Axbridge is a small town in Somerset, England, in the Sedgemoor district 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 community council (which is a parish council) has responsibility for local issues. The town council examines local planning applications as well as deals with the local police, district council policemans, and neighbourhood watch teams on matters of criminal offense, protection as well as traffic. The community council also initiates jobs for the maintenance and repair of church centers, and speaks with the district council on the maintenance, repair service and also enhancement of highways, water drainage, paths, public transport as well as road cleaning. Preservation matters (consisting of trees and listed buildings) as well as ecological issues are additionally the obligation of the council. Yearly members of the community council elect a mayor for the community. The community drops within the non-metropolitan district of Sedgemoor, which was based on 1 April 1974, under the City Government Act 1972. It had actually been part of Axbridge Rural Area from 1894 to 1974, which was accountable for neighborhood preparation and building control, regional roads, council real estate, environmental wellness, markets and fairs, reject collection as well as recycling, burial grounds and crematoria, leisure solutions, parks as well as tourism. Somerset County Council is in charge of running the largest and most pricey neighborhood services such as education, social services, libraries, highways, public transport, policing and fire services, trading criteria, waste disposal as well as calculated planning. The community remains in Axevale selecting ward. Axbridge is one of the most populous location however the ward extends south 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 the House of Commons. It elects one MP by the first-past-the-post system of political election. It is additionally part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament, which elects 6 MEPs making use of the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.