Bath and North East Somerset Council

Bath and North East Somerset Council
Whole council elected every four years
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1996
Leadership
Liz Hardman,
Labour
since 22 May 2025
Kevin Guy,
Liberal Democrats
since 4 May 2021
Will Godfrey
since October 2019
Structure
Seats59 Councillors
Political groups
Administration (40)
  Liberal Democrat (40)
Other parties (19)
  Labour (7)
  Independent (7)
  Green (3)
  Conservative (2)
Joint committees
West of England Combined Authority
Length of term
4 years
Elections
First past the post
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
Guildhall, High Street, Bath, BA1 5AW
Website
beta.bathnes.gov.uk

Bath and North East Somerset Council is the local authority for Bath and North East Somerset, a local government district in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. The council is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. Since 2017 the council has been a member of the West of England Combined Authority.

The council has been under Liberal Democrat majority control since 2019. It meets at the Guildhall in Bath, and has offices in Bath, Keynsham and Midsomer Norton.