The Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2026
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Schedule 2 Names of parish wards and number of councillors
Article 4 Table 1 Parish wards of the parish of Bridgwater and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Dunwear North | 1 Dunwear South | 1 Eastover | 1 Elmwood | 1 Fairfax East | 2 Fairfax West | 2 Hamp | 2 Northfield | 1 Victoria | 2 Westover | 2 Wyndham | 1 Table 2 Parish wards of the parish of Brympton and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Abbey Manor | 5 Brympton | 5 Merlin Woods | 2 Table 3 Parish wards of the parish of Burnham-on-Sea & Highbridge and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Burnham-on-Sea Central | 5 Burnham-on-Sea North | 4 Burnham-on-Sea South & Highbridge North | 4 Highbridge South | 5 Table 4 Parish wards of the parish of Burnham Without and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Brue | 2 Edithmead | 1 Marine | 3 Watchfield | 1 Table 5 Parish wards of the parish of Chard and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Avishayes | 3 Combe | 3 Crimchard | 3 Holyrood | 3 Jocelyn | 3 Table 6 Parish wards of the parish of Frome and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Berkley Down | 3 College | 2 Critchill | 1 Innox | 1 Keyford | 2 Market | 2 Oakfield | 3 Park | 2 The Mount | 1 Table 7 Parish wards of the parish of Glastonbury and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors St Benedict’s | 4 St Edmund’s | 4 St John’s | 4 St Mary’s | 4 Table 8 Parish wards of the parish of North Petherton and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Hamp Bridge | 1 North Newton | 1 North Petherton | 5 Northmoor Green | 1 Stockmoor & Willstock | 6 Table 9 Parish wards of the parish of Shepton Mallet and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors East | 9 West | 7 Table 10 Parish wards of the parish of St Cuthbert (Out) and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Coxley | 5 Dinder & Dulcote | 1 Easton | 1 Horrington | 4 Wookey Hole | 6 Table 11 Parish wards of the parish of Street and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors North | 7 South | 6 West | 3 Table 12 Parish wards of the parish of Taunton and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Blackbrook & Holway | 2 Comeytrowe | 2 Halcon & Lane | 2 Lyngford | 1 Manor & Tangier | 1 Nerrols & Maidenbrook | 1 North Town | 1 Obridge | 1 Pyrland | 1 Staplegrove | 1 Victoria | 2 Vivary | 2 Wellsprings & Rowbarton | 2 Wilton & Sherford | 1 Table 13 Parish wards of the parish of Wellington and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors East | 6 Rockwell Green | 3 West | 6 Table 14 Parish wards of the parish of Wembdon and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Victoria | 3 Wembdon | 7 Table 15 Parish wards of the parish of West Huntspill and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Alstone | 2 West Huntspill | 5 Table 16 Parish wards of the parish of Yeovil and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Central | 6 College | 5 Lyde | 5 Preston Plucknett | 2 Summerlands | 2 Westland | 4 Table 17 Parish wards of the parish of Yeovil Without and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Brimsmore | 6 Farmstead | 9
Schedule 2 Names of parish wards and number of councillors
Article 4 Table 1 Parish wards of the parish of Bridgwater and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Dunwear North | 1 Dunwear South | 1 Eastover | 1 Elmwood | 1 Fairfax East | 2 Fairfax West | 2 Hamp | 2 Northfield | 1 Victoria | 2 Westover | 2 Wyndham | 1 Table 2 Parish wards of the parish of Brympton and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Abbey Manor | 5 Brympton | 5 Merlin Woods | 2 Table 3 Parish wards of the parish of Burnham-on-Sea & Highbridge and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Burnham-on-Sea Central | 5 Burnham-on-Sea North | 4 Burnham-on-Sea South & Highbridge North | 4 Highbridge South | 5 Table 4 Parish wards of the parish of Burnham Without and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Brue | 2 Edithmead | 1 Marine | 3 Watchfield | 1 Table 5 Parish wards of the parish of Chard and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Avishayes | 3 Combe | 3 Crimchard | 3 Holyrood | 3 Jocelyn | 3 Table 6 Parish wards of the parish of Frome and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Berkley Down | 3 College | 2 Critchill | 1 Innox | 1 Keyford | 2 Market | 2 Oakfield | 3 Park | 2 The Mount | 1 Table 7 Parish wards of the parish of Glastonbury and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors St Benedict’s | 4 St Edmund’s | 4 St John’s | 4 St Mary’s | 4 Table 8 Parish wards of the parish of North Petherton and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Hamp Bridge | 1 North Newton | 1 North Petherton | 5 Northmoor Green | 1 Stockmoor & Willstock | 6 Table 9 Parish wards of the parish of Shepton Mallet and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors East | 9 West | 7 Table 10 Parish wards of the parish of St Cuthbert (Out) and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Coxley | 5 Dinder & Dulcote | 1 Easton | 1 Horrington | 4 Wookey Hole | 6 Table 11 Parish wards of the parish of Street and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors North | 7 South | 6 West | 3 Table 12 Parish wards of the parish of Taunton and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Blackbrook & Holway | 2 Comeytrowe | 2 Halcon & Lane | 2 Lyngford | 1 Manor & Tangier | 1 Nerrols & Maidenbrook | 1 North Town | 1 Obridge | 1 Pyrland | 1 Staplegrove | 1 Victoria | 2 Vivary | 2 Wellsprings & Rowbarton | 2 Wilton & Sherford | 1 Table 13 Parish wards of the parish of Wellington and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors East | 6 Rockwell Green | 3 West | 6 Table 14 Parish wards of the parish of Wembdon and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Victoria | 3 Wembdon | 7 Table 15 Parish wards of the parish of West Huntspill and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Alstone | 2 West Huntspill | 5 Table 16 Parish wards of the parish of Yeovil and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Central | 6 College | 5 Lyde | 5 Preston Plucknett | 2 Summerlands | 2 Westland | 4 Table 17 Parish wards of the parish of Yeovil Without and number of councillors (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Brimsmore | 6 Farmstead | 9
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