Though the government proposed that the new unitary area be known as "North West Somerset" from 1 April 1996,[4] the council voted instead to adopt the name "North Somerset" and so the name "North West Somerset" was never widely used. There remained some legal doubt as to whether the council had validly changed the name to "North Somerset",[5] but in 2005 the council passed a resolution to put the matter beyond doubt.[6]
North Somerset Council, a unitary authority, is elected every four years, with currently 61 councillors being elected at each election. Since the first election to the unitary authority in 1995, the council has either been under Conservative party control, or no party has held a majority. As of the 2019 election the council is composed of the following councillors:[2]
North Somerset's economy is traditionally based on agriculture, including sheep raised for wool on the Mendip Hills and dairy farming in the valleys. This is celebrated at the annual North Somerset Show. During the Georgian era tourism became a significant economic sector in the coastal towns, most notably Weston-super-Mare which grew from a small village to a large resort town. Though tourism declined in the mid to late-20th century, in common with most British coastal resorts, this sector of the economy has stabilised.
In the 19th century the major port city of Bristol found that modern ships had outgrown the narrow river approach and the Port of Bristol company began seeking locations for new docks on the coast. The first of these was Portishead Dock, which handled coal from South Wales, though this too has seen shipping outgrow its facilities. The newer Royal Portbury Dock is noted for the large volume of car imports.
This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of North and North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire at current basic prices (pp. 240–253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling. [11]
^1 Components may not sum to totals due to rounding ^2 includes hunting and forestry ^3 includes energy and construction ^4 includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
North Somerset covers an area of around 145 square miles (380 km2) and has a resident population of 193,000 (1.4% BME) living in 85,000 households.[14]
The population of North Somerset has doubled since the 1950s and is predicted to rise by 6,184 or 3.0% to 2011 and by 17% to 2026. Whilst the proportion of people in North Somerset who are under 45 is lower than the national average, population growth is predicted to be strongest in the 2034 age group. Conversely North Somerset has a 4.2% higher percentage of older people (60+ female, 65+ male) than the rest of England and Wales. This disparity increases with age with the percentage of the population over 75 years almost 30% higher than the national average, resulting in a relatively aged population.[15]
In 2001 there were 134,132 people of working age living in North Somerset and 91,767 were in employment; an economic activity rate of 68.4%. This is very close to the economic activity rate of the West of England sub-region which was 68.8% in the 2001 census.[14]
The 2001 census stated that 1.38% of North Somerset residents identified themselves as belonging to a visible ethnic group and a further 1.27% identified themselves as 'white other'.[16]
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For the Parliament constituency covering a smaller area see North Somerset UK Parliament constituency Woodspring redirects here For the former constituency see Woodspring UK Parliament constituency North Somerset is a unitary district in Somerset South West England Whilst its area covers part of the ceremonial county of Somerset it is administered independently of the non metropolitan county Its administrative headquarters is in the town hall in Weston super Mare North SomersetNon metropolitan district unitary North Somerset within SomersetSovereign stateUnited KingdomConstituent countryEnglandRegionSouth West EnglandCeremonial countySomersetAdmin HQWeston super MareArea first created1 April 1974Unitary status1 April 1996Government TypeUnitary authority LeaderSteve Bridger 1 CouncilNo overall control 2 MPs John Penrose CLiam Fox CArea Total144 66 sq mi 374 68 km2 Population 2021 3 Total216 726 Ranked 81st Time zoneUTC0 GMT Summer DST UTC 1 BST ISO 3166 codeGB NSMWebsitehttp www n somerset gov uk Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KMLNorth Somerset which was renamed from the Woodspring district in 1996 borders the city and county of Bristol and the local government areas of Bath and North East Somerset Mendip and Sedgemoor The area comprises the parliamentary constituencies of Weston super Mare and North Somerset Contents 1 History 2 Politics 3 Settlements 4 Places of interest 5 Parishes 6 Economy 7 Demographics 8 Education 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksHistory EditBetween 1 April 1974 and 31 March 1996 this area was the Woodspring district of the county of Avon named after Woodspring Priory an isolated medieval church near the coast just north east of Weston super Mare The district of Woodspring was formed from the municipal boroughs of Weston super Mare Clevedon and Portishead urban districts Long Ashton Rural District and part of Axbridge Rural District Though the government proposed that the new unitary area be known as North West Somerset from 1 April 1996 4 the council voted instead to adopt the name North Somerset and so the name North West Somerset was never widely used There remained some legal doubt as to whether the council had validly changed the name to North Somerset 5 but in 2005 the council passed a resolution to put the matter beyond doubt 6 Politics EditSee also North Somerset Council elections North Somerset Council a unitary authority is elected every four years with currently 61 councillors being elected at each election Since the first election to the unitary authority in 1995 the council has either been under Conservative party control or no party has held a majority As of the 2019 election the council is composed of the following councillors 2 Party CouncillorsIndependent 17Conservative Party 13Liberal Democrats 11Labour Party 6Green Party 3Settlements Edit Map of wards within North Somerset The principal towns in the district are the coastal towns of Weston super Mare Portishead Clevedon and Nailsea Abbots Leigh Backwell Banwell Barrow Gurney Blagdon Bleadon Bourton Brockley Burrington Butcombe Cambridge Batch Chelvey Christon Churchill Clapton in Gordano Claverham Cleeve Clevedon Congresbury Downside Dundry East End East Hewish East Rolstone Easton in Gordano Failand Farleigh Felton Flax Bourton Ham Green Hutton Icelton Kenn Kewstoke Kingston Seymour Leigh Woods Locking Lodway Long Ashton Lower Failand Lower Langford Loxton Lulsgate Bottom Maiden Head Milton Nailsea North End North Weston Pill Portbury Portishead Puxton Redcliffe Bay Redhill Regil Rickford Sandford Sheepway Sidcot St Georges St Mary s Grove Tickenham Uphill Upper Town Walton in Gordano West End West Hewish West Town West Wick Weston in Gordano Weston super Mare Wick St Lawrence Winford Winscombe Worle Wraxall Wrington YattonPlaces of interest EditNorth Somerset s natural environment and coastal towns attract visitors from nearby cities Notable geographical features include Gordano Valley Mendip Hills the ridgeway forms part of the district boundary Sand Bay and Sand Point Worlebury Hill Burrington Combe Goblin Combe Brockley Combe North Somerset LevelsNotable religious sites include Woodspring Priory Parishes EditImage Name Status Population Former local authority Coordinates Refs Abbots Leigh Civil parish 799 Long Ashton Rural District 51 28 N 2 39 W 51 46 N 2 65 W 51 46 2 65 Abbots Leigh 7 8 Backwell Civil parish 4 589 Long Ashton Rural District 51 25 N 2 44 W 51 41 N 2 73 W 51 41 2 73 Backwell 7 8 Banwell Civil parish 2 919 Axbridge Rural District 51 19 N 2 52 W 51 32 N 2 86 W 51 32 2 86 Banwell 7 9 Barrow Gurney Civil parish 349 Long Ashton Rural District 51 24 N 2 40 W 51 40 N 2 67 W 51 40 2 67 Barrow Gurney 7 8 Blagdon Civil parish 1 116 Axbridge Rural District 51 20 N 2 43 W 51 33 N 2 72 W 51 33 2 72 Blagdon 7 9 Bleadon Civil parish 1 079 Axbridge Rural District 51 19 N 2 56 W 51 31 N 2 94 W 51 31 2 94 Bleadon 7 9 Brockley Civil parish 277 Long Ashton Rural District 51 23 N 2 46 W 51 39 N 2 76 W 51 39 2 76 Brockley Somerset 7 8 Burrington Civil parish 464 Axbridge Rural District 51 20 N 2 44 W 51 33 N 2 74 W 51 33 2 74 Burrington Somerset 7 9 Butcombe Civil parish 218 Axbridge Rural District 51 21 N 2 41 W 51 35 N 2 69 W 51 35 2 69 Butcombe 7 9 Churchill Civil parish 2 235 Axbridge Rural District 51 20 N 2 47 W 51 33 N 2 79 W 51 33 2 79 Churchill Somerset 7 9 Clapton in Gordano Civil parish 348 Long Ashton Rural District 51 28 N 2 45 W 51 46 N 2 75 W 51 46 2 75 Clapton in Gordano 7 8 Cleeve Civil parish 902 Long Ashton Rural District 51 23 N 2 46 W 51 39 N 2 77 W 51 39 2 77 Cleeve Somerset 7 8 Clevedon Town 21 281 Clevedon Urban District 51 26 N 2 51 W 51 43 N 2 85 W 51 43 2 85 Clevedon 7 10 Congresbury Civil parish 3 497 Axbridge Rural District 51 22 N 2 49 W 51 37 N 2 81 W 51 37 2 81 Congresbury 7 9 Dundry Civil parish 829 Long Ashton Rural District 51 23 N 2 38 W 51 39 N 2 64 W 51 39 2 64 Dundry 7 8 Easton in Gordano Civil parish 4 828 Long Ashton Rural District 51 29 N 2 41 W 51 48 N 2 69 W 51 48 2 69 Easton in Gordano 7 8 Flax Bourton Civil parish 715 Long Ashton Rural District 51 25 N 2 43 W 51 42 N 2 71 W 51 42 2 71 Flax Bourton 7 8 Hutton Civil parish 2 582 Axbridge Rural District 51 19 N 2 56 W 51 32 N 2 93 W 51 32 2 93 Hutton Somerset 7 9 Kenn Civil parish 431 Long Ashton Rural District 51 25 N 2 50 W 51 42 N 2 84 W 51 42 2 84 Kenn Somerset 7 8 Kewstoke Civil parish 1 690 Axbridge Rural District 51 22 N 2 58 W 51 37 N 2 96 W 51 37 2 96 Kewstoke 7 9 Kingston Seymour Civil parish 388 Long Ashton Rural District 51 23 N 2 52 W 51 39 N 2 86 W 51 39 2 86 Kingston Seymour 7 8 Locking Civil parish 2 756 Axbridge Rural District 51 20 N 2 55 W 51 33 N 2 91 W 51 33 2 91 Locking North Somerset 7 9 Long Ashton Civil parish 6 044 Long Ashton Rural District 51 26 N 2 39 W 51 43 N 2 65 W 51 43 2 65 Long Ashton 7 8 Loxton Civil parish 192 Axbridge Rural District 51 17 N 2 53 W 51 29 N 2 89 W 51 29 2 89 Loxton North Somerset 7 9 Nailsea Town 15 630 Long Ashton Rural District 51 26 N 2 46 W 51 43 N 2 76 W 51 43 2 76 Nailsea 7 8 Portbury Civil parish 827 Long Ashton Rural District 51 28 N 2 43 W 51 47 N 2 72 W 51 47 2 72 Portbury 7 8 Portishead and North Weston Town 23 699 Long Ashton Rural DistrictPortishead Urban District 51 29 N 2 46 W 51 48 N 2 77 W 51 48 2 77 Portishead and North Weston 7 8 Puxton Civil parish 359 Axbridge Rural District 51 22 N 2 51 W 51 37 N 2 85 W 51 37 2 85 Puxton 7 9 St Georges Civil parish 3 379 Axbridge Rural District 51 22 N 2 54 W 51 36 N 2 90 W 51 36 2 90 St Georges North Somerset 7 9 Tickenham Civil parish 910 Axbridge Rural District 51 26 N 2 48 W 51 44 N 2 80 W 51 44 2 80 Tickenham 7 9 Walton in Gordano Civil parish 273 Axbridge Rural District 51 27 N 2 50 W 51 45 N 2 83 W 51 45 2 83 Walton in Gordano 7 9 Weston in Gordano Civil parish 301 Axbridge Rural District 51 28 N 2 47 W 51 46 N 2 79 W 51 46 2 79 Weston in Gordano 7 9 Weston super Mare Town 76 143 Axbridge Rural DistrictWeston super Mare Municipal Borough 51 21 N 2 58 W 51 35 N 2 97 W 51 35 2 97 Weston super Mare 7 9 Wick St Lawrence Civil parish 1 331 Axbridge Rural District 51 23 N 2 55 W 51 38 N 2 91 W 51 38 2 91 Wick St Lawrence 7 9 Winford Civil parish 2 153 Long Ashton Rural District 51 23 N 2 40 W 51 38 N 2 66 W 51 38 2 66 Winford 7 8 Winscombe and Sandford Civil parish 4 546 Axbridge Rural District 51 19 N 2 50 W 51 31 N 2 83 W 51 31 2 83 Winscombe and Sandford 7 9 Wraxall and Failand Civil parish 2 302 Long Ashton Rural District 51 26 N 2 44 W 51 44 N 2 73 W 51 44 2 73 Wraxall and Failand 7 8 Wrington Civil parish 2 633 Axbridge Rural District 51 22 N 2 46 W 51 36 N 2 76 W 51 36 2 76 Wrington 7 9 Yatton Civil parish 7 552 Long Ashton Rural District 51 23 N 2 50 W 51 39 N 2 83 W 51 39 2 83 Yatton 7 8 Economy EditNorth Somerset s economy is traditionally based on agriculture including sheep raised for wool on the Mendip Hills and dairy farming in the valleys This is celebrated at the annual North Somerset Show During the Georgian era tourism became a significant economic sector in the coastal towns most notably Weston super Mare which grew from a small village to a large resort town Though tourism declined in the mid to late 20th century in common with most British coastal resorts this sector of the economy has stabilised In the 19th century the major port city of Bristol found that modern ships had outgrown the narrow river approach and the Port of Bristol company began seeking locations for new docks on the coast The first of these was Portishead Dock which handled coal from South Wales though this too has seen shipping outgrow its facilities The newer Royal Portbury Dock is noted for the large volume of car imports This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of North and North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire at current basic prices pp 240 253 by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling 11 Year Regional gross value added1 Agriculture2 Industry3 Services41995 5 916 125 1 919 3 8722000 8 788 86 2 373 6 3302003 10 854 67 2 873 7 914 1 Components may not sum to totals due to rounding 2 includes hunting and forestry 3 includes energy and construction 4 includes financial intermediation services indirectly measuredDemographics EditNorth Somerset comparedUK Census 2001 North Somerset UA 12 South West England 13 England 13 Total population 188 564 4 928 434 49 138 831Foreign born 9 5 9 4 9 2 White 97 1 97 7 91 Asian 1 7 0 7 4 6 Black 0 9 0 4 2 3 Christian 75 0 74 0 72 Muslim 0 2 0 5 3 1 Hindu 0 1 0 2 1 1 No religion 16 6 16 8 15 Over 75 years old 9 9 9 3 7 5 Unemployed 2 1 2 6 3 3 North Somerset covers an area of around 145 square miles 380 km2 and has a resident population of 193 000 1 4 BME living in 85 000 households 14 The population of North Somerset has doubled since the 1950s and is predicted to rise by 6 184 or 3 0 to 2011 and by 17 to 2026 Whilst the proportion of people in North Somerset who are under 45 is lower than the national average population growth is predicted to be strongest in the 2034 age group Conversely North Somerset has a 4 2 higher percentage of older people 60 female 65 male than the rest of England and Wales This disparity increases with age with the percentage of the population over 75 years almost 30 higher than the national average resulting in a relatively aged population 15 In 2001 there were 134 132 people of working age living in North Somerset and 91 767 were in employment an economic activity rate of 68 4 This is very close to the economic activity rate of the West of England sub region which was 68 8 in the 2001 census 14 The 2001 census stated that 1 38 of North Somerset residents identified themselves as belonging to a visible ethnic group and a further 1 27 identified themselves as white other 16 Population since 1801 17 Year 1801 1851 1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001Population North Somerset 18 16 670 33 774 60 066 68 410 75 276 82 833 91 967 102 119 119 509 139 924 160 353 179 865 188 556Education EditSee also List of schools in North Somerset The unitary authority of North Somerset provides support for 78 schools delivering education to approximately 28 000 pupils 19 Weston College is the main provider of further education in the area University Centre Weston offers higher education courses in conjunction with Bath Spa University and the University of the West of England See also Edit Somerset portalGrade I listed buildings in North Somerset List of scheduled monuments in North SomersetReferences Edit Executive members North Somerset Council Retrieved 11 September 2021 a b North Somerset Council Election results for 2019 BBC News Retrieved 11 September 2021 Population Estimates for UK England and Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland 2021 Office for National Statistics 2 November 2022 Retrieved 19 December 2022 Article 4 of the Avon Structural Change Order 1995 SI 1995 493 28 February 1995 Retrieved 9 October 2011 Report to the Executive 14 June 2005 Archived from the original on 5 April 2012 Retrieved 9 October 2011 Minutes of the Extraordinary Meeting of the Council 28 June 2005 Retrieved 22 August 2016 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am 2011 Census Profile North Somerset Council Archived from the original Excel on 4 January 2014 Retrieved 4 January 2014 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Long Ashton RD A vision of Britain Through Time University of Portsmouth Retrieved 4 January 2014 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Axbridge RD A vision of Britain Through Time University of Portsmouth Retrieved 4 January 2014 Clevedon UD A vision of Britain Through Time University of Portsmouth Retrieved 4 January 2014 Regional Gross Value Added PDF National Statistics 21 December 2005 Retrieved 3 June 2007 United Kingdom Census 2001 2001 Key Figures for 2001 Census Census Area Statistics Area North Somerset statistics gov uk Retrieved 12 December 2007 a b United Kingdom Census 2001 2001 Key Figures for 2001 Census Census Area Statistics Area Bath and North East Somerset statistics gov uk Retrieved 12 December 2007 a b Local Area Agreement for North Somerset 2007 2010 North Somerset Partnership Archived from the original on 7 June 2011 Retrieved 30 December 2007 Culture Leisure and Tourism and Topic Paper PDF North Somerset Core Strategy document Archived from the original PDF on 8 February 2012 Retrieved 30 December 2007 North Somerset Council Race Equality Scheme 2007 2010 North Somerset Council Archived from the original Word on 29 October 2007 Retrieved 30 December 2007 A Vision of Britain through Time North Somerset Total Population A Vision of Britain Through Time Great Britain Historical GIS Project Retrieved 13 December 2007 Schools North Somerset Archived from the original on 2 November 2007 Retrieved 19 December 2008 External links EditNorth Somerset Council Coordinates 51 23 N 2 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