South Somerset
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| South Somerset District | |
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 Shown within Somerset |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | South West England |
| Admin. County: | Somerset |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 30th 959.04 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Yeovil |
| ONS code: | 40UD |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 104th 156,100 163 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.9% White |
| Politics | |
| South Somerset District Council http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Liberal Democrats |
| MPs: | David Heath, David Laws |
South Somerset is a local government district in Somerset, England. Its council is based in Yeovil.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974, and was originally known as Yeovil, adopting its present name in 1985. It was formed by the merger of the municipal boroughs of Chard, Yeovil, along with Crewkerne and Ilminster urban districts and the Chard Rural District, Langport Rural District, Wincanton Rural District and Yeovil Rural District.
The Council covers the whole of the Yeovil constituency, and part of Somerton and Frome.
It is currently Liberal Democrat controlled, and has Beacon Council status.
Its main towns include:
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Bath and North East Somerset | Bournemouth | Bristol | Caradon | Carrick | Cheltenham | Christchurch | Cotswold | East Devon | East Dorset | Exeter | Forest of Dean | Gloucester | Isles of Scilly | Kennet | Kerrier | Mendip | Mid Devon | North Cornwall | North Devon | North Dorset | North Somerset | North Wiltshire | Penwith | Plymouth | Poole | Purbeck | Restormel | Salisbury | Sedgemoor | South Gloucestershire | South Hams | South Somerset | Stroud | Swindon | Taunton Deane | Teignbridge | Tewkesbury | Torbay | Torridge | West Devon | West Dorset | West Somerset | West Wiltshire | Weymouth and Portland |
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Counties with multiple districts: Cornwall - Devon - Dorset - Gloucestershire - Somerset - Wiltshire |
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