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 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: (Put "Taunton Deane" in search box to see specific results.) Party in controlYears 19731976 19761991 19911999 19992003 20032007 20072015 20152019
Leadership The leaders of the council from 1974 to 2019 were:
Councillor Party From To John Meikle 1974 1991 Jefferson Horsley 1991 May 2003 John Williams 14 May 2003 May 2007 Ross Henley 16 May 2007 13 May 2010 John Williams 13 May 2010 31 Mar 2019
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 1973 Taunton Deane District Council election 1976 Taunton Deane Borough Council election 1979 Taunton Deane Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)The Borough of Taunton Deane (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 1983 Taunton Deane Borough Council election 1987 Taunton Deane Borough Council election (New ward boundaries & borough boundary changes also took place)The Borough of Taunton Deane (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1986The Sedgemoor and Taunton Deane (Areas) Order 1984 1991 Taunton Deane Borough Council election 1995 Taunton Deane Borough Council election 1999 Taunton Deane Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)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. 2003 Taunton Deane Borough Council election 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
By-election results 1995-1999
1999-2003
2003-2007
2007-2011
2011-2019
References
By-election results
External links Taunton Deane Borough Council