Government and Politics
The villages in the valley have their own parish councils which have responsibility for local issues. They also elect councillors to district councils e.g. Mendip and Somerset County Council or unitary authorities e.g. Bath and North East Somerset or North Somerset, which have wider responsibilities for services such as education, refuse, tourism etc.
Each of the villages is also part of a constituency, either North East Somerset or North Somerset). The area is also of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament. Avon and Somerset Constabulary provides police services to the area.
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