Editing Chilcompton (section)

==Governance==

The [[Parish councils of England|parish council]] has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council’s operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and [[Neighbourhood Watch (UK)|neighbourhood watch]] groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council.

For [[local government in England|local government]] purposes, since 1 April 2023, the parish comes under the [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] of [[Somerset Council]]. Prior to this, it was part of the [[non-metropolitan district]] of [[Mendip District|Mendip]] (established under the [[Local Government Act 1972]]). It was part of [[Clutton Rural District]] before 1974.<ref name=cluttonrd>{{cite web|title=Clutton RD|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10107775|work=A vision of Britain Through Time|publisher=University of Portsmouth|accessdate=4 January 2014}}</ref>

The village falls in the Ashwick, Chilcompton and Stratton [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]]. From Chilcompton the ward stretches south to [[Ashwick, Somerset|Ashwick]]. The ward total population taken at the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]] was 4,835.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/ashwick-chilcompton-and-stratton-e05006761#sthash.wP8Xhqw4.dpbs|title=Ashwick,Chilcompton and Stretton ward 2011|accessdate= 6 March 2015}}</ref>

It is also part of the [[Frome and East Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)|Frome and East Somerset]] [[constituency]] represented in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]. It elects one [[Member of Parliament|Member of Parliament (MP)]] by the [[first past the post]] system of election.