Bath and North East Somerset Council is the local authority for theunitary authority ofBath and North East Somerset,England. The council is elected every four years by thefirst past the post system of election and currently consists of 59 councillors, representing 33 electoral wards.
| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Green | Independents & Others | Council control after election | ||
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| Council established from the merger of Bath City Council and Wansdyke District Council (65 seats) | ||||||||
| 1995 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||
| New ward boundaries (65 seats) | ||||||||
| 1999 | 16 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 2 | No overall control | ||
| 2003 | 26 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 4 | No overall control | ||
| 2007 | 31 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 3 | No overall control | ||
| 2011 | 29 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 2 | No overall control | ||
| 2015 | 37 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 5[a] | Conservative | ||
| New ward boundaries (59 seats) | ||||||||
| 2019 | 11 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 6 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 2023 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 3 | 5 | Liberal Democrats | ||
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of all by-elections;[6] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
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† elections planned in 2026 for 2027 formation | ||
