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Somerset Council

Local authority area: Somerset

Somerset is an unitary authority, in the South West England region of England. It covers 3,450.6 km² and had 576,852 residents in 2022 — about 167 people per km².

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Town hall in the administrative centreCounty Hall

People

Population

Estimates recorded for Somerset, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022576,852+7.8% since 2012

Land area3,450.6km²1,332.3 sq mi

Density167/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#25of 382 UK councils · #24 in England

Population estimates3 data points

535K559.4K576.9K

201220182022

Same region, same type

Other unitary authorities in South West

All councils in South West

Cornwall575,413 Wiltshire515,885 City of Bristol479,024 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole401,898 Dorset383,274 South Gloucestershire294,765 City of Plymouth266,862 Swindon235,657 North Somerset219,145 Bath and North East Somerset195,618 Torbay139,479 Isles of Scilly2,281

Elections

55 electoral wards

Census 2021: 571,543 residents in 250,125 households across the wards; 24.8% aged 65+, 67.4% of homes owned, 14.0% of households without a car.

1Frome East5,490 households · 18.1% aged 65+13,128 2Wellington5,878 households · 24.9% aged 65+13,040 3Monkton & North Curry5,340 households · 21.9% aged 65+12,893 4Street5,258 households · 21.2% aged 65+12,706 5Bridgwater East & Bawdrip5,338 households · 19.6% aged 65+12,291 6Bridgwater South5,262 households · 17.3% aged 65+12,018

All wards of Somerset

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CChildrens CentreCouncil office · Langport TA10 9RY · hours listed CSupport Services for EducationCouncil office · Taunton TA1 4DY · hours listed TChard GuildhallTown hall · Chard TA20 1PP · hours listed TSomerton Town CouncilTown council · Somerton TA11 6SB · hours listed PNether Stowey Parish CouncilParish council · Bridgwater TA5 1LN · hours listed PWestonzoyland Parish CouncilParish council · Bridgwater TA6 5SA · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

Glastonbury and Somerton · 12 wards Taunton and Wellington · 11 wards Bridgwater · 11 wards Yeovil · 11 wards Wells and Mendip Hills · 9 wards Tiverton and Minehead · 6 wards Frome and East Somerset · 6 wards

Source: Wikidata Q21694741 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.