Axbridge is a village in Somerset, England, in the Sedgemoor district on the River Axe, near the southerly edge of the Mendip Hills. The community's population according to the 2011 census was 2,057. The community council (which is a parish council) has duty for neighborhood problems. The community council reviews neighborhood preparation applications and also deals with the local authorities, district council police officers, as well as neighbourhood watch teams on matters of criminal activity, safety as well as website traffic. The community council additionally initiates jobs for the repair and maintenance of church centers, and talks to the area council on the maintenance, repair as well as improvement of freeways, drainage, paths, public transport and street cleaning. Conservation issues (consisting of trees and also detailed buildings) and also ecological concerns are also the responsibility of the council. Annually participants of the town council elect a mayor for the community. The community falls within the non-metropolitan district of Sedgemoor, which was formed on 1 April 1974, under the City Government Act 1972. It had belonged to Axbridge Rural Area from 1894 to 1974, which was responsible for regional planning and also structure control, neighborhood roads, council real estate, ecological health and wellness, markets and fairs, refuse collection and also recycling, burial grounds and crematoria, recreation solutions, parks and also tourist. Somerset County Council is accountable for running the biggest as well as most costly local services such as education, social solutions, collections, highways, public transport, policing and also fire services, trading requirements, waste disposal and also tactical planning. The town remains in Axevale selecting ward. Axbridge is one of the most populated area yet the ward extends southern to Chapel Allerton. The overall ward population as taken at the 2011 census is 4,261. It is likewise part of the Wells county constituency stood for in your home of Commons. It elects 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 chooses 6 MEPs making use of the d'Hondt approach of party-list proportional representation.