▁Som erset ▁West ▁and ▁Ta un ton , ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁previously ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁West ▁Som erset , ▁which ▁was ▁formed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁under ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Act ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁Will it on ▁R ural ▁District ▁before ▁that . ▁The ▁district ▁council ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁local ▁planning ▁and ▁building ▁control , ▁local ▁roads , ▁council ▁housing , ▁environmental ▁health , ▁mark ets ▁and ▁fair s , ▁refuse ▁collection ▁and ▁rec y cling , ▁c em eter ies ▁and ▁cre m ator ia , ▁le is ure ▁services , ▁par ks , ▁and ▁tour ism . ▁ ▁Som erset ▁County ▁Council ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁running ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁most ▁expensive ▁local ▁services ▁such ▁as ▁education , ▁social ▁services , ▁libraries , ▁main ▁roads , ▁public ▁transport , ▁polic ing ▁and ▁ ▁fire ▁services , ▁trad ing ▁standards , ▁waste ▁dispos al ▁and ▁strateg ic ▁planning . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Br id g water ▁and ▁West ▁Som erset ▁county ▁constitu ency ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁It ▁elect s ▁one ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁past ▁the ▁post ▁system ▁of ▁election . ▁ ▁Relig ious ▁sites ▁ ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁St ▁Martin , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁St ▁Martin ▁of ▁T ours , ▁dates ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ▁and