Axbridge
Axbridge is a town in Somerset, England, in the Sedgemoor area on the River Axe, near the southern 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 duty for local problems. The town council assesses regional planning applications and collaborates with the local authorities, district council officers, and also area watch teams on matters of criminal activity, safety and security and also web traffic. The community council additionally initiates jobs for the maintenance and repair of church centers, as well as consults with the district council on the upkeep, repair work as well as enhancement of freeways, water drainage, footpaths, public transport and also street cleaning. Preservation matters (including trees and noted buildings) and environmental problems are additionally the duty of the council. Yearly members of the town council choose a mayor for the town. The community falls within the non-metropolitan district of Sedgemoor, which was based on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. It had been part of Axbridge Rural District from 1894 to 1974, which was responsible for regional planning as well as structure control, neighborhood roadways, council housing, ecological health, markets and fairs, decline collection and recycling, cemeteries and also crematoria, recreation solutions, parks and tourism. Somerset County Council is accountable for running the biggest and most pricey regional services such as education, social services, collections, main roads, public transportation, policing and also fire services, trading standards, garbage disposal and tactical planning. The town is in Axevale selecting ward. Axbridge is the most populous location but 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 your house of Commons. It chooses 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 making use of the d'Hondt approach of party-list proportional representation.
