Taunton Deane
Taunton Deane was a local government district with borough status in Somerset, England. Its council was based in Taunton.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the Municipal Borough of Ta ...
Borough Council in
Somerset,
England was elected every four years. The first elections to the council were held in 1973, ahead of it coming into being in 1974. The last election was held in 2015. The council was abolished in 2019 when the district merged with neighbouring
West Somerset district to become
Somerset West and Taunton.
Political control
From the first election to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2019, political control of the council was held by the following parties:
Leadership
The
leaders of the council from 1974 to 2019 were:
John Williams also served as leader of the shadow authority for Somerset West and Taunton during 20182019 ahead of the new council coming into force, but was unsuccessful in securing a seat on the new council at its first elections in May 2019.
Council elections
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1973 Taunton Deane District Council election
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1976 Taunton Deane Borough Council election
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1979 Taunton Deane Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
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1983 Taunton Deane Borough Council election
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1987 Taunton Deane Borough Council election (New ward boundaries & borough boundary changes also took place)
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1991 Taunton Deane Borough Council election
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1995 Taunton Deane Borough Council election
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1999 Taunton Deane Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
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2003 Taunton Deane Borough Council election
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2007 Taunton Deane Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)
[legislation.gov.uk ]
The Borough of Taunton Deane (Electoral Changes) Order 2007
Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
* 2011 Taunton Deane Borough Council election
* 2015 Taunton Deane Borough Council election
District result maps
File:Taunton Deane UK local election 2007 map.svg, 2007 results map
File:Taunton Deane UK local election 2011 map.svg, 2011 results map
File:Taunton Deane UK local election 2015 map.svg, 2015 results map
By-election results
1995-1999
1999-2003
2003-2007
2007-2011
2011-2019
References
By-election results
External links
Taunton Deane Borough Council
{{Somerset elections
Council elections in Somerset
Taunton Deane
Taunton Deane was a local government district with borough status in Somerset, England. Its council was based in Taunton.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the Municipal Borough of Ta ...