Axbridge
Axbridge is a village in Somerset, England, in the Sedgemoor area on the River Axe, near the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. The town's population according to the 2011 census was 2,057. The town council (which is a parish council) has responsibility for regional concerns. The community council reviews regional preparation applications and also deals with the neighborhood police, district council policemans, as well as area watch groups on issues of criminal activity, safety and security as well as website traffic. The town council additionally initiates jobs for the repair and maintenance of church facilities, as well as seeks advice from the district council on the maintenance, repair work and renovation of freeways, drain, paths, public transport as well as road cleaning. Conservation issues (consisting of trees and also noted buildings) and environmental problems are also the responsibility of the council. Each year members of the town council choose a mayor for the town. The town drops within the non-metropolitan district of Sedgemoor, which was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. It had been part of Axbridge Rural Area from 1894 to 1974, which was accountable for neighborhood planning and also building control, local roadways, council real estate, ecological wellness, markets as well as fairs, decline collection and recycling, cemeteries as well as crematoria, recreation services, parks and also tourism. Somerset County Council is responsible for running the biggest as well as most pricey neighborhood services such as education and learning, social solutions, libraries, main roads, public transport, policing as well as fire services, trading criteria, garbage disposal and strategic preparation. The community remains in Axevale electoral ward. Axbridge is one of the most heavily populated area however the ward stretches south to Chapel Allerton. The overall ward population as taken at the 2011 census is 4,261. It is also part of the Wells region constituency represented in the 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 making use of the d'Hondt approach of party-list proportional representation.
