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Axbridge
Axbridge is a small town in Somerset, England, in the Sedgemoor district on the River Axe, near the southern side of the Mendip Hills. The community's population according to the 2011 census was 2,057. The community council (which is a parish council) has responsibility for neighborhood issues. The town council examines regional planning applications and also collaborates with the neighborhood police, district council policemans, and neighbourhood watch groups on issues of criminal activity, security as well as traffic. The town council also initiates tasks for the maintenance and repair of church centers, and speaks with the district council on the maintenance, fixing and renovation of freeways, water drainage, paths, public transportation and road cleaning. Preservation issues (including trees and detailed buildings) and also environmental concerns are likewise the responsibility of the council. Yearly participants of the town council elect a mayor for the community. The town drops within the non-metropolitan district of Sedgemoor, which was based on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. It had been part of Axbridge Rural Area from 1894 to 1974, which was in charge of local planning and also building control, regional roadways, council real estate, environmental health, markets as well as fairs, refuse collection and also recycling, cemeteries and also crematoria, recreation services, parks and also tourism. Somerset County Council is responsible for running the biggest and most expensive local services such as education, social services, collections, highways, public transportation, policing as well as fire services, trading requirements, waste disposal and also strategic preparation. The town remains in Axevale electoral ward. Axbridge is one of the most populous area yet the ward stretches southern to Chapel Allerton. The overall ward population as taken at the 2011 census is 4,261. It is likewise part of the Wells county constituency stood for in your house of Commons. It elects one MP by the first-past-the-post system of election. It is likewise part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament, which elects six MEPs using the d'Hondt technique of party-list proportional representation.