Axbridge is a town 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 town council (which is a church council) has responsibility for neighborhood concerns. The community council assesses regional planning applications as well as deals with the local cops, district council policemans, as well as neighbourhood watch teams on matters of criminal offense, safety and security as well as website traffic. The community council likewise launches projects for the repair and maintenance of parish facilities, as well as consults with the district council on the maintenance, repair work as well as enhancement of freeways, drain, footpaths, public transport and road cleaning. Conservation issues (including trees and provided buildings) and also ecological problems are additionally the responsibility of the council. Each year members of the community council elect 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 been part of Axbridge Rural District from 1894 to 1974, which was accountable for regional preparation and also structure control, local roads, council housing, ecological health and wellness, markets as well as fairs, decline collection and recycling, burial grounds as well as crematoria, recreation services, parks and tourism. Somerset County Council is accountable for running the biggest and most expensive regional services such as education and learning, social solutions, collections, main roads, public transport, policing and fire services, trading criteria, waste disposal and strategic planning. The community remains in Axevale selecting ward. Axbridge is the most heavily populated area however 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 the House of Commons. It chooses one MP by the first-past-the-post system of election. It is likewise part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament, which chooses 6 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.