Bath and North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset | |
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Guildhall, Bath, the meeting place of Bath and North East Somerset Council | |
Bath and North East Somerset shown within Somerset | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South West England |
| Ceremonial county | Somerset |
| Combined authority | West of England |
| Admin HQ | Bath and Keynsham |
| Created | 1 April 1996 |
| Government | |
| • Type | unitary authority |
| • Council Leader | Kevin Guy |
| • Council | Liberal Democrats |
| • MPs: | |
| Area | |
• Total | 135.57 sq mi (351.12 km2) |
| • Land | 134 sq mi (346 km2) |
| • Water | 2.02 sq mi (5.24 km2) |
| • Rank | 103rd |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 200,028 (Ranked 101st) |
| • Density | 1,340/sq mi (518/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcode | |
| Area codes | 01225 and others |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-BAS |
| ONS code |
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| Website | bathnes |
Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Somerset, South West England. As its name suggests, it comprises the north-east part of Somerset including the city of Bath, which is its administrative headquarters. It has an area of 136 square miles (352 km2).
The area was created on 1 April 1996 as part of the abolition of the county of Avon, and covers the same area as the former Avon districts of Wansdyke and Bath. Legally, it comprises a non-metropolitan county and a non-metropolitan district with identical boundaries. The area is governed by Bath and North East Somerset Council, which was created on the same date and which is constituted as a non-metropolitan district council with the responsibilities of a non-metropolitan county council. In addition to its headquarters in Bath, it also has offices in Keynsham. Other settlements in the area include Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Westfield, and Saltford.