▁East ▁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 ▁Bath . ▁Between ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁W ans dy ke ▁District ▁and ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Bath ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Av on . ▁Before ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁that ▁the ▁parish ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Cl utton ▁R ural ▁District . ▁ ▁The ▁parish ▁falls ▁within ▁the ▁' C hew ▁Valley ▁South ' ▁elect oral ▁division . ▁Bishop ▁S utton ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁popul ous ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁w ard ▁but ▁this ▁st ret ches ▁north ▁and ▁west ▁to ▁N emp nett ▁Th r ub well . ▁The ▁total ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁w ard ▁as ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁census ▁was ▁ 2 , 3 7 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁parish ▁is ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁North ▁East ▁Som erset . ▁It ▁elect s ▁one ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁past ▁the ▁post ▁system ▁of ▁election . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁West ▁England ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁which ▁elect s ▁seven ▁M EP s ▁using ▁the ▁d ' H ond t ▁method ▁of ▁party - list ▁proportional ▁representation . ▁ ▁Geography ▁