Taunton Deane 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.
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: [1]
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
No overall control | 1973–1976 | |
Conservative | 1976–1991 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1991–1999 | |
No overall control | 1999–2003 | |
Conservative | 2003–2007 | |
No overall control | 2007–2015 | |
Conservative | 2015–2019 |
The leaders of the council from 1974 to 2019 were: [2] [3]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Meikle | Conservative | 1974 | 1991 | |
Jefferson Horsley | Liberal Democrats | 1991 | 4 May 2003 | |
John Williams | Conservative | 14 May 2003 | 16 May 2007 | |
Ross Henley | Liberal Democrats | 16 May 2007 | 13 May 2010 | |
John Williams | Conservative | 13 May 2010 | 31 Mar 2019 |
John Williams also served as leader of the shadow authority for Somerset West and Taunton during 2018–2019 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. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 1,191 | 44.0 | +15.2 | ||
Labour | 981 | 36.6 | -21.6 | ||
Conservative | 530 | 19.6 | +6.2 | ||
Majority | 2,172 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,702 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 1,100 | 43.9 | +0.8 | ||
Labour | 826 | 33.0 | -12.5 | ||
Conservative | 578 | 23.1 | +11.6 | ||
Majority | 274 | 10.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,504 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 395 | 49.6 | +35.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 338 | 42.5 | -4.0 | ||
Labour | 63 | 7.9 | -7.8 | ||
Majority | 57 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 796 | 36.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Chris Tolchard | 430 | 65.3 | -0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Henley | 228 | 34.7 | +10.0 | |
Majority | 202 | 30.6 | |||
Turnout | 658 | 40.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Kim Cooper | 576 | 40.3 | -1.7 | |
Conservative | 518 | 36.3 | -0.4 | ||
Independent | 334 | 23.4 | +2.1 | ||
Majority | 58 | 4.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,428 | 44.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Simon Coles | 1,030 | 51.5 | +9.0 | |
Conservative | Roger Ryan | 621 | 31.1 | +0.6 | |
Labour | Martin Peters | 347 | 17.4 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 409 | 20.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,998 | 58.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Hill | 701 | 58.8 | -13.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Henley | 491 | 41.2 | +13.3 | |
Majority | 210 | 17.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,192 | 72.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Clark | 1,157 | 38.5 | +10.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Vivienne Stock-Williams | 1,132 | 37.7 | +7.6 | |
Labour | David Mitton | 717 | 23.9 | +8.1 | |
Majority | 25 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,006 | 71.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peter Smith | 1,326 | 75.3 | +26.8 | |
Conservative | Martin Seamark | 436 | 24.7 | -9.9 | |
Majority | 890 | 50.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,762 | 35.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mollie Floyd | 1,362 | 60.1 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | Wendy Skene | 778 | 34.3 | -1.3 | |
UKIP | Dorothy Baker | 127 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 584 | 25.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,267 | 50.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kelly Durdan | 902 | 56.3 | +6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Cilla Owen | 700 | 43.7 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 202 | 12.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,602 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Nicci Court | 523 | 51.0 | +6.6 | |
Conservative | Tonia White | 274 | 26.7 | -1.2 | |
Labour | Martin Jevon | 164 | 16.0 | -11.6 | |
UKIP | Stephanie Lukins | 64 | 6.2 | +6.2 | |
Majority | 249 | 24.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,025 | 25.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ben Swaine | 390 | 43.7 | -0.7 | |
Conservative | John Gage | 253 | 28.4 | +0.4 | |
Labour | Martin Jevon | 190 | 21.3 | -6.3 | |
UKIP | Charlene Sheriff | 59 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
Majority | 137 | 15.3 | |||
Turnout | 892 | 22.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ross Henley | 440 | 71.2 | +49.9 | |
Conservative | Giuseppe Farschini | 164 | 22.5 | -30.4 | |
Independent | Carl Bennyworth | 39 | 6.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 276 | 48.7 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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