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1049:, each of which elected one councillor except for the Glastonbury and Street division which elected two. As part of the process leading up to becoming a unitary authority in 2023, the election that should have been held in 2021 was postponed until 2022, at which election the number of councillors was doubled. Each division then elected two councillors, and the old Glastonbury and Street division was divided into two divisions each of which elected two councillors, giving 110 councillors in total. The councillors who were elected in 2022 are due to serve an extended five-year term until 2027, after which elections will be held every four years.
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554:, those two districts were restored to Somerset as part of the 1996 reforms. However, they were not brought into the non-metropolitan county of Somerset. Since 1996 there have therefore been two differing legal definitions of Somerset in use: the non-metropolitan county, being the area administered by Somerset County Council (called Somerset Council since 2023), and the ceremonial county, which also includes Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset.
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581:. The county council drew up initial plans for a single unitary authority in 2018. The district councils proposed an alternative model of two unitary authorities called East Somerset and West Somerset. A non-binding referendum of residents held in June 2021 expressed a preference for the two-authority proposal. Nevertheless, the government selected the plan for a single authority.
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In
November 2017, the service was inspected by Ofsted. Services were judged to have improved, but still "require improvement to be good" in all but one area. The report found that services for children needing help and protection required improvement, as did leadership, management and governance. The
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When first created in 1889, the council chose to meet at Shire Hall in
Taunton, a courthouse completed in 1858 which had been one of the meeting places of the quarter sessions which preceded the county council. County Hall was built immediately to the east of Shire Hall to accommodate the council's
1134:
million of spending cuts, spread over the next two years. Critics of the cuts, including Labour and
Liberal Democrat councillors, noted that between 2009 and 2016, Somerset's Conservative administration had voted to freeze Council Tax, when an increase of 1.9% would have brought in an additional
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In July 2018, two senior
Conservative councillors resigned over concerns regarding the council's handling of financial matters. Dean Ruddle and Neil Bloomfield had previously held roles as the respective chair and vice chair of the audit committee. An official audit of the council criticised its
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The way the change was implemented was to replace the four districts with a single district of
Somerset matching the non-metropolitan county, but with no separate district council; instead the existing county council took on district-level functions, making it a unitary authority. As part of the
1086:"widespread or serious failures" which it considered placed children to be harmed or at risk of harm. The report also identified managers who "have not been able to demonstrate sufficient understanding of failures" and had been ineffective in "prioritising, challenging and making improvements".
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In
January 2015, Ofsted reinspected the Children’s Services Department and concluded that it remained "inadequate". The corresponding report found no improvement in the care provided by the children's services and described a "corporate failure" to keep children safe. Ofsted found there were
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The council has several other administrative buildings across the county, including the offices of the former district councils that it inherited in 2023. As at March 2024 the council was considering its options for how to reduce the number of buildings it operates.
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The council has its headquarters at County Hall on The
Crescent in Taunton, which was purpose-built for the council and opened in 1935. The complex has been subsequently extended, notably with a large tower block in the 1960s.
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In July 2022, the service was judged by Ofsted to be "good" in all areas, but found that two areas still needed improvement: placement sufficiency, and the take-up of return home interviews for children who have been missing.
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million. Cuts were announced to highways, public transport and special needs services. Staff were told to take two days off unpaid for the coming two years. The chief executive said he had "no choice" because of
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472:, as the quarter sessions had been. The council decided to meet solely in Taunton. Councillors noted that although Wells was more central to the county, it was only served by branch line railways, whereas
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inspectors concluded that too many children in foster care experienced moves between placements before they were found the right home. Inspectors singled out adoption services as being "good".
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changes, the county council was given the option of omitting the word 'county' from its name, which it took, becoming
Somerset Council from 1 April 2023 when the changes took effect.
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The first elections were held on 23 January 1889 and the county council formally came into being on 1 April 1889, on which day it held its first official meeting at the Town Hall in
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1122:, cutting adult social care and support for people with learning difficulties, cuts to the GetSet programme which helps stop vulnerable young people needing social care.
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pandemic. Since the resumption of in-person meetings in 2021, full council meetings have been held in various larger venues across the county, initially to allow for
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offices, but full council meetings continued to be held in the council chamber at Shire Hall until 2020. In-person council meetings were suspended in 2020 due to the
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Following the change to unitary status, in
November 2023 the council declared a financial emergency, projecting an overspend of £27
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million in the cost of adult social care. It was also reported that the council had inherited
Council Tax arrears of more than £43
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491:. The lower tier of local government was reorganised as part of the same reforms. Prior to 1974 it had comprised numerous
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In January 2015, Julian Wooster was appointed director of Children's Services, the fifth such appointment in five years.
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and subsequent by-elections and changes of allegiance up to May 2024, the composition of the council was as follows:
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1118:. Further proposed cuts include reducing winter gritting, suspending 'park and ride' services, stopping funding for
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The idea of replacing Somerset's two tiers of local government with unitary authorities was revived as part of the
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In January 2013, Ofsted inspectors gave Somerset Councils' Children’s Services the lowest rating of "inadequate".
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The first proposal to create a Somerset unitary authority was made in 2007, but was rejected in a local
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The last full review of electoral boundaries took effect in 2013, when the county was divided into 54
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Three of the independent councillors sit together as a group. The next election is due in 2027.
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1773:"Unitary Somerset: 'Based on a giant lie' or 'the right way forward' for the county's future?"
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was considered large enough to run its own county-level services, and so it was made a
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Avon was abolished in 1996, being divided into four unitary authorities. Two of them,
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1601:"The Local Government Changes for England (Miscellaneous Provision) Regulations 1995"
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2250:"A Block County Hall and entrance forecourt and pavements (Grade II) (1246219)"
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Keane, Patrick (1973). "An English County and Education: Somerset, 1889–1902".
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1851:"Next steps for new unitary councils in Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Somerset"
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Political control of the council since the 1974 reforms has been as follows:
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483:, Somerset ceded north-eastern parts of its territory to the new county of
406:, taking over administrative functions previously carried out by unelected
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The council has been under Liberal Democrat majority control since 2022.
503:. After 1974 the lower tier within the redefined Somerset comprised five
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102:
1747:"REVEALED: Plans to scrap SIX Somerset councils in bid to save millions"
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1857:. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. 21 July 2021
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million for 2024–2025, arising in part from an expected increase of £70
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1696:"The political and governance implications of unitary reorganisation"
1539:"The Somerset West and Taunton (Local Government Changes) Order 2018"
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2662:"Council leader writes to residents as authority risks 'bankruptcy'"
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542:, cover the areas that had been ceded by Somerset in 1974. For the
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2413:"'Lost for words': Somerset cuts £28m of help for most vulnerable"
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2550:'Lost for words': Somerset cuts £28m of help for most vulnerable
2384:"Somerset Council could sell part of County Hall to raise money"
1508:"The England Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972"
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and since 2022 to accommodate the larger number of councillors.
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363:, being a county council which also performs the functions of a
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2082:"New leader and executive confirmed at Somerset County Council"
527:. In 2019, West Somerset and Taunton Deane were merged to form
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1400:"Duncan Sharkey's first day as CEO at Somerset County Council"
367:. The non-metropolitan county of Somerset is smaller than the
316:
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3746:
3017:
1902:"The Somerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022: Article 3"
2506:"Inspection of Somerset local authority children's services"
2185:"The Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2012: Article 3"
1288:(1997–2009), Chairman of Council 2001–2005, also a historian
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had direct services to more destinations across the county.
2216:"Elections for new Somerset Council to be held in May 2022"
1722:"Jenrick: 'no long-term future' for districts in devo push"
1237:(1967–1974), later Member of Parliament for North Wiltshire
579:
2019–2023 structural changes to local government in England
402:
Elected county councils were established in 1889 under the
1825:"Somerset councils to merge into single unitary authority"
1799:"Somerset: controversial poll opts for two-council future"
2605:"This council could 'run out of money' in next few years"
2537:
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Somerset County Council proposes 130 job losses and cuts
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months. In September 2018, the council voted through £28
1273:(1989–2005), Liberal Democrat spokesman on Home Affairs
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893:
875:
857:
713:
665:
641:
2811:'Gass, Elizabeth Periam Acland Hood, (Lady Gass)’, in
2108:"Somerset election results 2022: Lib Dems win control"
1977:"Somerset election results 2022: Lib Dems win control"
1381:"Somerset election results 2022: Lib Dems win control"
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When local government was reformed in 1974 under the
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Sir Arthur Hobhouse: A long record of public service
2635:"Council steps up response to 'financial emergency'"
1305:
1249:(1985–2005), Leader of the council from 1993 to 2001
1243:(1977–1981), previously acting Governor of Hong Kong
2308:"Somerset County Council meeting, 19 February 2020"
2275:
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1183:(from the 1890s), later Chairman of Council, also
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1271:Susan Miller, Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
1206:(1925–1947), previously Member of Parliament for
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2706:Administering central-local relations, 1871-1919
608:Somerset Council appoints seven members to the
605:, which form a second tier of local government.
436:, Taunton: the council's meeting place 1889–2020
2023:
1887:on 1 January 2022 – via Internet Archive.
1226:Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Slessor
487:, and the reduced Somerset was designated as a
4678:
2802:, editorial dated 16 December 2009 at aldc.org
2694:. No. 1611. 17 November 2023. p. 15.
1957:. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority
1473:. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth
1294:(2022–present), also Member of Parliament for
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1279:(1993–1997), later Member of Parliament for
1264:(1985–1997), later Member of Parliament for
1105:Somerset County Council needed to save £19.5
610:Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority
566:Logo used before the unitary changes in 2023
386:majority control since 2022. It is based at
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2660:Scancariello, Antonio (19 November 2023).
1891:
1428:. London: George Newnes. pp. 189–191.
1146:million in that year and a deficit of £100
326:
289:
31:
2476:"Children's services require improvement"
1570:"The Avon (Structural Change) Order 1995"
1214:Geoffrey Waldegrave, 12th Earl Waldegrave
1158:million from the four district councils.
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2381:
1593:
627:Two-tier non-metropolitan county council
561:
428:
5021:Major precepting authorities in England
2574:"Senior Tories quit over budget crisis"
1625:
1423:
1168:Incomplete list, in chronological order
5016:Local education authorities in England
5003:
2486:from the original on 17 September 2018
2456:from the original on 18 September 2018
2446:"Children's services still inadequate"
2423:from the original on 14 September 2018
2410:
2281:"Shire Hall (Grade II) (1059958)"
1417:
1109:million in 2017/18, but only cut £11.1
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601:. The whole county is also covered by
5036:Unitary authority councils of England
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4348:Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
4022:Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
3687:Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
2827:Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
2382:Ruminski, Michelle (8 March 2024).
2226:from the original on 1 January 2022
1426:'County' in Chambers's Encyclopedia
13:
3138:List of civil parishes in Somerset
2435:
2411:Harris, John (14 September 2018).
2401:
2286:National Heritage List for England
2255:National Heritage List for England
1334:List of civil parishes in Somerset
1161:
1116:cuts to central government funding
14:
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5031:Organizations established in 1889
2846:
2817:(London: A. & C. Black, 2012)
2783:, 17 December 2009 by Firstonline
2758:"Sir Michael Gass" (obituary) in
2615:from the original on 20 July 2018
2584:from the original on 22 July 2018
1693:
1453:10.1093/ehr/LXXXVIII.CCCXLVII.286
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1726:Local Government Chronicle (LGC)
1665:"A unitary council for Somerset"
1471:A Vision of Britain through Time
1467:"Somerset Administrative County"
1308:
1175:Sir Edward Strachey, 3rd Baronet
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3456:Population of major settlements
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2736:"Sir John Wills" (obituary) in
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1210:, Chairman of Council 1940–1947
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593:Somerset Council provides both
558:Conversion to unitary authority
37:The coat of arms of the council
5011:1889 establishments in England
3653:Unitary authorities of England
2686:"Rotten Boroughs (quoting the
2603:Mumby, Daniel (20 July 2018).
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1:
5041:Local authorities in Somerset
5026:Leader and cabinet executives
3567:Local authorities in Somerset
1441:The English Historical Review
1398:Hill, Phil (3 October 2022).
1344:
1255:, member 1985 to 1997, later
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588:
4328:Bath and North East Somerset
4002:Bath and North East Somerset
3667:Bath and North East Somerset
3580:Bath and North East Somerset
3446:Parliamentary constituencies
2938:Bath and North East Somerset
2197:, SI 2012/2984 (art. 3)
1877:"Frequently Asked Questions"
1720:Bunn, Jon (2 October 2019).
1700:Local Government Association
1494:Langport and Somerton Herald
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536:Bath and North East Somerset
373:Bath and North East Somerset
301:, The Crescent, Taunton, TA1
16:Unitary authority in England
7:
3431:Lord Lieutenant of Somerset
2160:"Your councillors by party"
1914:, SI 2022/329 (art. 3)
1492:"Somerset County Council".
1329:Lord Lieutenant of Somerset
1301:
1257:Lord Lieutenant of Somerset
1220:Sir John Wills, 4th Baronet
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382:The council has been under
359:. Since 2023 it has been a
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4680:County councils of England
3573:County council and unitary
3411:Grade II* listed buildings
2666:Chard & Ilminster News
1496:. 6 April 1889. p. 5.
1339:List of places in Somerset
1041:Somerset Council elections
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505:non-metropolitan districts
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3406:Grade I listed buildings
2742:, 31 August 1998, p. 23
2532:6 September 2018 at the
2086:West Somerset Free Press
1955:"Your Authority Members"
1633:"Lieutenancies Act 1997"
1324:High Sheriff of Somerset
1228:(1963–1974), previously
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4478:North East Lincolnshire
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4152:North East Lincolnshire
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4302:Windsor and Maidenhead
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3967:Windsor and Maidenhead
3827:North Northamptonshire
2508:. Ofsted. 29 July 2022
2333:"Calendar of meetings"
1883:. 2021. Archived from
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1230:Chief of the Air Staff
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3677:Blackburn with Darwen
3521:South West Coast Path
3476:Transport in Somerset
3426:Local nature reserves
3396:Geography of Somerset
2798:13 April 2010 at the
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4047:Central Bedfordshire
3872:Redcar and Cleveland
3712:Central Bedfordshire
2832:29 June 2011 at the
2779:17 July 2011 at the
2035:The Elections Centre
1881:New Somerset Council
1675:on 30 September 2007
1359:"Councillor details"
1216:(first elected 1937)
1185:Member of Parliament
3461:Scheduled monuments
3421:History of Somerset
3401:Geology of Somerset
3386:Economy of Somerset
3381:Culture of Somerset
2959:(cities in italics)
2931:Unitary authorities
2704:Christine Bellamy,
2222:. 2 December 2021.
1194:Sir Frank Beauchamp
1078:Children's services
1047:electoral divisions
256:First past the post
177:Administration (61)
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4483:North Lincolnshire
4448:Kingston upon Hull
4262:Telford and Wrekin
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1296:Somerton and Frome
1266:Somerton and Frome
693:No overall control
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2836:at libdems.org.uk
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