▁refuse ▁collection , ▁rec y cling , ▁c em eter ies , ▁cre m ator ia , ▁le is ure ▁services , ▁par ks , ▁and ▁tour ism . ▁They ▁are ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁education , ▁social ▁services , ▁libraries , ▁main ▁roads , ▁public ▁transport , ▁trad ing ▁standards , ▁waste ▁dispos al ▁and ▁strateg ic ▁planning , ▁although ▁fire , ▁police ▁and ▁amb ul ance ▁services ▁are ▁provided ▁joint ly ▁with ▁other ▁authorities ▁through ▁the ▁Av on ▁Fire ▁and ▁Res cue ▁Service , ▁Av on ▁and ▁Som erset ▁Const ab ul ary ▁and ▁the ▁Great ▁Western ▁Am bul ance ▁Service . ▁ ▁North ▁Som erset ' s ▁area ▁covers ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁cer emon ial ▁county ▁of ▁Som erset ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁admin ister ed ▁independently ▁of ▁the ▁non - met ropol itan ▁county . ▁Its ▁administrative ▁headquarters ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁hall ▁in ▁West on - super - M are . ▁Between ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁Wood spring ▁district ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Av on . ▁Before ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁that ▁the ▁parish ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ax bridge ▁R ural ▁District . ▁ ▁The ▁parish ▁is ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁West on - super - M are ▁county ▁constitu ency . ▁It ▁elect s ▁one ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁past ▁the ▁post