Taunton Deane

Taunton Deane was a local government district with borough status in Somerset, England. Its council was based in Taunton.

Taunton Deane
Shown within Somerset
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionSouth West England
Ceremonial countySomerset
Admin HQTaunton
Created1 April 1974
Government
  TypeNon-metropolitan district
  LeaderJohn Williams
  CouncilConservative
  MPs:Rebecca Pow (Con)
Area
  Total178.87 sq mi (463.26 km2)
Population
 (mid-2019 est.)
  Total(Ranked )
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Post Code
Area code(s)01823
Websitehttp://www.tauntondeane.gov.uk/

The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the Municipal Borough of Taunton, Wellington Urban District, Taunton Rural District, and Wellington Rural District.

Taunton Deane was granted borough status in 1975, perpetuating the mayoralty of Taunton.[1]

The district was given the name of an alternative form of the Taunton Deane Hundred.

In September 2016, West Somerset and Taunton Deane councils agreed in principle to merge the districts into one (with one council) subject to consultation.[2] The new district would not be a unitary authority, with Somerset County Council still performing its functions.[3] In March 2018 both councils voted in favour of the merger and it came into effect on 1 April 2019, with the first elections to the new council in May 2019. The new authority will be known as Somerset West and Taunton.[4][5][6]

Governance

The district was governed by Taunton Deane Borough Council, with the most recent election resulting in the Conservatives gaining an increased majority on the council.[7]

PartySeats HeldNet Gain/Loss Votes Received
Conservative36+8 49,934
Liberal Democrat14-9 39,608
Independent3+1 5,310
Labour2-1 9,268
UKIP1+1 1,349

Settlements

Settlements in bold have a town charter or a population over 2,500.

Parishes

Part of the former Taunton Municipal Borough is unparished.

Image Name Status Population Former local authority Coordinates Refs
AshbrittleCivil parish225Wellington Rural District50.98°N 3.35°W / 50.98; -3.35 (Ashbrittle)[8][9]
Ash PriorsCivil parish155Taunton Rural District51.06°N 3.21°W / 51.06; -3.21 (Ash Priors)[8][10]
BathealtonCivil parish194Wellington Rural District51.01°N 3.31°W / 51.01; -3.31 (Bathealton)[8][9]
BickenhallCivil parish122Taunton Rural District50.96°N 3.03°W / 50.96; -3.03 (Bickenhall)[10]
Bishop's HullCivil parish2,975Taunton Rural District51.02°N 3.14°W / 51.02; -3.14 (Bishop's Hull)[8][10]
Bishops LydeardCivil parish2,839
(includes Cotford St Luke)
Taunton Rural District51.06°N 3.19°W / 51.06; -3.19 (Bishops Lydeard)[8][10]
Bradford-on-ToneCivil parish622Wellington Rural District51.00°N 3.18°W / 51.00; -3.18 (Bradford on Tone)[8][9]
BurrowbridgeCivil parish508Taunton Rural District51.07°N 2.92°W / 51.07; -2.92 (Burrowbridge)[8][10]
Cheddon FitzpaineCivil parish1,929Taunton Rural District51.04°N 3.08°W / 51.04; -3.08 (Cheddon Fitzpaine)[8][10]
ChipstableCivil parish309Wellington Rural District51.04°N 3.37°W / 51.04; -3.37 (Chipstable)[8][9]
ChurchstantonCivil parish752Taunton Rural District50.92°N 3.15°W / 50.92; -3.15 (Churchstanton)[8][10]
Combe FloreyCivil parish261Taunton Rural District51.08°N 3.21°W / 51.08; -3.21 (Combe Florey)[8][10]
ComeytroweCivil parish5,463Taunton Municipal Borough
Taunton Rural District
51.01°N 3.13°W / 51.01; -3.13 (Comeytrowe)[8][10]
CorfeCivil parish253Taunton Rural District50.97°N 3.09°W / 50.97; -3.09 (Corfe)[8][10]
Cotford St LukeCivil parishcreated post-censusTaunton Rural District51.0392°N 3.1886°W / 51.0392; -3.1886 (Corfe)[10]
CothelstoneCivil parish111Taunton Rural District51.08°N 3.16°W / 51.08; -3.16 (Cothelstone)[8][10]
Creech St MichaelCivil parish2,416Taunton Rural District51.02°N 3.04°W / 51.02; -3.04 (Creech St Michael)[8][10]
CurlandCivil parish225Taunton Rural District50.95°N 3.03°W / 50.95; -3.03 (Curland)[8][10]
DurstonCivil parish136Taunton Rural District51.05°N 3.01°W / 51.05; -3.01 (Durston)[8][10]
FitzheadCivil parish264Wellington Rural District51.05°N 3.26°W / 51.05; -3.26 (Fitzhead)[8][9]
HalseCivil parish290Taunton Rural District51.04°N 3.23°W / 51.04; -3.23 (Halse, Somerset)[8][10]
Hatch BeauchampCivil parish620Taunton Rural District50.98°N 2.99°W / 50.98; -2.99 (Hatch Beauchamp)[10]
Kingston St MaryCivil parish921Taunton Rural District51.06°N 3.11°W / 51.06; -3.11 (Kingston St Mary)[8][10]
Langford BudvilleCivil parish535Wellington Rural District51.00°N 3.27°W / 51.00; -3.27 (Langford Budville)[8][9]
Lydeard St LawrenceCivil parish506Taunton Rural District51.09°N 3.25°W / 51.09; -3.25 (Lydeard St Lawrence)[8][10]
|MilvertonCivil parish1,438Wellington Rural District51.02°N 3.25°W / 51.02; -3.25 (Milverton, Somerset)[8][9]
North CurryCivil parish1,640Taunton Rural District51.02°N 2.96°W / 51.02; -2.96 (North Curry)[8][10]
Norton FitzwarrenCivil parish3,046Taunton Rural District51.02°N 3.15°W / 51.02; -3.15 (Norton Fitzwarren)[8][10]
NyneheadCivil parish415Wellington Rural District50.99°N 3.23°W / 50.99; -3.23 (Nynehead)[8][9]
OakeCivil parish765Wellington Rural District51.02°N 3.21°W / 51.02; -3.21 (Oake)[8][9]
Orchard PortmanCivil parish150Taunton Rural District50.99°N 3.08°W / 50.99; -3.08 (Orchard Portman)[8][10]
OtterfordCivil parish356Taunton Rural District50.92°N 3.10°W / 50.92; -3.10 (Otterford)[8][10]
PitminsterCivil parish956Taunton Rural District50.97°N 3.11°W / 50.97; -3.11 (Pitminster)[8][10]
RuishtonCivil parish1,473Taunton Rural District51.02°N 3.05°W / 51.02; -3.05 (Ruishton)[8][10]
Sampford ArundelCivil parish268Wellington Rural District50.96°N 3.28°W / 50.96; -3.28 (Sampford Arundel)[8][9]
Staple FitzpaineCivil parish189Taunton Rural District50.96°N 3.05°W / 50.96; -3.05 (Staple Fitzpaine)[8][10]
StaplegroveCivil parish1,649Taunton Rural District51.03°N 3.12°W / 51.03; -3.12 (Staplegrove)[8][10]
StawleyCivil parish279Wellington Rural District51.00°N 3.33°W / 51.00; -3.33 (Stawley)[8][9]
Stoke St GregoryCivil parish942Taunton Rural District51.04°N 2.94°W / 51.04; -2.94 (Stoke St Gregory)[8][10]
Stoke St MaryCivil parish421Taunton Rural District50.99°N 3.05°W / 50.99; -3.05 (Stoke St Mary)[8][10]
ThornfalconCivil parish119Taunton Rural District51.01°N 3.02°W / 51.01; -3.02 (Thornfalcon)[8][10]
TollandCivil parish81Taunton Rural District51.08°N 3.28°W / 51.08; -3.28 (Tolland, Somerset)[10]
TrullCivil parish2,288Taunton Rural District51.00°N 3.12°W / 51.00; -3.12 (Trull)[8][10]
WellingtonTown13,822Wellington Urban District50.98°N 3.22°W / 50.98; -3.22 (Wellington, Somerset)[8][11]
Wellington WithoutCivil parish727Wellington Rural District50.96°N 3.23°W / 50.96; -3.23 (Wellington Without)[8][9]
West BagboroughCivil parish358Taunton Rural District51.09°N 3.18°W / 51.09; -3.18 (West Bagborough)[8][10]
West BucklandCivil parish1,189Wellington Rural District50.98°N 3.18°W / 50.98; -3.18 (West Buckland)[8][9]
West HatchCivil parish306Taunton Rural District50.98°N 3.02°W / 50.98; -3.02 (West Hatch)[8][10]
West MonktonCivil parish2,787Taunton Rural District51.05°N 3.05°W / 51.05; -3.05 (West Monkton)[8][10]
WiveliscombeTown2,893Wellington Rural District51.04°N 3.31°W / 51.04; -3.31 (Wiveliscombe)[8][9]

Demography

Population Profile[12]
UK Census 2001Taunton DeaneSouth West EnglandEngland
Total population102,2994,928,43449,138,831
Foreign born4.1%9.4%9.2%
White98.4%97.7%91%
Asian0.4%0.7%4.6%
Black0.2%0.4%2.3%
Christian75.9%74.0%72%
Muslim0.3%0.5%3.1%
Hindu0.1%0.2%1.1%
No religion15.7%16.8%15%
Over 75 years old9.5%9.3%7.5%
Unemployed2.4%2.6%3.3%

The town of Taunton (which for population estimates includes the unparished area - or former municipal borough - plus the neighbouring parishes of Bishop's Hull, Comeytrowe, Norton Fitzwarren, Staplegrove, Trull and West Monkton) had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001.[13]

Taunton forms part of the larger borough of Taunton Deane which also includes the town of Wellington and surrounding villages. Taunton Deane had an estimated population of 102,600 in 2001.[14]

The figures below are for the Taunton Deane area.

Population since 1801 - Source: A Vision of Britain through Time
Year 1801 1851 1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Population Taunton Deane[15] 33,139 51,844 53,759 55,666 56,161 56,661 62,745 69,492 75,320 81,639 84,795 95,791 102,304 110,546

Education

County schools (those which are not independent) in the five non-metropolitan districts of the county are operated by Somerset County Council, or are independent of the council and run as academies.

For a full list of schools see: List of schools in Somerset

See also

References

  1. "About the Mayor". Taunton Deane Borough Council. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  2. West Somerset Online
  3. Your New Council
  4. "Somerset councils merger approved despite criticism". BBC News. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  5. Simmons, Alice (19 March 2018). "Taunton Deane and West Somerset vote in favour of council merger". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  6. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (24 May 2018). "The Somerset West and Taunton (Local Government Changes) Order 2018". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  7. UK, Taunton Deane Borough council. "Election results in May 2015". www1.tauntondeane.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  8. "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  9. "Wellington RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  10. "Taunton RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  11. "Wellington UD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  12. United Kingdom Census 2001 (2001). "Key Figures for 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics: Area: Bath and North East Somerset". statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2007.
  13. "Mid Year Population Estimates for Towns" (PDF). Somerset County Council. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  14. "Population Summary" (PDF). Somerset County Council. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  15. "Taunton Deane: Total Population". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Great Britain Historical GIS Project. Retrieved 19 January 2008.
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