Axbridge is a village in Somerset, England, in the Sedgemoor area on the River Axe, near the southern side of the Mendip Hills. The town's population according to the 2011 census was 2,057. The town council (which is a church council) has responsibility for regional concerns. The town council reviews neighborhood preparation applications and also works with the local authorities, district council policemans, as well as area watch teams on matters of criminal activity, safety and security and also traffic. The town council additionally initiates projects for the repair and maintenance of church centers, and seeks advice from the area council on the maintenance, fixing and enhancement of highways, water drainage, walkways, public transportation as well as road cleaning. Preservation matters (including trees and also provided buildings) and ecological problems are likewise the responsibility of the council. Each year participants of the town council elect a mayor for the community. The community drops 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 responsible for regional planning and building control, neighborhood roadways, council real estate, ecological health and wellness, markets as well as fairs, reject collection as well as recycling, cemeteries and also crematoria, leisure solutions, parks as well as tourist. Somerset County Council is accountable for running the biggest and also most expensive neighborhood solutions such as education, social solutions, collections, highways, public transport, policing and also fire solutions, trading standards, garbage disposal and strategic planning. The town is in Axevale electoral ward. Axbridge is one of the most heavily populated location however the ward stretches south to Chapel Allerton. The total ward population as taken at the 2011 census is 4,261. It is additionally part of the Wells area constituency stood for in the House of Commons. It elects one MP by the first-past-the-post system of political election. It is also part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament, which chooses six MEPs using the d'Hondt technique of party-list proportional representation.