formed on 1 April 1974, under the City Government Act 1972. It had become part of Axbridge Rural Area from 1894 to 1974, which was accountable for regional planning and building control, local roadways, council real estate, ecological wellness, markets as well as fairs, refuse collection as well as recycling, cemeteries and also crematoria, recreation solutions, parks and tourism. Somerset County Council is in charge of running the largest as well as most expensive local services such as education, social solutions, libraries, main roads, public transportation, policing and fire solutions, trading criteria, waste disposal and critical planning. The community is in Axevale electoral ward. Axbridge is one of the most populous location however the ward stretches southern to Chapel Allerton. The overall ward population as taken at the 2011 census is 4,261. It is likewise part of the Wells region constituency represented in your house of Commons. It chooses one MP by the first-past-the-post system of political election. It is likewise part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament, which elects 6 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.