Axbridge is a village in Somerset, England, in the Sedgemoor district 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 neighborhood concerns. The town council assesses local preparation applications and collaborates with the local cops, district council policemans, and neighbourhood watch groups on issues of criminal offense, protection and also website traffic. The community council additionally launches projects for the maintenance and repair of parish centers, and speaks with the district council on the maintenance, fixing as well as improvement of highways, water drainage, paths, public transportation and road cleaning. Preservation matters (consisting of trees and listed structures) and ecological problems are likewise the obligation of the council. Annually participants of the community council elect a mayor for the town. The town falls within the non-metropolitan district of Sedgemoor, which was based on 1 April 1974, under the City Government Act 1972. It had actually belonged to Axbridge Rural District from 1894 to 1974, which was responsible for neighborhood planning as well as building control, neighborhood roadways, council real estate, environmental wellness, markets and fairs, reject collection as well as recycling, burial grounds and crematoria, leisure services, parks and tourism. Somerset County Council is responsible for running the biggest and most pricey local services such as education and learning, social solutions, libraries, highways, public transport, policing and also fire services, trading requirements, garbage disposal and also critical preparation. The town remains in Axevale selecting ward. Axbridge is the most heavily populated 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 region constituency represented in the 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 6 MEPs making use of the d'Hondt technique of party-list proportional representation.