The Government have launched a consultation on the future of Local Government in Somerset.

The consultation is about abolishing the four District Councils and the County Council in Somerset.

The four district councils – Mendip, Sedgemoor, Somerset West and Taunton and South Somerset – jointly submitted a proposal for two unitary councils:

Eastern Somerset comprising the area covered by Mendip and South Somerset District Councils; and

Western Somerset comprising area covered by Sedgemoor and Somerset West & Taunton District Councils

Somerset County Council submitted a proposal for a single unitary council for the area of Somerset County Council.

You can view the proposals and take part in the consultation by visiting the GOV.uk website.

This consultation closes at 11:45pm on 19 April 2021

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