Government and Politics
Belluton, along with Publow and Pensford, has a parish council that has some responsibility for local issues, and is part of the Publow and Whitchurch Ward which is represented by one councillor on the Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority which has wider responsibilities for services such as education, refuse, tourism etc.
The village is a part of the North East Somerset constituency and part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament.
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