Photo: David Martin · CC BY-SA 2.0The Liberal Democrats hold a majority on Bath and North East Somerset Council
Midsomer Norton is run by Bath and North East Somerset Council, with Midsomer Norton parish council for local matters. The Liberal Democrats have a majority on Bath and North East Somerset Council. Its MP is Anna Sabine (Liberal Democrat), member for Frome and East Somerset.
£2,497
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Midsomer Norton’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on Bath and North East Somerset Council
The Liberal Democrats hold a majority on Bath and North East Somerset Council: 40 of its 59 seats as elected. Labour holds 7, independents 6, the Greens 3 and the Conservatives 3. Who’s in charge ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Midsomer Norton is £2,498 for 2026–27; Bath and North East Somerset Council keeps 77% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 56% in ten years, in line with England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 30 of Bath and North East Somerset’s 59 seats to run the council alone.
- Liberal Democrat40
- Labour7
- Independent6
- Conservative3
- Green3
Latest election: May 2023.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Midsomer Norton
One council runs every main service here.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
86% of Midsomer Norton’s residents · Band D precept £180
The parish council for the part of Midsomer Norton inside Westfield parish.
Who runs Midsomer Norton: same source as Who runs Midsomer Norton, above.
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas. It is led by an elected mayor.
Mayor: Helen Godwin (Labour), elected May 2025
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Midsomer Norton, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parish2 parish councilsMidsomer Norton parish councilWestfield parish council
- 2Bath and North East Somerset Council3 wards · 6 councillorsSarah Elizabeth EvansTim WarrenShaun HughesMichael Colin Douglas AutonEleanor Margaret JacksonRobin Moss
- 3Mayor of West of England Combined AuthorityWest of England Combined Authority · elected May 2025Helen Godwin
- 4Police and crime commissionerAvon and Somerset Constabulary · elected May 2024Clare Moody
- 5House of CommonsFrome and East Somerset
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
6 councillors for 3 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Sarah Elizabeth EvansConservative · May 2023
- Tim WarrenConservative · May 2023
- Shaun HughesIndependent · May 2023
- Michael Colin Douglas AutonLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Eleanor Margaret JacksonLabour · May 2023
- Robin MossLabour · May 2023
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midsomer Norton Redfieldall in Midsomer Norton · 6,412 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Sarah Elizabeth EvansTim Warren | May 2023 |
| Midsomer Norton Northmostly in Midsomer Norton · 5,464 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Shaun HughesMichael Colin Douglas Auton | May 2023 |
| Westfield29% in Midsomer Norton · 1,873 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Eleanor Margaret JacksonRobin Moss | May 2023 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Bath and North East Somerset Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Bath and North East Somerset council election, May 2023
Results in the wards that make up Midsomer Norton, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
3 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Midsomer Norton’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗2,499 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
2,475 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
2,046 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Midsomer Norton is in Frome and East Somerset constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Midsomer Norton).
46,716 votes for candidates · majority 5,415
Liberal Democrat, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 46,716 votes from 71,593 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 5,415 of 46,716 votes (11.6%): the 222nd-narrowest of 543 in England.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Midsomer Norton’s Band D council tax is £2,498 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Bath and North East Somerset Council keeps £1,914.03 of a Band D bill (77%); the rest goes to the Midsomer Norton parish council, the Avon & Somerset police and crime commissioner and the Avon Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 1996
Bath and North East Somerset’s Band D bill has risen 56% in ten years, from £1,523.89 in 2016–17, in line with England’s average (56%). It was £672.97 in 1996–97.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Midsomer Norton, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Somerset’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,200.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Somerset
| Bath and North East Somerset | Midsomer Norton’s councils | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £427 | £487 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £249 | £277 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £-5 | £33 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £36 | £33 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £131 | £136 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £-28 | £16 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £28 | £16 | £26 |
| Public health | £63 | £56 | £78 |
| Running the council | £48 | £46 | £59 |
| Other | £-20 | £8 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £930 | £1,108 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Somerset and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Midsomer Norton is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
bathnes.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
bathnes.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Midsomer Norton is run
Which council runs Midsomer Norton?
Midsomer Norton is run by Bath and North East Somerset Council.
Does Midsomer Norton have a town council?
Yes: Midsomer Norton has its own parish-tier council (Midsomer Norton parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £180 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Midsomer Norton?
Anna Sabine (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for Frome and East Somerset, which covers Midsomer Norton.
How many councillors does Midsomer Norton have?
6 ward councillors represent Midsomer Norton’s 3 wards.
When are the next elections in Midsomer Norton?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Midsomer Norton’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Midsomer Norton?
Band D council tax in Midsomer Norton is £2,497 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Bath and North East Somerset Council?
The Liberal Democrats have a majority: 40 of 59 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2023 council election in Midsomer Norton?
In Midsomer Norton’s wards on 4 May 2023, Labour 2 · Conservative 2 · Liberal Democrat 1 · Independent 1 of the 6 seats up. Labour had the largest share of votes, 30.8%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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