Somerset County Council in England was elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2001, 58 councillors were elected from 58 wards. In 2013 and 2017, 55 councillors were elected from 54 wards. In 2022, 110 councillors were elected and these transitioned over to Somerset Council, the unitary authority the replaced the county council on 1 April 2023.
Political control
Since 1974 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
Leadership
The leaders of the council since 2001 have been:
Council elections
1973 Somerset County Council election
1977 Somerset County Council election
1981 Somerset County Council election (boundary changes) 1985 Somerset County Council election 1989 Somerset County Council election 1993 Somerset County Council election 1997 Somerset County Council election 2001 Somerset County Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by one) 2005 Somerset County Council election 2009 Somerset County Council election 2013 Somerset County Council election 2017 Somerset County Council election 2022 Somerset County Council election