Taunton Deane Borough Council elections
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.
Political control
[edit]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 |
Leadership
[edit]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]
Council elections
[edit]- 1973 Taunton Deane District Council election
- 1976 Taunton Deane Borough Council election
- 1979 Taunton Deane Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[5]
- 1983 Taunton Deane Borough Council election
- 1987 Taunton Deane Borough Council election (New ward boundaries & borough boundary changes also took place)[6][7]
- 1991 Taunton Deane Borough Council election
- 1995 Taunton Deane Borough Council election
- 1999 Taunton Deane Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[8][9]
- 2003 Taunton Deane Borough Council election
- 2007 Taunton Deane Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)[1][10]
- 2011 Taunton Deane Borough Council election
- 2015 Taunton Deane Borough Council election
District result maps
[edit]- 2007 results map
- 2011 results map
- 2015 results map
By-election results
[edit]1995-1999
[edit]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 |
1999-2003
[edit]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 |
2003-2007
[edit]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 |
2007-2011
[edit]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 |
2011-2019
[edit]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 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Taunton Deane". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ "Council minutes". Somerset West and Taunton Council. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Leaders' names". What do they know?. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ Mumby, Daniel (3 May 2019). "Local Elections 2019: Conservative leader of Somerset West and Taunton Council John Williams 'disappointed' at losing seat in 'Battle of the Blackdowns'". Somerset Live. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ The Borough of Taunton Deane (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
- ^ The Borough of Taunton Deane (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1986
- ^ The Sedgemoor and Taunton Deane (Areas) Order 1984
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Taunton Deane (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Taunton Deane (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Taunton Deane (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
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- ^ "Labour makes only gain". guardian.co.uk. 15 November 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ a b c "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Taunton Deane Borough Council. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Taunton Deane Borough Council. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ "Widow wins husband's seat on council". Somerset County Gazette. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ "Conservatives by-election win". Somerset County Gazette. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ "Victory for Nicci in Lyngford by-election". Somerset County Gazette. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ "Lib Dems win Lyngford by-election". thisisthewestcounty.co.uk. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2010.