Councillors - Information and Advice
Bath & North East Somerset Council has 65 locally elected
councillors, representing every part of the Council area.
Politically, there is no overall control of the Council, with 31
Conservatives; 26 Liberal Democrats; 5 Labour; 2 Independent; and 1
unaligned councillor.
In May 2007 the Conservative Group formed a Minority
Administration taking all 6 seats on the Cabinet which makes key
decisions within the Council's Policy and Budget Framework.
There are 5 Overview and Scrutiny Panels which scrutinise the
implementation of policies and contribute to the overview and
development of future strategy.
Regulatory Committees make decisions on Planning (Development
Control), Licensing, Access (Public Rights of Way). Other
non-executive committees are responsible for Corporate Audit; the
Avon Pension Fund; the Joint Commissioning Board for Mental Health
and Learning Difficulty Services and other matters.
For further information please contact the appropriate Team
shown below:
Executive and Regulatory Team 01225 477048
Overview and Scrutiny Team 01225 394456
Council and Member Services Team 01225 477492
