North Somerset Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of North Somerset, England. Until 1 April 1996 it was a non-metropolitan district called Woodspring, in the county of Avon.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
Woodspring Non-metropolitan district
North Somerset Unitary authority
Leadership
The leaders of the council since 2005 have been:
Council elections
Non-metropolitan district elections
1973 Woodspring District Council election
1976 Woodspring District Council election
1979 Woodspring District Council election (New ward boundaries) 1980 Woodspring District Council election 1982 Woodspring District Council election 1983 Woodspring District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) 1984 Woodspring District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) 1986 Woodspring District Council election 1987 Woodspring District Council election 1991 Woodspring District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
Unitary authority elections
1995 North Somerset Council election
1999 North Somerset Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2) 2003 North Somerset Council election 2007 North Somerset Council election 2011 North Somerset Council election (New ward boundaries) 2015 North Somerset Council election (New ward boundaries) 2019 North Somerset Council election 2023 North Somerset Council election